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Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:17 am
by Hoover Attack
Suggesting that the ultra, ultra wealthy have a self-preservation interest in pushing things ever further right is hardly out there. Or even remotely interesting.
What is unusual though is to have the wealthy guy as the mouthpiece and for it all to be carried out so, er, transparently. He's going to put all these shadowy Westminster thinktanks out of business if he keeps this up.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:23 am
by Currywurst and Chips
It’s not out there at all.
What you said however was that it was all a ruse to “preserve his multi billionaire status”. Which I would say, given he’s worth circa $426 billion, isn’t exactly at risk regardless of whether Keir Starmer or [insert racist party] is running the UK.
I assume now that this was just hyperbole
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:46 am
by Long slender neck
He's an idiot, with previous for just saying stupid things and he can afford to.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:57 am
by Hoover Attack
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:23 am
It’s not out there at all.
What you said however was that it was all a ruse to “preserve his multi billionaire status”. Which I would say, given he’s worth circa $426 billion, isn’t exactly at risk regardless of whether Keir Starmer or [insert racist party] is running the UK.
I assume now that this was just hyperbole
I don't think Musk really gives a sh*t about the girls in Oldham. Nor the people of Germany.
I do think Musk would like to see all 'major' economies of the world retain right wing Governments, personally moving the Overton window ever further rightwards to help facilitate this. It's the lefties who are going to tax him hard/ban billionaires etc when things start to get really ropey for everyone in the coming years.
I've tried to be as clear and concise as possible.....
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:01 am
by Hoover Attack
So it's ok to call someone Pedo Guy, is that what you're telling us?
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:15 am
by Currywurst and Chips
Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:57 am
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:23 am
It’s not out there at all.
What you said however was that it was all a ruse to “preserve his multi billionaire status”. Which I would say, given he’s worth circa $426 billion, isn’t exactly at risk regardless of whether Keir Starmer or [insert racist party] is running the UK.
I assume now that this was just hyperbole
I don't think Musk really gives a sh*t about the girls in Oldham. Nor the people of Germany.
I do think Musk would like to see all 'major' economies of the world retain right wing Governments, personally moving the Overton window ever further rightwards to help facilitate this. It's the lefties who are going to tax him hard/ban billionaires etc when things start to get really ropey for everyone in the coming years.
I've tried to be as clear and concise as possible.....
So you do think there’s a chance he loses $424 billion
“Ban billionaires” - Whose policy is this and where do they stand a chance of getting elected?
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:23 am
by Hoover Attack
You win battle of wits.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:37 am
by Dunners
I've no idea what he's playing at. But it's possible that he sees the UK government as relatively isolated right now, so prime for a bit of trolling to test the boundaries of what he can get away with.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:50 am
by Currywurst and Chips
He’s also of English heritage so maybe he’s just standing up for what he thinks would be beneficial to the UK
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Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:52 am
by Stowaway
I just think he’s doing his equivalent of Trump’s 5am shitter tweets, after an evening of coke and ketamine he just likes to vent a bit.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:17 am
by Dunners
It's the multi-billionaire equivalent of alco-boardin'.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:20 am
by Stowaway
Precisely.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:38 am
by Hoover Attack
He's not a genius but he's not that stupid.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:54 am
by Currywurst and Chips
Using child sexual abuse as a political football is risible and smearing politicians as being complicit or facilitating it should be called out in the strongest possible terms
Starmer’s Labour:
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:06 pm
by oxo
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:54 am
Using child sexual abuse as a political football is risible and smearing politicians as being complicit or facilitating it should be called out in the strongest possible terms
Starmer’s Labour:
Fair
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:24 pm
by Celtient
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:50 am
He’s also of English heritage so maybe he’s just standing up for what he thinks would be beneficial to the UK
He is South African, so should perhaps turn his attention to the horrendous numbers of rapes in his own country and work some of his magic there
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:25 pm
by BoniO
"Have you ever met a nice South African....."
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:16 pm
by Stamford O
Trump wants to buy Greenland,musk trying to lower price for GB by spouting crap to he can buy us
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:46 pm
by E10EU
Dunners wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:17 am
It's the multi-billionaire equivalent of alco-boardin'.
Being known just for his riches probably offers no excitement now, so he goes to extremes to get headlines and attention in other ways.
Remember his plans to rescue the Thai boys' football team stuck in a cave and how he slagged off the people who DID manage the rescue?
In a school class he would probably get detention for his aggression and destructive behaviour. Would other children like him? Probably not.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:04 am
by E10EU
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... gel-farage
Quite amusing to see these 2 mega ego bullshitters locking horns.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:13 pm
by Dunners
Hmmm. Interesting development from Meta.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... al-content
Meta will get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
In a video message, Zuckerberg vowed to prioritise free speech after the return of Donald Trump to the White House and said that, starting in the US, he would “get rid of factcheckers and replace them with community notes similar to X”.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:21 pm
by Dunners
The people have spoken.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:36 pm
by Currywurst and Chips
Clegg sacked and replaced with a Republican
Bias fact checkers sacked in favour of Elon’s approach
Zuckerberg calls Trump “Badass”
Dana White added to Meta’s board
Zuck appears to have been red pilled
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:45 pm
by Proposition Joe
Assumed this would be about Jess Phillips.
Re: Elon Musk Watch
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:51 pm
by Celtient
Dunners wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:21 pm
The people have spoken.
That is absolutely astounding! 42,000 people watch Good Morning Britain?