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Gilgo Beach Killer Tangent and Fear-Mongering Hypocrisy

from The Great Shark Debate | The Tim Dillon Show #356 · #356

2 min

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Tim jokes that the Gilgo Beach serial killer at least never killed sharks, then challenges Eli on the hypocrisy of making horror films about fear while campaigning against fear of sharks, tying it to Hostel predicting real Epstein-style elite predation.

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  • The Gilgo Beach killer didn't target sharks, so shark-hunting fear-mongering isn't equivalent to actual serial murder.
  • Tim notes his audience will side with the guest's statistics and biology over his superstition and fear-based arguments.
  • Tim argues superstition and fear have tremendous value regardless of their factual basis.
  • Isn't it hypocritical to lecture people about fear while making movies designed to terrify them about secret elite murder clubs?
  • The Hostile screenplay predicted real threats like Epstein's network before the public knew about them.
  • Tim claims he was correct about hidden dangers while the guest was right about sharks, so both perspectives merit taking seriously.
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Peter BenchleyJeffrey EpsteinHostileGilgo Beach guyLong IslandEastern Europe

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