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Elon Musk full on truth denier... (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal May 2022 OP
Did anyone really think the richest man in the world wasn't a Republican? sop May 2022 #1
He at least pretended to be a democrat Claustrum May 2022 #2
I wonder if he truly weighed the downside to this move on his business... SleeplessinSoCal May 2022 #5
Good point. Musk seems more shapeshifter than ideologue. sop May 2022 #6
Poor Elon lost 12 Billion Dollars today so he's a little cranky... LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #3
Probably trying to use the old diversion tactic. SleeplessinSoCal May 2022 #4

Claustrum

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2. He at least pretended to be a democrat
Reply to sop (Reply #1)
Wed May 18, 2022, 07:14 PM
May 2022

because his electric cars are targeted more toward the climate change crowded that leaned more democratic.

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SleeplessinSoCal

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5. I wonder if he truly weighed the downside to this move on his business...
Reply to Claustrum (Reply #2)
Wed May 18, 2022, 08:17 PM
May 2022

The whole Twitter matter may expose much more than he expected.

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sop

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6. Good point. Musk seems more shapeshifter than ideologue.
Reply to Claustrum (Reply #2)
Wed May 18, 2022, 08:52 PM
May 2022

He marketed Teslas as cutting edge, forward-thinking vehicles for well-to-do progressives who value technology and science, then cultivated his boy genius, climate saviour image to appeal to these EV buyers. People saw what they wanted to see in Musk.

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SleeplessinSoCal

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4. Probably trying to use the old diversion tactic.
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #3)
Wed May 18, 2022, 08:12 PM
May 2022

But I wonder about his propensity to mistreat black workers. Bigotry fits him like a glove.

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