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In reply to the discussion: What changed and turned Elon into a MAGA? [View all]Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)29. He was already gone. All that 'freeze peach' nonsense was just a cover
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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You are laboring under a serious misapprehension, namely that he was semi-sane
RockRaven
Oct 2024
#2
I think he's on serious drugs, has Nazi DNA, and wants to be trump's henchman.
Silent Type
Oct 2024
#3
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'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
Greed, misogyny and him not be able to control the life of his daughter Vivian.
Quiet Em
Oct 2024
#22
His daughter turned 18, cut ties with him, and talked about what an asshole he is
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2024
#25
Ah bullshit, that didn't happen. It was not an 'EV' event, it was about tailpipe emissions.
Voltaire2
Oct 2024
#30
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
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
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
I never thought of him as other than an absolute asshole POS, so it's no surprise
themaguffin
Oct 2024
#42