I posted this thought yesterday beyond the trees...
It seems relevant to today’s Q posts...
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3879900/posts?page=39#39
The real power and money to be had from all these Nxivm,
Epstein and so many other sex trafficking operations world wide, comes from blackmail.
The sin is always far more expensive than advertised.
Particularly for politicians and other people in positions of power and influence.
In fact, until President Trump came along, it was the
accepted method of running the world, top to bottom.
Some of us still hope he’s busy executing a plan to fix some
of that...
~Easy
The blackmail angle is more interesting the more I think about it....
Maybe that’s not the right word, because like “extortion” it sounds really dark and criminal, the proverbial “offer you can’t refuse”. But it can be a lot more subtle.
Consider the well known scenario of child sexual abuse, where the experts and books say the evil is perpetrated by a person “in a position of power” but that doesn’t necessarily mean a clergyman or teacher. In the case of my ex-wife, it was older step-brothers, and in a blended family it’s common for inequalities to exist because of age, or the attitude of which parent they come from. Power differences don’t even have to be real, just the threat is sufficient to ensure compliance. Victims suffer lifelong damage by being forced to keep these dark secrets and being constantly threatened to continue “or you’ll be sorry”.
Take the stupid masks. A mayor might feel just like I do about them, but if he/she is under orders from a governor and likes being Mayor, they go along to get along.
It’s been this way all my life - the kids of families who have money and influence in the community don’t get arrested when they’re caught with alcohol. Why? Because the cops don’t want to get on the “bad side” of these families, who may well be their landlords, bankers, or the employer of a family member.
I guess the point is, if you can see how subtle pressure can influence behavior in a family or small town, it’s a given that it’s happening on a much larger scale where real money and power are at stake.
There's your "Mystery, Babylon" right there.