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Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by throw9235837 on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:18AM (#46914744)
I used to come to the HN comments to hear the insights of an intelligent and rational group of people.

Reflecting on the comments I see in this thread (and others) throwing out wild conspiracy theories involving the Jews, and the responding threads that just delve deeper into it fabricating details people are pulling out of their asses and assuming as true, I’m wondering how much I should rely on the views I read on HN regarding other topics.

Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by vee-kay on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:48AM (#46915120)
Social media forums are microcosms of humanity.

You will find them to be quite reflective of humanity, with all its good and its bad.

Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by throwaway77385 on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:22AM (#46914802)
Valid point, but would be stronger if 'their' had been spelled correctly.
Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by throw9235837 on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:30AM (#46914928)
Fixed. This is the type of comment that makes HN good. Fact-checking and spell-checking, and critical thinking.
Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by busterarm on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:21AM (#46914794)
It's a very different board than it was 10 years ago.
Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by PlatoIsADisease on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:48AM (#46915129)
Lets remove the word 'Jews' and say the government of Israel.

Israel LOVES when people mix up the two. I believe they even intentionally do it and promote it.

It forces non Israeli Jews to identify with the government of Israel, expanding their power beyond their boarders.

I genuinely feel bad for Jewish people. The government of Israel is happy to conflate the two at their expense.

Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by stickfigure on Friday February 06, 2026 @12:53PM (#46915941)
Different stories attract different commenters. This topic unfortunately attracts a lot of crazies.
Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by sosomoxie on Friday February 06, 2026 @03:34PM (#46917793)
What you're seeing is intelligent and rational people correctly assessing the information available. That it sounds like a "wild conspiracy" theory, is because it is wild (and really disturbing). Epstein and Maxwell have well documented ties to Israel and there are a ton of emails where he's talking about "goys"... Does that mean "the jews" are behind this? Absolutely not! I don't think anyone is insinuating that. He does however appear to be a supremacist with ties to Israeli state intelligence and high level government.