Calling Elon Musk a hypocrite is the same as declaring that water is wet. Of course, water isn’t wet, however that’s a story for another post. But to even the most casual observer the billionaire who grew up with an emerald spoon in his mouth will say anything to try to be more popular with his new right-wing buddies.
The “free speech absolutionist” blocking Ken Klippenstein is just one of the latest examples. Yes, the information likely came from an Iranian hack, and yes, most reputable publications refused to run the Vance dossier, but that should matter to meme-lord Elon Musk on his free speech platform. But it does, because it potentially hurts his new right-wing buddies.
But that’s not the purpose of this particular post. I’m much more interested in the news that Tesla hired a Democrat-filled lobbying team to assist in its efforts in governmental affairs.
Why hire a team so close to an election? Why hire a team designed to target a Democrat-controlled government if Donald Trump is going to win in a month? That would seem like a big waste of money.
“But maybe doesn’t Elon know about it?”
Elon Musk is a micromanager, and it’s unlikely that has changed in this case. So while the CEO is out promoting a Great Replacement Theory and saying that Donald Trump is the only way to save our democracy (Narrator: It’s not), he’s in the background totally preparing to suck up to a Harris administration, which he likely sees as a new piggy bank to help him become the first trillionaire.
He’s probably also, at least at some level, a little concerned about all of his government contracts with SpaceX and Starlink that could go away if someone in the government grew a pair and decided that his trash way of running a space company is not something the U.S. government has interest in doing.
Of all his stock pumping, and meme-lording, and dog whistling he does, this particular turn of events is particularly disgusting. Because it proves that behind all of his talk, his lies, his fascism, and his stupidity, he’s still not willing to full commit to his cause he claims he believes so much in.
Maybe he’s just hedging his bets, but if he’s a true believer in the United States no longer existing if – heaven forbid – a woman becomes president, then there should be no need to hedge.
What a waste.
