Everyone Agrees Our Elites Are Terrible, So Why Are We Stuck with Them?

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02/04/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

The latest release of Epstein files again highlighted how disgusted and frustrated people have grown with the current elites. Yet they remain essentially untouchable. Why?

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