Politically Pomp

by Patty @ Politically POMP

There are some topics that should never — ever — become partisan.
Child abuse. Trafficking. Exploitation. Accountability for those who harm children.

And yet here we are in 2025, watching one of the most disturbing moral inversions of our time: a political culture where “protecting pedophiles” has become a team sport instead of a universal outrage.

This wasn’t an accident. It’s the result of years of propaganda, moral panic, selective outrage, and a political machine that would rather weaponize the suffering of children than confront actual abusers with power.

But nothing — nothing — has driven this home more than the fight over the Epstein files.

The Epstein Files: A Non-Partisan Crime, A Bipartisan Cover-Up

Let’s be blunt:
Jeffrey Epstein did not traffic children for one political party.
He trafficked for the rich, the powerful, the protected, and the connected.

Democrats, Republicans, billionaires, celebrities, bankers, foreign leaders, his client list was not “left” or “right.”
It was elite.

And for years, both parties publicly demanded transparency.
They called it “the biggest scandal of our generation.”
They insisted all names must be released.
They performed moral outrage for the cameras.

Now?
Now that the files are close to release, and it’s clear that some of their own might be exposed, suddenly we’re hearing:

• “It’s a distraction.”
• “It’s not important right now.”
• “We shouldn’t politicize this.”
• “There’s no need to make the list public.”
• “It could harm reputations.”

Reputations?
We’re talking about children who were raped, sold, and trafficked.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth:
A powerful chunk of the political class — left and right — does not want those files out. Because those files don’t expose “the other side.”
They expose the system.

And the system protects itself.

The Partisan Flip: How Outrage Became Optional

The most mind-shattering part?
Watching people who begged for the files to be released suddenly shrug when the president (or their preferred party) decides they shouldn’t be.

People who once screamed “Where’s the client list?!” now magically don’t want names released because:

“Well… it doesn’t implicate Trump, so why release it now?” or “The previous administration had it, why didn’t they release it?” or “The Democrats are in it, that’s why they didn’t release it.”

This is the sickness.
This is the corrosion.
This is how democracies rot from the inside out.

When your loyalty to a politician outweighs your loyalty to the truth, or to protecting children, the moral center collapses.

And you can watch it collapse in real time.

How “Protecting Pedophiles” Became a Political Brand

This divide didn’t come out of nowhere. Over the last decade:

1. “Pedophile” became a political slur, not a crime.

Instead of confronting real predators, politicians labeled opponents as “groomers,” “pedophile enablers,” or “child mutilators” over unrelated issues.
It became a rhetorical weapon rather than a moral stance.

2. Conspiracy culture took over.

Pizzagate, QAnon, viral trafficking hoaxes, and fear-based misinformation replaced legitimate concern for actual victims.

3. Voters were conditioned to see abuse only when it benefited their side.

If an abuser was tied to the opposing party? Outrage.
If tied to their own party? Silence, excuses, or denial.

4. Media ecosystems shield their own.

Right-wing media covered Democratic names.
Left-leaning media covered Republican names.
Neither side touched the full truth.

5. The Epstein case became too dangerous for partisanship.

Because it doesn’t incriminate one team.
It incriminates an entire class.

And that’s exactly why the outrage died.

And Meanwhile… the Children Get Forgotten

While politicians and voters protect their political idols, here’s what continues:

• Unreleased evidence
• Unknown clients
• Unprosecuted crimes
• Survivors still waiting for justice
• A trafficking network we still don’t fully understand
• A system that let Epstein operate for decades
• Institutions that enabled him
• A list of collaborators that might never be made public

This is not justice.
This is not accountability.
This is not “law and order.”
This is power covering for power.

The Real Question: Who Are We Protecting — Children or Politicians?

If you want to know why I believe so deeply in e-democracy, here’s your answer:

Because our current system will always protect itself, not the people.
It will protect the wealthy, the powerful, the politically useful, and the well-connected, even if they harm children.

This isn’t a Democratic problem or a Republican problem.
This is a corruption problem, a power problem, a system problem.

And when a nation becomes so hypnotized by political loyalty that it excuses child trafficking to protect “their team,” then yes, we are in a moral collapse.

But it doesn’t have to stay this way.

We Deserve Better. Our Kids Deserve Better. The Truth Deserves the Light.

No more selective outrage.
No more partisan cover-ups.
No more “silence when it’s our side.”

If the Epstein files expose Democrats, release them.
If they expose Republicans, release them.
If they expose presidents, billionaires, celebrities, bankers, CEOs — release them.
If they expose the entire ruling class, all the more reason to release them.

Justice is either for everyone or for no one at all.

What would our political system look like if every citizen had an equal vote on transparency, accountability, and the release of information that affects us all, instead of leaving it in the hands of those who benefit most from hiding it?