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Blecht

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94. A thread to remind us how many assholes there are on DU -- Musk defenders
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 04:47 PM
Dec 2021

There is nothing good about that man. He is an example of all that is wrong with unbridled capitalism

He and the 1938 recipient are in the same class.

Elon Fucking Musk [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2021 OP
I guess Hitler got that award too. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #1
You seriously compare him to hitler??? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #50
IMO it is about how the person who gets the award treestar Dec 2021 #54
I think TomConroy was more or less referencing Time's criteria for selecting "Person of the Year" ARPad95 Dec 2021 #59
Hitler and musk don't have a ton of things in common ColinC Dec 2021 #121
The only reason to despise Musk is because he's rich... brooklynite Dec 2021 #2
Musk personally can be an ass Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #24
Yes he's inspired me to name my next child 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #29
He's hired talented engineers to develop technology that he can take credit for tenderfoot Dec 2021 #36
Why don't you do the same? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #56
My dad didn't own an Emerald mine and the gov won't load me hundreds of millions in tax dollars tenderfoot Dec 2021 #57
I am not as intelligent as him. Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #58
He and many others I'm sure tenderfoot Dec 2021 #61
So his dad decided to create spacex?? Really? USALiberal Dec 2021 #66
That story is pure BS, nice try! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #68
He's the Donald Trump of science tenderfoot Dec 2021 #74
+1000 USALiberal Dec 2021 #55
Actually, he generally seems like he's kind of a Bettie Dec 2021 #67
He doesn't pay taxes on his stocks unless he sells Polybius Dec 2021 #76
Wrong. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #73
Musk teams Up with Boebert on this.. Cha Dec 2021 #100
Mahalo Cha for this reminder. oasis Dec 2021 #118
You're Welcome, Cha Dec 2021 #122
When wasn't he rich? tenderfoot Dec 2021 #75
Dude's a union-buster, but okay. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #81
It's just the classic "hate the guy who is smarter and richer" fescuerescue Dec 2021 #85
LOL tenderfoot Dec 2021 #108
I missed it where Trump built an electric car fescuerescue Dec 2021 #113
Oh come now. We're just jealous of his wealth. Much like being jealous of the DeVos family. tenderfoot Dec 2021 #123
That's not true Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #90
No reason to give a shit about a PR push. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #3
TFA!?! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #4
+1. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #5
Does Time magazine snowybirdie Dec 2021 #6
The guy creeps me out. Always has. boston bean Dec 2021 #7
Musk is obnoxious. But the award isn't a personality contest. PTWB Dec 2021 #8
Starlink cancels out all the other stuff that was good. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #11
Starlink is an incredible achievement. PTWB Dec 2021 #18
1000000+ FlyingPiggy Dec 2021 #19
I disagree. ...nt 2naSalit Dec 2021 #20
For what reason? PTWB Dec 2021 #21
It'll ruin stargazing. Lars39 Dec 2021 #28
First world problems, I guess. PTWB Dec 2021 #30
The night sky is the ultimate commons. Lars39 Dec 2021 #35
Screwing up the sky sounds a little dramatic. PTWB Dec 2021 #38
40,000 that are brighter than the stars Lars39 Dec 2021 #39
What way? PTWB Dec 2021 #40
For people to have internet without messing up the sky Lars39 Dec 2021 #41
I wouldn't say it's messed up. PTWB Dec 2021 #42
Don't know, but permanently screwing up the night sky is wrong. Lars39 Dec 2021 #43
I don't agree that it's screwed up and it's certainly not permanent. PTWB Dec 2021 #44
You must live in a place where you never see the night sky Lars39 Dec 2021 #45
You must live in a place where permanent has a different definition. PTWB Dec 2021 #47
So if it's not permanent, 2naSalit Dec 2021 #60
What do you mean? PTWB Dec 2021 #62
And the mission statement? 2naSalit Dec 2021 #64
Are you that unfamiliar with the project? PTWB Dec 2021 #69
Once again... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #72
No it does not! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #52
Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #51
My SIL got his Starlink. He paid 500 for the equipment 8 months ago and finally came up on Autumn Dec 2021 #46
It's all about the economy of scale. PTWB Dec 2021 #48
Not a bad cost considering manicdem Dec 2021 #91
He paid $500 to run starlink in his own house. We live next door to him and he can't access it on a Autumn Dec 2021 #93
Why can't he access it on a laptop from your house? PTWB Dec 2021 #99
He cant connect to his Starlink in our house. He can connect to it outside Autumn Dec 2021 #104
There are a number of solutions. PTWB Dec 2021 #105
All those are horrible. hunter Dec 2021 #78
LOL PTWB Dec 2021 #79
The world would be a better place without any of that crap. hunter Dec 2021 #82
Sounds like you have quite the chip. PTWB Dec 2021 #83
And I'll leave you to yours. hunter Dec 2021 #88
Thanks. Reality is pretty nice. PTWB Dec 2021 #89
"Instead of PayPal we might have a Post Office Bank" EX500rider Dec 2021 #102
"we might have attractive pedestrian friendly cities" EX500rider Dec 2021 #119
He made evs a reality Calculating Dec 2021 #80
Automobile culture is not sustainable. hunter Dec 2021 #87
Sounds like we need fewer people then Calculating Dec 2021 #96
I say larwdem Dec 2021 #9
+100000000000! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #22
Jealous?? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #53
Today, the Patriotic Millionaires blasted Elon Musk for his remarks opposing the Billionaires Income BeckyDem Dec 2021 #10
+1 dalton99a Dec 2021 #26
Can you believe anyone wanting to award this guy? He tweeted this to Senator Wyden at the time. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #31
No kidding dalton99a Dec 2021 #34
Better choice IMO irisblue Dec 2021 #12
I approve! AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #14
+1 2naSalit Dec 2021 #23
Excellent! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #13
Really do not care either way. I never had much anti Musk feelings ever. Celerity Dec 2021 #15
Tesla is okay PayPal is convenient. Elon musk is an asshole Stinky The Clown Dec 2021 #16
Doesn't matter much to me. It does to some. To each their own. Celerity Dec 2021 #17
He made EVs cool and proved a company could make money making Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #27
Why not give it to his workers. The non-unionized ones that make him look so good Johonny Dec 2021 #25
He pays pretty good I'd say EX500rider Dec 2021 #103
Well, I guess I am an outlier. Elon is on the spectrum, so I understand his personality and like him cayugafalls Dec 2021 #32
I'm "on the spectrum" and plenty of people think I'm an arrogant asshole. hunter Dec 2021 #109
Thank you for your reply. cayugafalls Dec 2021 #111
is puzzling but he has accomplished quite a bit samnsara Dec 2021 #33
meh. countless morons from history have made the cover. Javaman Dec 2021 #37
Musk is a power hungry pretentious dork radius777 Dec 2021 #49
who still pays attention to TIME? bigtree Dec 2021 #63
Meh Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #65
Elon Stavro Blofeld roamer65 Dec 2021 #70
He is a visionary and an asshole. I can see why Time picked him Takket Dec 2021 #71
Elon Musk's @TIME debut is a good time to remind you that he illegally threatened BeckyDem Dec 2021 #77
Only 43? fescuerescue Dec 2021 #86
uh huh BeckyDem Dec 2021 #101
A union isn't going to save us from drowning when the glaciers melt. fescuerescue Dec 2021 #114
Neither are oligarchs like Musk radius777 Dec 2021 #115
Well let's lock up Musk and crush all the electric cars then! fescuerescue Dec 2021 #125
lol BeckyDem Dec 2021 #117
I don't understand the hate on this man in some quarters fescuerescue Dec 2021 #84
bowel musk... myohmy2 Dec 2021 #107
Well deserved! Zeitghost Dec 2021 #92
A thread to remind us how many assholes there are on DU -- Musk defenders Blecht Dec 2021 #94
Agree obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2021 #95
LOL PTWB Dec 2021 #98
There are also some clueless folks radius777 Dec 2021 #116
"He and the 1938 recipient are in the same class." lol EX500rider Dec 2021 #120
I see the Musk fanbois are out in force. Coventina Dec 2021 #97
Does he have to give the award back jcgoldie Dec 2021 #106
stop giving time the power cadoman Dec 2021 #110
That would be fun iemanja Dec 2021 #124
TFG didn't pay taxes and he was rightfully 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #112
TPY is about influence, not righteousness or any Ilsa Dec 2021 #126
Slow year! Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #127
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