William Lindsey :toad:
"Elmo is the most dangerous man in the country, the most dangerous man in the world, and quite possibly the most dangerous man in the history of the world.
It’s like this: Musk acquired Tesla; the cars explode. He acquired Space X; the rockets explode."
~ Greg Olear
William Lindsey :toad:
"The goal is clear: to create groups in society that unquestioningly accept an authoritarian leader’s word. In this way, opinions are no longer based on facts but rooted in identity. Disinformation becomes a potent political weapon, making voters believe falsehoods while distrusting – even hating – those who don’t. Mr Musk values the power to shape belief systems to enable pliable governance."
~ The Guardian
William Lindsey :toad:
"It will not be the first time in history that someone is seduced by the thrill of unconstrained power, although it may be the first time that so much of it is concentrated in one unelected megalomaniac."
William Lindsey :toad:
"Perhaps the major reason for Musk’s recent effort to push other nations to the neo-fascist right is his newfound thirst for right-wing global politics. After effectively (at least in Musk’s mind) winning the presidency for Trump by spending more than $250 million and unleashing a maelstrom of pro-Trump and anti-Harris lies over X, he now seeks even more of an authoritarian rush."
William Lindsey :toad:
"Why is the richest person on earth with the largest political platform in the world and the next U.S. president in his pocket becoming a global neo-fascist? What can be done to constrain him?"
~ Robert Reich
#ElonMusk #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-muskrat-is-moving-europe
William Lindsey :toad:
"This combination — the richest person in the world, owner and manipulator of the biggest political messaging platform in the world, with direct influence over Trump — puts Musk in the position of being able to move other nations toward the neo-fascist right."
William Lindsey :toad:
"Musk has been seemingly able to control the strings of the U.S. government since Donald Trump won the election. He is clearly interested in exerting the same kind of tyrannical self-interested influence over the European stage."
William Lindsey :toad:
"Over the past few weeks, Musk has met with far-right figures in the European political world such as Nigel Farage, whose well-documented bigotries do not seem to faze the world’s richest man."
~ Walter Einenkel
William Lindsey :toad:
"He acquired Twitter; the stock price explodes. Now he’s acquired the United States. You don’t have to be a real genius to spot the pattern and extrapolate what’s likely to happen next."
Rich Felker
@wdlindsy It would help if Robert Reich weren't being blue-MAGA trash writing anti-immigrant pro-Trump thinkpieces just because Musk is worse. It's possible to condemn them both and stand with our allies.
Rich Felker
@wdlindsy Someone who writes "Trump is right" and supports his attempt to strip away immigrant rights just to oppose Musk is not a member of "each other". He's MAGA.
William Lindsey :toad:
@dalias I think it would help if we didn't rip away at each other and the fragile alliances that hold us together in the face of a serious global threat.
Rich Felker
@wdlindsy FFS let thr fascists infight but don't pick sides and support one to oppose another.
We have a word for someone who picks and supports one of the fascist factions:
Fascist.
Rich Felker
@wdlindsy I follow a personal rule not to respect MAGAs and I hope others will too.
William Lindsey :toad:
@dalias I continue to listen to Robert Reich with respect even when I don't agree with him, as I sometimes don't.
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