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Cankerpuss's avatar

Elon Musk is dangerous. He's a frightening individual. I do not trust him. Don't ask me why. It just seems like something is off about him. A wolf in sheep's clothing. I have heard he is a Satanist though I have no evidence of such. Dude gives me the willies.

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shibumi's avatar

I think Musk is in it for Musk. Right now, he's doing something I like. Has he done other things I don't like? Of course.

I *suspect* he likes the idea that he's this high-profile person and gets off on it. Which means that he needs to stay on the leash that Trump has put on him. I'm fine with that. As long as he stays on the leash, and does what he is supposed to d.

It's working for me. For now.

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astera's avatar

Agree.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Musk is AspergerтАЩs. He is not a politician, not even a people person, He is totally results oriented. He will tear down the BS government without concern for the impact on people. Exactly what Trump wanted.

All you people who complain about the government being oversized for years, shut up and let the man do his job.

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Lugh's avatar

He is our Himmler.

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KappaJoe's avatar

He is our Ben Franklin.

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JasonT's avatar

Anyone who can get things done will have an air of danger about them. Just the price of poker, and right now the game is going very well.

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Cankerpuss's avatar

Ha, I like it. Enjoy it while I can? Okay

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astera's avatar

I hear ya, Cank. For one thing, he's South African. I can't tell you the number of bad experiences I've had with those jerks ever since growing up as a child with some as my neighbors. They've all got chips on their shoulders the size of Teslas.

Speaking of Tesla, it's beyond cheeky of him to use the great and honorable genius Nikola Tesla's name for his car company. I'll never forgive him for that.

But he's serving a purpose for now, and I'm OK with him going scorched-earth on all the .gov assholes. Which is worse, when it gets down to it?

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Grant's avatar

That is interesting. Honestly, I'm not trolling.

My 'visceral' response to Musk is quite different. I thought, I FELT, I detected a live human being, free on the earth, who has taken a stand and decided to go 'all in' on the side of Good, and who recently, last few years, realized Evil is a thing, and Evil things are underway......

Time will tell, I believe.

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Cankerpuss's avatar

No trolling taken. I appreciate a good rebuttal.

Like I admitted, I am not a Musk expert. Don't know the guy. Never met the guy. Will never meet the guy. Don't really care to meet the guy. For all I know he could be a loving Dad and his intentions are entirely sincere.

Something just feels off about him. I can't identify it or put a label on it. It's just a gut feeling I get when I hear him or when I see him in action.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Again, he is not a politician! Unbound, he would lay off 90% of the federal government and streamline the rest to operate better than before. That is why the Dems hate him, he really wants to streamline government, not give lip service to it like every GOP wannabe has been for 70 years.

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KappaJoe's avatar

He almost died from the covid vaxx.

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

Without Musk, Twitter would have been censored all the way to the election. There would have been no twitter files. And Musk's infusion of money wouldn't have happened.

There is a VERY strong chance Trump wouldn't have been elected. And even if Trump had won, we would very likely not be having the success that DOGE is cranking out right now.

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