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Voltaire2

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29. He was already gone. All that 'freeze peach' nonsense was just a cover
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 11:28 AM
Oct 2024

for his intention to purchase Twitter and use it as a fascist propaganda machine.

As far as I can tell, Musk started to unravel during his utterly bizarre 'thai cave rescue' episode. Then his trans daughter fall out happened and he completely lost it.

It is not unusual for the parents of trans children to freak out. Sometimes the freak out results in a more empathetic perspective, sometimes it results in a transphobic amplification.

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What changed and turned Elon into a MAGA? [View all] StrictlyRockers Oct 2024 OP
Seriously, who cares fantase56 Oct 2024 #1
You are laboring under a serious misapprehension, namely that he was semi-sane RockRaven Oct 2024 #2
a lot of people don't pay much attention. NoRethugFriends Oct 2024 #5
I think he's on serious drugs, has Nazi DNA, and wants to be trump's henchman. Silent Type Oct 2024 #3
He got heavily brainwashed by right wing propaganda. Initech Oct 2024 #4
Apartheid South Africa Dlpger61 Oct 2024 #11
Certainly true. Initech Oct 2024 #41
Stronger blunts and and the reality of getting Klarkashton Oct 2024 #6
He's yet another one of those morans who will say whatever they think will be popular at the moment ms liberty Oct 2024 #7
We are probably now seeing the real Elon tulipsandroses Oct 2024 #8
He was an asshole then and now an even bigger asshole ... Pachamama Oct 2024 #9
GREED Historic NY Oct 2024 #10
We're way passed greed. He has all the money he can spend. It's more like boredom and narcissism. Intractable Oct 2024 #12
He wants to be King, and he thinks he can be with the obviously more dim-witted Trump as his puppet. Doodley Oct 2024 #13
He's an apartheid a-hole from South Africa, of course he's a maga t. brush Oct 2024 #14
While I agree with those who point out Musk has never been a prince... Morbius Oct 2024 #15
Did Elon ever fly canetoad Oct 2024 #16
The Defilement of greed. sunflowerseed Oct 2024 #17
Not just money, it's also the greed for power. StarryNite Oct 2024 #18
It's way past greed. actually it bluestarone Oct 2024 #19
It may just be me, Aristus Oct 2024 #20
He is pretending to be an American, because Emile Oct 2024 #21
Greed, misogyny and him not be able to control the life of his daughter Vivian. Quiet Em Oct 2024 #22
He was lying in '22, and all the reich wing trump humps knew it. Mc Mike Oct 2024 #23
Nothing, he was full of shit in 22 iemanja Oct 2024 #24
His daughter turned 18, cut ties with him, and talked about what an asshole he is muriel_volestrangler Oct 2024 #25
He was being disingenuous and was always an asshole. Oneironaut Oct 2024 #26
Democrats don't want to acknowledge this but Biden screwed up on the way FlyingPiggy Oct 2024 #27
Ah bullshit, that didn't happen. It was not an 'EV' event, it was about tailpipe emissions. Voltaire2 Oct 2024 #30
No, It wasn't. It was about ELECTRIC VEHICLES! FlyingPiggy Oct 2024 #39
In 2018, he was mean-spirited referring to the expert leading the efforts to rescue the young people in the Thai cave. John1956PA Oct 2024 #28
He was already gone. All that 'freeze peach' nonsense was just a cover Voltaire2 Oct 2024 #29
Government contracts $$$ awesomerwb1 Oct 2024 #31
He didn't change. He is just more open about what he is JI7 Oct 2024 #32
Exactly, he was always a power hunger jackass, who now thinks if trump wins he will be the defacto president JohnSJ Oct 2024 #38
Exactly. He has always been an arrogant power hungry asshole, who hopes if trump wins he will use his JohnSJ Oct 2024 #40
Cocaine? JustAnotherGen Oct 2024 #33
Musk has always been a sick puppy and now is just showing it LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #34
Probably red pill. That is gotten a lot of men last five or so yrs ago. You could see it developing Bushco LizBeth Oct 2024 #35
Elon Musk is a Bond Villain. FalloutShelter Oct 2024 #36
Just anecdotal, but I've known two different people from South Africa Mysterian Oct 2024 #37
I never thought of him as other than an absolute asshole POS, so it's no surprise themaguffin Oct 2024 #42
I've heard that ED will do that RainCaster Oct 2024 #43
Elon craves power Johnny2X2X Oct 2024 #44
Yes, he's a megalomaniac. Dave Bowman Oct 2024 #46
What a stupid clown. Dave Bowman Oct 2024 #45
Nothing changed SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2024 #47
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