Summary
Republicans’ efforts to portray Elon Musk as a MAGA martyr are failing, as his victim narrative struggles to resonate with conservative audiences.
Musk’s controversial statements and perceived elitism, including his complaints of being targeted by Democrats, have alienated even right-wing supporters.
Protests and vandalism against Tesla have damaged the brand, and Musk’s ties to Trump have hurt the Trump’s approval ratings, especially on economic issues.
Attempts to rally sympathy for Musk, including his emotional Fox News appearance, have largely backfired.
I don’t want Elon dead, I want him to go bankrupt, fail at creating some NRx corporate dictatorship so hard that he brings about a socialist utopia, and then end up getting the drug and mental health treatment he so badly needs for free, eventually issuing an apology for becoming such an asshole and proceeding to live out the rest of his days giving Ted talks around the theme of how being the richest person on earth was the most miserable time of his life.
This is a timeline I would vote for.
What a whining fucking maggot. Elon and that whole cohort of cowardly cunts are destroying education, Social Security, international relations, food safety, financial security, and any kind of safety net for the tens of millions of people who will fall through the cracks and die because of their greed. Yeah, no fucking shit people want you dead. It’s not out of spite, or jealousy, or political differences. It’s self preservation.
If he were killed, his killer would be more popular than Luigi.
A man should have goals.
Women, too. Never forget: The female of the species is often deadlier than the male.
Musk and the other tech-Nazis who invested in Trump want to tear down the government and replace nations with individually owned territories, which each of these corporate criminals will run like a personal fiefdom. Think 13th century feudalism but with internet and cars. A bunch of lords owning everything including the people. “Freedom Cities” that will be wholly owned and operated by your corporate overlords.
You are pretty much describing the premise behind Max Berry’s book - Jennifer Government.
In the alternate present the novel portrays, the United States has taken over all of North and South America (except for Cuba) and dominates much of the rest of the world. The United States adopts “capitalizm”, a form of minarchy that abolishes taxation and privatizes government.
People take the names of the corporations that employ them as their surnames, and persons with two jobs hyphenate their name, e.g. “Julia Nike-McDonald’s”. Employees of the government, including the novel’s title character, take the surname Government.
Unfortunately, the takeover of the US government by billionaires isn’t fictional anymore. If Musk and the others get their way, the Supreme Court will be disbanded or powerless. The Senate and House will have no control over the government’s spending which is their constitutional role. All government power will be vested in the presidency and he will be their CEO. The billionaires will be a board of directors that gives the CEO / President his orders.
Something tells me the ones who think they’d be in charge would be quickly disappeared in theses “self regulating” “cities”.
Also, who do they think is going to move there? Do they believe liberals will gladly join their psycho future vision? The maga people are already against cities in general. They’ll never move to one…… so who do these people think will live/work/support their cities???
Their plan only works if the masses are desperate enough to move to their territory. That’s why their plan starts with dismantling the current economy and institutions. Then they can say “come live and work in TeslandTM where there are jobs and opportunities” but where you have to use TeslabucksTM to buy everything.
I could be bought with a walkable downtown, commitment to the highest public education standards, affordable and accessible medical care, affordable housing, net zero buildings, xeriscaping, high speed rail, internet fiber everywhere, extensive parks and nature areas, diverse people and cultural events, shops and restaurants, and an effective technology supported town hall government …… and a good brewpub.
The tech bros are supporting all that, right? Right?
To be fair liberals probably would join with how useless they are.
Chuck will lead the way
I mean, I don’t want to kill Musk, but I would certainly toast his obituary. The world would objectively be a better place without him on it.
Oligarchs deserve what’s coming. The Oligarchs are trying to convince the people they don’t have rights. At first the people will peacefully demand the restoration of the constitutional order. When the oligarchs refuse, the people will fight back, taking the fight to the doorstep of the oligarchs. If fighting starts, it will be too late for the oligarchs - the people are well armed.
Musk a martyr? FFS, these people are so dumb.
So I wonder when Trump and Musk will have their falling out. Or have they really tied their fortunes so closely together that they’re stuck with each other?
Even expecting Trump’s narcissism and corruption, some of his choices have been rather bizarre…
Even expecting Trump’s narcissism and corruption, some of his choices have been rather bizarre…
The bizarre is just being all over the place with stuff he doesn’t care about, while pandering to a bunch of interests that don’t make that much sense as a whole (Musk, Project 2025, Putin, Netanyahu, traditional GOP, other random folks).
When that happens, there’s not going to be enough ketamine ….
It’s a pretty risky game he’s playing, being the public face of his business while also being an unelected president.
I think honestly it’s not just the conflict of interest threat that warrants someone in public office divesting themselves. We’re seeing that it’s better for the companies too - keeps them insulated from the impact of unpopular decisions.
It’s why he brings squishy children to hide behind
I know he has like a million kids, but what is he going to do when they are all too big to give piggy back rides all day?
Easy. He’ll just keep having more kids.
what is he going to do when they are all too big to give piggy back rides
Nothing enough Flex Tape can’t fix.
Ahhh…diddums lose a few billion dollars in notional worth? Are those bad bullies boycotting little Muskie’s terrible cars?
Ahhh… That’s so saaad…
I don’t know about want…. But if were to happen…. I wouldn’t lose sleep.
If he were killed they would all give fake sadness and fake tears but in private they would all be ‘FINALLY’. The internet will be up in arms with celebration, and the simps will eventually forget they even knew the guy.
Why would any person want to kill Muskrat? I can’t even think of 10,000 reasons. I certainly don’t think the world would be a better place if he was feeding worms in a shallow grave.
If he would drop his doge bullshit the hate would fade almost overnight even with the Nazi salute shit
Honestly, I’m hoping he just speed runs the McAfee plan. Drop down a k-hole into a paranoid delusion and then do the world a favor at the end
Protests and vandalism against Tesla have damaged the brand
This is the narrative Musk and Republicans want.
The protests and vandalism aren’t hurting his brand.
They’re another consequence of him openly being a fucking Nazi, which is what’s hurting his brand.
It’s not that complicated, but a shit ton of people keep missing the point
“I can excuse some nazism, but vandalism is where I draw the line!”
…you can excuse nazism?
Won’t someone think of the stock market?!
-Neoliberals
Protests and vandalism are the effects of a shitty brand, not the cause. Musk himself is the cause.
Also “controversial statements and perceived elitism” is doing some heavy lifting…
