“Elite Decadence & Decay” – Page 4

Jeffrey Epstein’s corrupt overclass – How do you purge a ruling elite?

Poor Starmer. Finding himself accused of looking the other way during one grooming gang scandal might be attributed to misfortune. But two? That seems, at the very least, like carelessness. As the furore deepens around new revelations on the favours traded between Labour peer Peter Mandelson, and paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, opposition MPs are calling for a Cabinet Office investigation. What did Starmer know, when he picked Mandelson as US Ambassador?

But the Epstein horror show has more in common with Britain’s rape gang scandal than just Starmer’s apparent wish to avoid grasping any awkward nettles. Both involved the grooming and trafficking of vulnerable girls. Both convened a close-knit network of depraved insiders, some bonded by sexual degeneracy and linked through a host of further personal and economic ties. Both have a way of bubbling to the surface at intervals, triggering horror and disgust, then disappearing off the front pages again.

by Blazingcatfur•February 3, 2026February 3, 2026•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay"

Jeffrey Epstein Was the Establishment

A corrupt man in a corrupt cultural elite.

Back after Epstein’s death, I said that the truth died with him. The Epstein case long ago became a political pinata that dishonest people play with. And after the latest round of Epstein games, what we know is most of what we already knew.

by Blazingcatfur•February 3, 2026February 2, 2026•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay"

The Scrooges of 2025

Unlike Dickens’s famous miser, they’ve spent billions on philanthropy—but ignored the disastrous effects their efforts have had on poor and working-class people.

In his preface to “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens expresses the hope that his “little book” would “not put my readers out of humor with themselves.” But he obviously wanted to induce soul-searching in some readers: the wealthy businessmen indifferent to the plight of the poor. And in some ways, he succeeded—the book was an instant best-seller and helped popularize philanthropy during the Christmas season. But the basic problem hasn’t gone away.

We still have Scrooges this holiday season, and the wealthiest of them—George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, and Tom Steyer—have inflicted far more suffering on the poor than Scrooge ever did to Bob Cratchit and the working class of his day. These billionaires may not seem like Scrooges, given their extensive philanthropy, but that’s only because most readers today don’t understand exactly where the original Scrooge went wrong.

by Blazingcatfur•December 24, 2025December 24, 2025•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay", "Luxury Values"

Young people less trusting, poll finds

Younger Canadians are generally less trusting than older people, according to a recent survey conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies.

Atlantic Canadians are the most trusting in general (71 per cent), while British Columbians are least trusting (51 per cent), says Jack Jedwab, president of the association.

“For several years we’ve been monitoring evolving rates of trust in peoples, nations and institutions,” Jedwab explains. With heightened degrees of polarization, especially along ideological lines, he says it’s vital to understand the extent this is accompanied by a breakdown in trust between people and within communities.

by Blazingcatfur•December 14, 2025December 13, 2025•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay"

Why the rich and powerful couldn’t say no to Epstein

It was one of the big set-pieces in Washington in 2019.

All eyes were on Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who was testifying to a US House of Representatives committee about his former boss.

A Democratic member of the committee, Stacey Plaskett, was preparing to question Cohen and was seen on camera texting someone on her phone.

This week, the public found out the identity of the other person in that exchange – the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

by Blazingcatfur•November 29, 2025November 29, 2025•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay"