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NNadir

(37,572 posts) Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:25 PM 22 hrs ago

Startling: A high school math teacher without a degree could so corrupt the most powerful men in the world. [View all]

That is where Epstein began, as a high school math teacher lacking a degree.

I fully concede that many men are run by their goals, but really...

Really?

Really?!?!?

It is the primitive aspect that leaves me speechless, the cruelty.

How?

How?

How?

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Startling: A high school math teacher without a degree could so corrupt the most powerful men in the world. [View all] NNadir 22 hrs ago OP

They were already corrupt. He provided an opportunity for them to indulge that corruption. artemisia1 22 hrs ago #1

Your point is well taken. Yet he was able to channel that corruption so successfully. NNadir 22 hrs ago #2

What State Allows Math Teachers With No Degree ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #3

Private schools are allowed to set their own standards senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #5

Ah! That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #6

Agree senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #8

Get This ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #9

I have to wonder if he already had dirt on Headmaster Barr which got him the job. tanyev 21 hrs ago #4

That's an aspect that hasn't been investigated. harumph 21 hrs ago #7

Yes. Either that canetoad 21 hrs ago #10

He was smart enough that he could qualify, he was charismatic. haele 21 hrs ago #11

Nevertheless, one would think that the men implicated, with all their power... NNadir 20 hrs ago #12

He also made a few million on Wall St., which gave him a certain credibility in that circle. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #13