>>5004774 An extra bonus for the satanists is that those circa 1,000 people who were enabled by that money were of a sleazy nature, such that the overall bar was lowered yet again—a relentless process. So articles along the lines of "How Many Sex Partners Qualifies One As A Slut" or "The Pee Pee Dossier Explained". A constant redirection of humanity's attention to a lower level.
Another benefit to them by disseminating lies through an opinion section is that not only can they spew their BS straight, but they can and do edit adversarial comments to make them look ridiculous. Same as TV interviews.