Original poster deleted it between when I opened the article and when I tried to comment on it. Dunno why, but here it is again.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That at least would make him a bit useful if he actually did it, but I would not trust him to pull this through.

    • TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      I’m not cheering for him. it’s all theater. he’s going to grasp at popularity now that he’s gotten the deregulations he wants. maybe he’ll go and abuse the minds of more young boys with that popularity too. that’ll be a great way to stay rich and powerful for yrs to come

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    Can we try not to criticize him for this? Let’s just let it happen. The enemy of my enemy certainly isn’t my friend, but they’re useful.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      I’m still not going to cheer “big money” manipulating the government, even if it is to mess with other big money manipulators.

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      2 days ago

      as per the 77 maxims

      “the enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. no more, no less”

    • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
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      It is all show.

      Of you don’t get it by now, well, it’s already too late.

      It’s all smoke and mirrors and spectacle as America, and free society, has effectively collapsed.

      Your new world order is here.

      But it is much much worse that you could have imagined.

      • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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        Very poetic, but most of these guys are numbnuts. Yes, smoke and mirrors is the intent, but I sincerely believe that the majority of the people you can get into this movement are straight buffoons. Nepo babies playing geopolitik. Obviously there are influences behind the scenes, but these idiots are just too chaotic to stick to the evil plan. I played a low INT goblin fighter based on that premise once, super fun to play, not so much for the rest of the party if they were actually trying to do something.

  • NoiseColor @lemmy.world
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    This guy has been so cringe for the last 5 years it’s so hard to look at. Fractally cringe. Every single thing he does is cringe, his little adventures are cringe and his whole journey is cringe af. Cringe King.

    He is so freaking boring!

    • Steve@communick.news
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      3 days ago

      That’s what he’s doing here.
      Making sure Tesla gets to take advantage of the EV subsidies.

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      What he meant was he was exiting conservative politics to return to pandering to the type of people who actually buy the products he’s trying to sell. He thought sucking Trump’s dick would get him lucrative government money, which it might have eventually, but it came at a cost he wasn’t willing to pay. Now he’s going the other direction to act like the good guy and fighting against Trump.

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        Nah. As soon as Trump re-add the electric car subsidies he’ll be a happy boy all over again

        He is not doing this for the people. He still doesn’t give a half shit about Medicaid of the average Americans.

      • 5in1k@lemmy.zip
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        Whether he’s Sméagol or Gollum I’m just waiting for him to fall in that volcano.

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        Now he’s going the other direction to act like the good guy and fighting against Trump.

        Who will believe he is the good guy? He pissed off liberals when he abandoned green initiatives and threw his lot in with climate changers. Then he pissed off conservatives when he had his war of words with the orange turd. Moderate Republicans that may oppose trump are put off by Musk’s antics and insistence of introducing internet humor into business dealings and products.

        He has no supporters anymore and any group he’s trying to court wants nothing to do with him.