I think of Elon Musk the same way I thought of Howard Hughes, with one major exception. Hughes was intensely private and reclusive, whereas Musk is an incredibly public figure. I find it interesting that the same people who urged us to buy a Tesla five years ago to save the planet are now urging us not to because they don't like the CEO. Well, which is it? If Musk steps down as CEO, will all eventually be forgiven WRT Tesla? There is precedent -- Henry Ford was an avowed racist and antisemite, and public about it. He passed control of Ford Motor Company to his son in 1945 and died in 1947. Did anyone avoid Ford showrooms because of that? Regarding Musk's political contributions, if he is to be criticized, then so should George Soros for the hundreds of millions of dollars he has funneled through his four PACs and others he has supported such as American Bridge 21st Century, House Majority PAC and USA Action. Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander.
One major difference between musk and soros: one isn’t trying to perpetuate their grandfather’s vision via doge, nor is he attempting to gain inside intelligence on his competitors. I encourage you to learn more.
From Business Insider:
“Elon Musk's grandfather belonged to a political party that believed the world should be governed by technology. Newspapers at the time described it as having 'the tone of an incipient Fascist movement.'”
Bill…great column today. I loved how you set us up with the “who is the CEO” question. I only knew one and only then because it was such a big deal when she was named.
It's so funny the way the left throws around "fascism". Fascism looks to subordinate the interests of the individual to the community. Yet, what Musk & Trump are attempting is to subordinate community interests to individual ones. Freedom of speech being one example. Right now, the Alanis Morissette song is playing....
Is that why there is a push to control colleges, DEI efforts, arresting protestors, pressuring law firms, banning books, setting out school curriculum, pressuring judges, ignoring court rulings, arresting and deporting people illegally, ignoring the constitutional right of due process, not agreeing that the presidential oath is to protect and defend the constitution…I could go on.
Taking over university administrations and curricula to enforce ideological conformity under the banner of DEI, often at the expense of academic freedom?
Silencing dissenting views through campus speech codes and 'cancel culture'?
Encouraging mass protests that sometimes turn violent, and then calling them 'mostly peaceful'?
Supporting open borders policies that undermine national sovereignty and strain public resources?
Backing district attorneys who refuse to enforce laws, leading to rising crime?
Using federal agencies to investigate political opponents while turning a blind eye to their own?
Pushing for judicial activism—demanding courts deliver progressive outcomes regardless of precedent or constitutional interpretation?
Promoting censorship through collaboration with social media companies, often under the guise of combating 'misinformation'?...I could go on...
We could go back and forth all day feeling all self-righteousness and full of ourselves and gain nothing. Eventually, we would both engage in personal attacks even though we don’t know each other. It is like arguing about whose religion is right/best when it’s just a made up perspective.
Only I don't attack people I don't know personally (nor attack ppl I do know)...goes against the grain of my faith/religion which is real/not made up. I like pointing out fallacies and hyprocrisy and projection...ahem.
He doesn't need to perpetrate his grandfather's vision. He has more Vision than most people on the planet. And the guts to go for it. You can disagree with him, but you're not as smart as him. Who is?
I'm late to comments on my own newsletter ... but the biggest difference between Ford's antisemitism and Musk's political posture is that very few Ford buyers had any clue about Ford's antisemitism. Even now most people have no idea.
I am not saying Musk is antisemitic or suggesting anyone should or should not buy Teslas. Personally I doubt I will but I have friends who drive them, and let's just say it's not the only thing we disagree about but they're still my friends.
Musk however has one of the highest profiles of any person on the planet, mostly by his own design.
As for taking all the Musk money and Soros money and the like out of politics I think most liberals would say not just yes but hell yes, sign us up. However our Supreme Court in 2010 slammed the door shut on that idea in Citizens United. So barring a complete change of the Court or a constitutional amendment, this is the world we live in!
As a citizen of an entirely different country, I have had a fond relationship with the “US of A” since a kid, with a strong desire that one day I would travel there extensively and maybe even stay if allowed (pre-migrant fiasco days, so legally.) Over the years and as I aged, I could not ignore that while at home America was a beautiful place with wonderfully diverse people that essentially “loved thy neighbour” I noticed a growing trend that every war was led by the very same country. Stories of country and leader bullying left right and centre across various presidencies were called conspiracy theories, only to later be proven and linked to deliberate black ops and overthrown governments – even in the face of “wokeness” and “fake news.”
Then the hate. The once “love thy neighbour” turned to hate anyone and everyone for whatever diverse reason. The reasons were largely constructed and perpetrated by the conglomerating mainstream media that seemed to want to fan the fires. They say you can’t see the rot from within, well I can attest that from the outside I saw deliberate bad actors, from government to corporate to “oligarchs” driving terrible, terrible hateful sentiment. Whereas the anti-racism war had been a long ago fought and won, racism was now back and brutal. Then more divisive strategies and more hate, right down to kids taking their “pew-pews” to school due to hateful bullying and poor parenting.
I say this not to upset anyone but to point out that whatever Musk’s grandfather said, he as a legal immigrant, has done more than anyone to stand up to the terrible unchecked debt that won’t only collapse the dollar but every currency on earth along with it. The DOGE work seems credible and any checks and balances possible should be raised so that no government should be spending its assets and debt enslaving its sovereign people.
The cars I might ever buy are based on the virtue of its merits in cost of ownership and price for instance and basing it on the CEO draws attention to the hate club syndrome that I have already mentioned. America is great still, but I fear it’s a minute from midnight on going the wrong way. The balanced two-party system means that it can be swayed by others to go either way on any election and that is dangerous, eliminating any real choice by the people. Coincidently, or not, the statistical averages you state about who will and won’t buy a Tesla map similarly to your political duopoly.
That’s the problem. Americans need to stand up for each other again, forget the politics of thy neighbour and just remember to disagree but be as neighbourly as possible with much more love than hate. It starts with us and our children. Remember that while “they” have you fight your neighbour they are “squirreling away the nuts!”
It’s not just your legacy in question but the ripple effect on the entire planet and what we might become.
Musk is the most dangerous person in America. His radical views, "hitler" fixation and his spending insured the election of the 2nd most dangerous man in this country as its president. He is receiving contracts because of his political contributions in violation of the Constitution and the laws enacted by Congress. The actions of DOGE will be overturned in their entirety by the Courts. He is this country's first criminal Oligarch!!!!!
Key Elon Risk - I believe we Americans owe Elon Mush a huge "thank you"! I am awed at his bravery to step up and risk his wealth and reputation to save our Republic. Elon lost billions of dollars to buy Twitter to stop the left's censorship of conservative views. Elon personally got involved in politics to again save us from the death spiral we were in with Biden. Elon's work at DOGE is saving us billions of dollars as the radical left destroys his reputation and his Tesla business. IMHO Elon is the embodiment of a hero.
Mr. Musk should have stayed out of the government - his method of "break it then fit it" was not the right approach for the government - agree there are issues - however, it is up to Congress and the departments to fix - our government is a service not a business.
could be a bit of hypocrisy... as others have already posted, Ford was an outspoken antisemitic... how many of you liberals refuse to buy a ford? Do you support vandalism? (I don't have/want an EV of any type. If I did, I would look at Tesla & compare to others, keeping politics out of it)
I read a book for the book club called 'The Secret History of Brands' - imo, the writer isn't very good at all, makes me think of a high school student, very redundant, didn't tell me much of anything I didn't already know. However, these are others that were deeply supportive of the Nazi party: Chanel, BMW, Adidas, Puma. What readers will now boycott, spread the word???
and of course, it's well known that liberals absolutely love the New York Times...
I take part in other newsletters where both libs & conservatives post. I always ask libs if there are any positives that this administration is doing? I've never heard any replies here. They all hate Trump, DOGE. The hatred is so strong there's no conversation. I belong to a liberal substack where the writer tries to get such dialogue going. hmmm, I don't see any libs here who would be interested. No one mentions the fact that the border needs control (that's what Trump ran on), the Fed gov is bloated --- yes, I agree, the manner, antics Trump takes is atypical, however, the Dems have absolutely NOT done anything up to this point.
DEI IS racism. I have 6 grandkids, 3 of them (part) Asian, extremely intelligent. I have Jewish ancestry. Should they be denied admission to a school based on their merit because of DEI rulings?
The elite universities ignoring the treatment of the Jews on campus (Harvard finally admitted it) was a travesty!! If blacks of any other race had been shown on videos like those, there would have been instant administrative action. Harvard is saying they want to not be controlled by the gov/they want their 'independence' - again = hypocrisy - be independent & give up the taxpayers $$$ or agree, like Columbia did, to the stipulations.
Don’t live in the U.S, don’t drive a Tesla and never will. Not because of Musk but just not a fan of electric cars at this point. And we have brand loyalty to Honda and Volkswagen so would buy from them instead. I think Elon Musk is incredibly intelligent but not so much socially intelligent He represents the entrepreneurial spirit that built the US, but he also has done and said some things that are not good socially. As for DOGE, I think government spending in most countries is out of control. Don’t agree with all the cuts, but at least they are taking some kind of action. All we get from the Canadian government is platitudes; the public service unions have way too much power to make reductions an easy sell.
Interesting article Bill! Also, some fascinating responses. I find it true here in the comments as elsewhere. There seems to be only two options, either Musk is wonderful, or Musk is terrible. There doesn’t seem to be any other options, based on the comments I’ve read. The reality of the situation is that there is a bit of both parts but the “public” has become so polarized that many of them have forgotten to do their own thinking and have let the party do it for them.
I would agree that Musk is a very bright person. That doesn’t necessarily mean he is “right” about everything. I also agree that the Government has become bloated and too large. It could definitely do with some trimming. While the idea is a good one, there are ways to go about it without creating the amount of chaos that Trump and Musk have managed to create. I think they may have had more support had the approached the issue with a bit more foresight and planning instead of using a hatchet to do surgery. I see both of them as being too impulsive and neither of them thought about the impact of what they were doing would have. I think both of them thought that what they were doing was the right thing to do, but they didn’t bother to research it more before they began carrying it out.
While I see Musk as quite intelligent, he doesn’t have much of an understanding of our government and how it works, or the reasons for the checks and balances established by the Constitution. There is a reason for the checks and balances that I don’t believe either Musk or Trump understand. Both of them are more interested in control and power than they are in actually understanding and fixing a problem such as the Government. Both of them are used to power and being in charge, and have forgotten the “little” people who work for them and support them, or not. Both of them are so caught up in being right and being in charge, that they don’t stop to ask for input from anyone else as they see themselves as right. That's to their detriment.
I also think that both of them have very inflated egos that color their perception of almost everything they do. This is easily on display by just looking at their behavior and how much both of them absolutely love the limelight. I don’t think narcissistic would be misplaced when applied to either of them.
Both of them are very polarizing figures and seem to thrive on the attention their polarization causes others. They both want that attention and will do whatever they need to in order to gain, and keep that attention focused on them. Unfortunately, that does lead to problems for both of them.
There is always an alternative. There are myriad ways to do some things, especially when it comes to dealing with people. While there may be very few ways to do some things, there are almost limitless ways to deal with people. Both Musk and Trump could learn a lot more about that and become more successful at promoting some of their goals. Polarization doesn’t usually work too well.
My neck hurts from the Elon whiplash. As a veteran automotive engineer/ executive 8 of the last 9 years were marked by Tesla fan boys extolling his virtues and genius. There was no way but the Tesla way and Elon held the keys to Nirvana. And now it’s Elon the anti-Christ.
The message board for drivers of my non-Tesla EV are now polluted with proclamations of how Sparky just ditched his Tesla for one of these, and by the way 13 months ago Sparky would tell you that you wasted your money buying a non-Tesla.
So the whiplash is intense, and I really have to say I don’t see any virtue in Tesla dumping, damaging Tesla cars or bombing their dealerships. But hey, your yard probably has a Hate has no home here sign, but your hypocrisy is overwhelming
The mentality of the masses has been manipulated. They're told enough so think they're right but not told enough to know they're wrong. The verifiable polls consistently reveal broad support for this administration. If you haven't done your due diligence and. Oʻk this slanted negative unsubstantiated toxic bile you poop out as your honest opinion, that's one thing but I suspect you know the rest of the story and don't want the facts getting out and wake up the masses of mental midgets who when they discover the lies they've been told will be demanding charges of treason for anyone knowingly conspiring to cover up information ,exposing the treasonist mission to overthrow America a country of dummed down misguided vulnerable citizens.
I just read this in the NYT. It seems appropriate to share in a musk comments section.
“ Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.”
Can't stand Musk the DOGE 'director' but really enjoy my Model Y inspired by Musk the 'forward thinker'. It's the classic conundrum right? With 'genius' (and I don't apply that to Musk) comes other qualities that aren't so attractive.
I think of Elon Musk the same way I thought of Howard Hughes, with one major exception. Hughes was intensely private and reclusive, whereas Musk is an incredibly public figure. I find it interesting that the same people who urged us to buy a Tesla five years ago to save the planet are now urging us not to because they don't like the CEO. Well, which is it? If Musk steps down as CEO, will all eventually be forgiven WRT Tesla? There is precedent -- Henry Ford was an avowed racist and antisemite, and public about it. He passed control of Ford Motor Company to his son in 1945 and died in 1947. Did anyone avoid Ford showrooms because of that? Regarding Musk's political contributions, if he is to be criticized, then so should George Soros for the hundreds of millions of dollars he has funneled through his four PACs and others he has supported such as American Bridge 21st Century, House Majority PAC and USA Action. Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander.
One major difference between musk and soros: one isn’t trying to perpetuate their grandfather’s vision via doge, nor is he attempting to gain inside intelligence on his competitors. I encourage you to learn more.
From Business Insider:
“Elon Musk's grandfather belonged to a political party that believed the world should be governed by technology. Newspapers at the time described it as having 'the tone of an incipient Fascist movement.'”
Bill…great column today. I loved how you set us up with the “who is the CEO” question. I only knew one and only then because it was such a big deal when she was named.
It's so funny the way the left throws around "fascism". Fascism looks to subordinate the interests of the individual to the community. Yet, what Musk & Trump are attempting is to subordinate community interests to individual ones. Freedom of speech being one example. Right now, the Alanis Morissette song is playing....
Is that why there is a push to control colleges, DEI efforts, arresting protestors, pressuring law firms, banning books, setting out school curriculum, pressuring judges, ignoring court rulings, arresting and deporting people illegally, ignoring the constitutional right of due process, not agreeing that the presidential oath is to protect and defend the constitution…I could go on.
Is that why the left is:
Taking over university administrations and curricula to enforce ideological conformity under the banner of DEI, often at the expense of academic freedom?
Silencing dissenting views through campus speech codes and 'cancel culture'?
Encouraging mass protests that sometimes turn violent, and then calling them 'mostly peaceful'?
Supporting open borders policies that undermine national sovereignty and strain public resources?
Backing district attorneys who refuse to enforce laws, leading to rising crime?
Using federal agencies to investigate political opponents while turning a blind eye to their own?
Pushing for judicial activism—demanding courts deliver progressive outcomes regardless of precedent or constitutional interpretation?
Promoting censorship through collaboration with social media companies, often under the guise of combating 'misinformation'?...I could go on...
Oh, you mean like January 6.
We could go back and forth all day feeling all self-righteousness and full of ourselves and gain nothing. Eventually, we would both engage in personal attacks even though we don’t know each other. It is like arguing about whose religion is right/best when it’s just a made up perspective.
Only I don't attack people I don't know personally (nor attack ppl I do know)...goes against the grain of my faith/religion which is real/not made up. I like pointing out fallacies and hyprocrisy and projection...ahem.
He doesn't need to perpetrate his grandfather's vision. He has more Vision than most people on the planet. And the guts to go for it. You can disagree with him, but you're not as smart as him. Who is?
And yet … that is precisely what he is doing.
Agree 1000% with all that you put here. Thanks for sharing
I am confused. You agree 1000% here but your previous comment suggests otherwise. Can you help me understand?
I'm late to comments on my own newsletter ... but the biggest difference between Ford's antisemitism and Musk's political posture is that very few Ford buyers had any clue about Ford's antisemitism. Even now most people have no idea.
I am not saying Musk is antisemitic or suggesting anyone should or should not buy Teslas. Personally I doubt I will but I have friends who drive them, and let's just say it's not the only thing we disagree about but they're still my friends.
Musk however has one of the highest profiles of any person on the planet, mostly by his own design.
As for taking all the Musk money and Soros money and the like out of politics I think most liberals would say not just yes but hell yes, sign us up. However our Supreme Court in 2010 slammed the door shut on that idea in Citizens United. So barring a complete change of the Court or a constitutional amendment, this is the world we live in!
You are so right…get the money out of politics. As Cyndi sang:
They shake your hand
And they smile, and they buy you a drink
They say, "We'll be your friends
We'll stick with you 'til the end"
Ah, but everybody's only looking out for themselves
And you say, "Well, who can you trust?"
I'll tell you, it's just nobody else's money
Money changes everything
I said money, money changes everything
You think you know what you're doing
We don't pull the strings
It's all in the past now
Money changes everything
As a citizen of an entirely different country, I have had a fond relationship with the “US of A” since a kid, with a strong desire that one day I would travel there extensively and maybe even stay if allowed (pre-migrant fiasco days, so legally.) Over the years and as I aged, I could not ignore that while at home America was a beautiful place with wonderfully diverse people that essentially “loved thy neighbour” I noticed a growing trend that every war was led by the very same country. Stories of country and leader bullying left right and centre across various presidencies were called conspiracy theories, only to later be proven and linked to deliberate black ops and overthrown governments – even in the face of “wokeness” and “fake news.”
Then the hate. The once “love thy neighbour” turned to hate anyone and everyone for whatever diverse reason. The reasons were largely constructed and perpetrated by the conglomerating mainstream media that seemed to want to fan the fires. They say you can’t see the rot from within, well I can attest that from the outside I saw deliberate bad actors, from government to corporate to “oligarchs” driving terrible, terrible hateful sentiment. Whereas the anti-racism war had been a long ago fought and won, racism was now back and brutal. Then more divisive strategies and more hate, right down to kids taking their “pew-pews” to school due to hateful bullying and poor parenting.
I say this not to upset anyone but to point out that whatever Musk’s grandfather said, he as a legal immigrant, has done more than anyone to stand up to the terrible unchecked debt that won’t only collapse the dollar but every currency on earth along with it. The DOGE work seems credible and any checks and balances possible should be raised so that no government should be spending its assets and debt enslaving its sovereign people.
The cars I might ever buy are based on the virtue of its merits in cost of ownership and price for instance and basing it on the CEO draws attention to the hate club syndrome that I have already mentioned. America is great still, but I fear it’s a minute from midnight on going the wrong way. The balanced two-party system means that it can be swayed by others to go either way on any election and that is dangerous, eliminating any real choice by the people. Coincidently, or not, the statistical averages you state about who will and won’t buy a Tesla map similarly to your political duopoly.
That’s the problem. Americans need to stand up for each other again, forget the politics of thy neighbour and just remember to disagree but be as neighbourly as possible with much more love than hate. It starts with us and our children. Remember that while “they” have you fight your neighbour they are “squirreling away the nuts!”
It’s not just your legacy in question but the ripple effect on the entire planet and what we might become.
Peace and love!
Musk is the most dangerous person in America. His radical views, "hitler" fixation and his spending insured the election of the 2nd most dangerous man in this country as its president. He is receiving contracts because of his political contributions in violation of the Constitution and the laws enacted by Congress. The actions of DOGE will be overturned in their entirety by the Courts. He is this country's first criminal Oligarch!!!!!
Key Elon Risk - I believe we Americans owe Elon Mush a huge "thank you"! I am awed at his bravery to step up and risk his wealth and reputation to save our Republic. Elon lost billions of dollars to buy Twitter to stop the left's censorship of conservative views. Elon personally got involved in politics to again save us from the death spiral we were in with Biden. Elon's work at DOGE is saving us billions of dollars as the radical left destroys his reputation and his Tesla business. IMHO Elon is the embodiment of a hero.
We own two Teslas and our children and grandchildren own many more because they are the safest cars on the highway. Period
Mr. Musk should have stayed out of the government - his method of "break it then fit it" was not the right approach for the government - agree there are issues - however, it is up to Congress and the departments to fix - our government is a service not a business.
could be a bit of hypocrisy... as others have already posted, Ford was an outspoken antisemitic... how many of you liberals refuse to buy a ford? Do you support vandalism? (I don't have/want an EV of any type. If I did, I would look at Tesla & compare to others, keeping politics out of it)
I read a book for the book club called 'The Secret History of Brands' - imo, the writer isn't very good at all, makes me think of a high school student, very redundant, didn't tell me much of anything I didn't already know. However, these are others that were deeply supportive of the Nazi party: Chanel, BMW, Adidas, Puma. What readers will now boycott, spread the word???
and of course, it's well known that liberals absolutely love the New York Times...
https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter
I take part in other newsletters where both libs & conservatives post. I always ask libs if there are any positives that this administration is doing? I've never heard any replies here. They all hate Trump, DOGE. The hatred is so strong there's no conversation. I belong to a liberal substack where the writer tries to get such dialogue going. hmmm, I don't see any libs here who would be interested. No one mentions the fact that the border needs control (that's what Trump ran on), the Fed gov is bloated --- yes, I agree, the manner, antics Trump takes is atypical, however, the Dems have absolutely NOT done anything up to this point.
DEI IS racism. I have 6 grandkids, 3 of them (part) Asian, extremely intelligent. I have Jewish ancestry. Should they be denied admission to a school based on their merit because of DEI rulings?
The elite universities ignoring the treatment of the Jews on campus (Harvard finally admitted it) was a travesty!! If blacks of any other race had been shown on videos like those, there would have been instant administrative action. Harvard is saying they want to not be controlled by the gov/they want their 'independence' - again = hypocrisy - be independent & give up the taxpayers $$$ or agree, like Columbia did, to the stipulations.
I'd read a piece about Musk every week if you wrote it, Bill! Musk Mondays has a nice ring to it 😆
I love catching up on everyone's favorite billionaire from your perspective. He is an intreaguing character, indeed.
Don’t live in the U.S, don’t drive a Tesla and never will. Not because of Musk but just not a fan of electric cars at this point. And we have brand loyalty to Honda and Volkswagen so would buy from them instead. I think Elon Musk is incredibly intelligent but not so much socially intelligent He represents the entrepreneurial spirit that built the US, but he also has done and said some things that are not good socially. As for DOGE, I think government spending in most countries is out of control. Don’t agree with all the cuts, but at least they are taking some kind of action. All we get from the Canadian government is platitudes; the public service unions have way too much power to make reductions an easy sell.
Interesting article Bill! Also, some fascinating responses. I find it true here in the comments as elsewhere. There seems to be only two options, either Musk is wonderful, or Musk is terrible. There doesn’t seem to be any other options, based on the comments I’ve read. The reality of the situation is that there is a bit of both parts but the “public” has become so polarized that many of them have forgotten to do their own thinking and have let the party do it for them.
I would agree that Musk is a very bright person. That doesn’t necessarily mean he is “right” about everything. I also agree that the Government has become bloated and too large. It could definitely do with some trimming. While the idea is a good one, there are ways to go about it without creating the amount of chaos that Trump and Musk have managed to create. I think they may have had more support had the approached the issue with a bit more foresight and planning instead of using a hatchet to do surgery. I see both of them as being too impulsive and neither of them thought about the impact of what they were doing would have. I think both of them thought that what they were doing was the right thing to do, but they didn’t bother to research it more before they began carrying it out.
While I see Musk as quite intelligent, he doesn’t have much of an understanding of our government and how it works, or the reasons for the checks and balances established by the Constitution. There is a reason for the checks and balances that I don’t believe either Musk or Trump understand. Both of them are more interested in control and power than they are in actually understanding and fixing a problem such as the Government. Both of them are used to power and being in charge, and have forgotten the “little” people who work for them and support them, or not. Both of them are so caught up in being right and being in charge, that they don’t stop to ask for input from anyone else as they see themselves as right. That's to their detriment.
I also think that both of them have very inflated egos that color their perception of almost everything they do. This is easily on display by just looking at their behavior and how much both of them absolutely love the limelight. I don’t think narcissistic would be misplaced when applied to either of them.
Both of them are very polarizing figures and seem to thrive on the attention their polarization causes others. They both want that attention and will do whatever they need to in order to gain, and keep that attention focused on them. Unfortunately, that does lead to problems for both of them.
There is always an alternative. There are myriad ways to do some things, especially when it comes to dealing with people. While there may be very few ways to do some things, there are almost limitless ways to deal with people. Both Musk and Trump could learn a lot more about that and become more successful at promoting some of their goals. Polarization doesn’t usually work too well.
My neck hurts from the Elon whiplash. As a veteran automotive engineer/ executive 8 of the last 9 years were marked by Tesla fan boys extolling his virtues and genius. There was no way but the Tesla way and Elon held the keys to Nirvana. And now it’s Elon the anti-Christ.
The message board for drivers of my non-Tesla EV are now polluted with proclamations of how Sparky just ditched his Tesla for one of these, and by the way 13 months ago Sparky would tell you that you wasted your money buying a non-Tesla.
So the whiplash is intense, and I really have to say I don’t see any virtue in Tesla dumping, damaging Tesla cars or bombing their dealerships. But hey, your yard probably has a Hate has no home here sign, but your hypocrisy is overwhelming
The mentality of the masses has been manipulated. They're told enough so think they're right but not told enough to know they're wrong. The verifiable polls consistently reveal broad support for this administration. If you haven't done your due diligence and. Oʻk this slanted negative unsubstantiated toxic bile you poop out as your honest opinion, that's one thing but I suspect you know the rest of the story and don't want the facts getting out and wake up the masses of mental midgets who when they discover the lies they've been told will be demanding charges of treason for anyone knowingly conspiring to cover up information ,exposing the treasonist mission to overthrow America a country of dummed down misguided vulnerable citizens.
I just read this in the NYT. It seems appropriate to share in a musk comments section.
“ Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.”
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Can't stand Musk the DOGE 'director' but really enjoy my Model Y inspired by Musk the 'forward thinker'. It's the classic conundrum right? With 'genius' (and I don't apply that to Musk) comes other qualities that aren't so attractive.