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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan we all finally agree that Elon Musk is a fucking fascist piece of shit that sells overpriced
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crap, lives off corporate welfare, thinks covid is a hoax & loves him lots of tRump.
Zorro
(15,749 posts)Tesla is, by far, the best American car company. The Model 3 is, by far, the best value in it's class. SpaceX has revolutionized the space industry. Musk joined Trump's business council to advocate for climate change policies and left because the U.S. withdrew from the Paris agreement. Is he strange? Yes. Is he as you describe him? No.
Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)Any doubters should try renting a Nissan Leaf and driving it across the country.
mshasta
(2,108 posts)He is a dick, however he innovated and rescue the electric car as well as the space rockets things
BannonsLiver
(16,448 posts)I still dont understand the appeal.
ansible
(1,718 posts)Like him or hate it, it's hard to deny he's definitely different from other billionaires
Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)It to end. Bullies people who dont give him his way. Has moved from being a liberal to a conservative asshole...different?? Nope
Cha
(297,618 posts)about him.
BannonsLiver
(16,448 posts)One or two rungs above Pete Theil in the pantheon of lowlifes.
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)Musk denied knowing Ghislaine Maxwell
PTWB
(4,131 posts)She does appear to be behind him.
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)If she talks and he's not mentioned, good for him.
If we're going based off of who she is in photos with, well, Elon Musk is going to be the least of the bombshells.
morat
(7 posts)Nature Man
(869 posts)BComplex
(8,064 posts)He has attorneys who can dream up all kinds of photo bomb tripe.
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)It almost looks like she has her right arm tucked inside her top.
Surely that is not her right boob hanging over her belt.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)A sad billowing, if you will.
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)softydog88
(126 posts)thought it was Silicone Valley and decided to pay tribute to him. Bad idea.
Cha
(297,618 posts)weird! I read someone said "unfortunate blousing".. that would explain it.. very unfortunate.
Doodley
(9,124 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,087 posts)and his (my nephew's) family vicariously escape.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)I don't know who he loves. I'm not convinced he thinks covid is a hoax, but he might want you and me to think it's a hoax. He no doubt takes advantage of corporate welfare wherever he can. They all do. He sells amazing things that I think are overpriced. Fascist? I'm not sure aspiring oligarchs are fascists by definition. But if he joined the club, he's definitely a member, even if he had his fingers crossed.
You and I can agree on one thing at least: He is definitely a Grade-A Piece Of Shit.
Cha
(297,618 posts)I think hes prepared to throw a ton of money behind a spoiler candidate. Chump change for Musk, but nothing to sneeze at. Nothing to do with Kanye and everything to do with perpetuating the kleptocracy.
Doodley
(9,124 posts)Blecht
(3,803 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,933 posts)We agree to disagree. No in-between on Musk on DU, we love him, we hate him, and we tell it like it is. 😁
caraher
(6,279 posts)But my opinion of him is plummeting continuously... I think he's losing it, quite frankly. He suffers from the billionaires' delusion that they know better than everyone else, about just about everything, simply because they're rich (Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos are other examples), with this tempered by his having some actual rigorous training in a field related to some of his endeavors (he has a degree in physics).
His weird outbursts, forcing employees to work through COVID-19, the bizarre name he gave his kid, support for Kanye... I guess I've walked almost all the way over to the anti-Musk camp.
Kablooie
(18,641 posts)And in a positive way.
He's eccentric for sure but his contributions to the world are undeniable.
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)1. Years ago I read a very long article about him. Basically he got a great education and benefited from a lot of programs financially before he was successful. Then, after he became rich he said that these programs were no good (basically pulling up the ladder after he used it).
2. He was a bastard about his factory and the CA restrictions for Covid.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/09/elon-musk-claims-tesla-will-leave-california-sue-over-coronavirus-order-shutting-down-factory/
Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)He also continues to be an even worse bastard about his factory:
(via NBC, July 2nd) Employees also say that Tesla CEO Elon Musk covered up an outbreak at the plant. They want the facility shut down for a deep cleaning, and, among other demands, they are asking the Alameda County Health Department to do contact tracing instead of Tesla performing this function, as they allege is the case now.
On Wednesday, three former employees said they were fired after accepting Teslas offer to stay at home over fears of being exposed to the virus.
When Musk defied a health order and reopened his factory in May, he sent a letter to his employees, telling them that if they felt uncomfortable returning to work they were not obligated to do so.
The Washington Post reported that by the end of June, Tesla told the workers they had abandoned their jobs and fired them. One of the workers has a 1-year-old son with respiratory problems, another is caring for an aging family member and the third workers fiancée had recent heart surgery and suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)He did something similar. Birds of a feather...
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rockfordfile
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