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2nd Smartest Guy in the World's avatar

I invite you to contribute what you learned in your research. And elaborate on what you meant by, "And I’ll tell you this—the world is nothing like you think it is."

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The Keys's avatar

Here’s a fine example that circles both of your questions.

One of my first personal research projects was to understand why certain politicians in Massachusetts politics (and everywhere) had a proclivity for being mired in sex scandals. Certainly sex and political scandals are nothing new but there seemed to be a new brand of it—a sort of reckless endangerment, if you will.

Rumor was that Barney Frank had a taste for very young boys and I set out to see where that would lead me if I looked. And it led me to the realization that Barney Frank isn’t a lone politician in that pursuit.

His name came up a few times in association with a missing paperboy named Johny Gosch. That story haunts me—how a little boy delivering papers can disappear and end up being associated with some of the country’s most notable politicians.

In order to understand the story, you cannot just Google Johnny’s name. You have to read the books, the newspaper articles. You have to hear from his mother. You have to study every detail of the Franklin Savings and Loan trial. You have to study every aspect of Larry King (not the talk show host) and understand who he is in great detail. You have to connect the dots with other missing paperboys from that era.

It’s much too long to recant here, but suffice to say, it was my first step into seeing the world we truly inhabit. There is ample evidence that children are used by the rich and powerful for sex—missing children most notably. Certainly, since Jeffrey Epstein became a household name, this should surprise no one. (Although kidnapping children has become too dangerous and cumbersome for predators. Epstein looked for young girls and women he could manipulate.)

Barney Frank eventually stepped down from office, although the ignorant people of Massachusetts had elected him over and over again—even in the midst of sexual abuse allegations. He was accused of running a sex ring from his office and that was the end of him.

Sex rings. If you only knew how prolific they are, if you knew there are actual routes children travel as they make their way around the world. If you knew how often politicians are blackmailed for their misdeeds. If you heard the whispers of what happens to the children, how many meet their end. If you knew what a racket the sexual abuse of children is—what they fetch in dollars, how they are controlled.

This is the underbelly of the world’s hidden story. It is but one of many, but it’s the greatest shame. And while we are confronted with aspects of it on a daily basis on the news, few of us lose any sleep. We don’t want to look at it, we don’t want to know.

It goes deeper and is more horrible than anyone reading this can possibly imagine. Once you know, you can never unsee it. It changes you. You will never look at the world the same way again.

I will spare you the details. And I will spare myself the incoming criticism for not giving details and sources. If you want to know, it is knowable. Just go look.

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BelleTower's avatar

Yes, Great, I have done enough sniffing around online to know I do not have the stomach for what is out there to be found. It is like a brick sitting in the gut to know even the smallest details.

I am a mother. I am also a Christian and i know those bastards had better find a damned good hiding place when He comes for them. There will be justice and, while I hope to raise my children to adulthood, I know the world will remain a filthy and dangerous place until judgement day. If we have another generation or two it will only be because the darkness has retreated again to the shadows to regroup and strengthen.

I love Psalm 37 as a how-to for daily living in this cess pool of a place.

Thank you for your pursuit of truth and your faithful reporting 🙏

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