A deposition of Bill Gates concerning his ties to Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced, and the chattering classes are agog. But we must resist the urge to reduce this to tabloid gossip. Instead, we should see it for what it is: a symptom of the rot at the core of the global elite.
Gates, the techno-philanthropist who would save the world with vaccines and algorithms, now finds himself entangled in the sordid legacy of a convicted sex offender. The details of their meetings, the flights on Epstein’s private jet, the late-night sessions in his townhouse—these are not mere eccentricities of genius. They are the predictable consequences of a class that believes itself above the moral law.
In Victorian times, a whiff of such scandal would have ended a public career. Today, we shrug and move on. Why?
Because the elite have redefined morality as a mere convention, a hindrance to their grand projects. Gates’ association with Epstein is not an aberration; it is a logical outcome of a worldview that prioritises power and ‘innovation’ over human decency. We should not be shocked.
We should be disgusted, but not surprised. The deposition reveals that Gates’ memory was, conveniently, selective. He recalled little of substance, pleading ignorance of Epstein’s crimes.
This is the same man who lectures us on transparency and accountability. The hypocrisy is staggering. But it is also instructive.
It shows that the ruling class, whether in Davos or Washington, operates by a different set of rules. They are the new Roman patricians, decadent and self-serving, while the rest of us are expected to live by the old virtues. The Gates deposition is not about one man’s fall from grace.
It is a window into the moral bankruptcy of the entire elite project. And if we do not learn from it, we are doomed to repeat their decline.
