• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    8 hours ago

    That fucker ruined Linguistics too — he was in friendly terms with Noam Chomsky.

    Personally I am not aware on how much Chomsky should be blamed for this association; it’s possible Epstein was simply using him. But even in the hypothesis Chomsky is innocent, it stinks.

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      5 hours ago

      When Chomsky was asked what he corresponded with epstein about years ago, he said essentially “none of your fucking business”.

      Which is such a bad answer, I am half inclined to believe he just wanted help filing his taxes and a guilty Chomsky would have the sense to lie.

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        4 hours ago

        I am half inclined to believe he just wanted help filing his taxes and a guilty Chomsky would have the sense to lie.

        Yup, that sounds like him. He isn’t above bullshitting but not bothering to bullshit hints he believed he had nothing to hide.

        I guess he’s still in the “when in doubt, treat them as innocent” category for me.