On the Emails Between Jeffrey Epstein and Noam Chomsky |
Photograph Source: Kelly Maeshiro – CC BY-SA 3.0
I am heartsick.
As a young boy, I experienced horrific sexual violence, which I have written about before and which continues to mark me even decades later. It means that I cannot tolerate anyone who exploits young children in a way that is not merely moral but physical: I am utterly repulsed by anyone who harms children and shudder when I hear anyone who even disciplines a child. Two of my children are adults, and two are still children and with each of them I have felt and feel deeply about their fragilities and their futures. For me, there are no second chances for a person who violates a child.
I read about the Jeffrey Epstein case because it hurts me greatly to read about the dangerous violence inflicted on children and young people.
But of course, it was impossible to ignore the emails between my friend and collaborator Noam Chomsky and Epstein. I have........