Elon Musk
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His latest diatribe / mind-vomit left me with one realization:
The age of Trump and MAGA has a lot to do with why he did this, why he's applauded for it, and why it will continue.
People have always been jerks, they've always had crass and inappropriate things to say, but MAGA normalized it.
Ten years ago, would you have expected any CEO anywhere to a) speak out like that, b) be applauded for it (albeit by a totally predictable segment of society), and c) not be thrown to the curb by a board? No way, IMO, anyone would have been kept around for half the stuff Elon does that ends up being a massive threat to a financial bottom line.
It's the proverbial downhill slide of society thanks in large part to the way Trump and MAGA have empowered and emboldened ignorance, lies, vindictiveness, lack of decorum, lack of self-respect, lack of respect for others, complete abandonment of professionalism, and willful stupidity that wasn't mainstream before Trump.
Marjorie Taylor Green, George Santos, Lauren Boebert, Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, and so many more are all a byproduct of what Trump ushered into this world. Empowered by a lack of consequences, emboldened by a desire to be more brash and extreme than the person before them, that's why we're here. They play off the intellectual abyss of their supporters, they thrive on it, and they exist because they're a mirror image of the traits, attitudes, and character (or lack thereof) of the people who love them because they have no idea they're being used to the degree they are.
I realize Elon is a different animal altogether than the politicians I mentioned, but the equation is the same: he's worshiped and celebrated for truly ghastly behavior, by people who want to act exactly like him to the people they don't like.
- The implication you’re making here is that you and your likeminded brethren are wiser, more intelligent, more insightful and have all the ‘right’ solutions...Morning_star
- And... uhhhh.... there it stops. You hold up the names you mention and others, like demons of old which will curse your crops and wither your children. All...Morning_star
- ...while impotently praying to the gods of the oh-so-effective left. It’s a fucking myth, a self imposed belief system. Grow a set and get out there and do...Morning_star
- ...something about the problems you perceive, don’t be a victim.Morning_star
- You got that from reading what I wrote? That I’m suggesting I’m wiser and more intelligent because I called out people for abhorrent behavior...mg33
- that society has historically considered bad?mg33
- Partly. You’re implying it through your judgement and criticism. You have also projected your position on ‘society’. ‘Society’ includes all those MAGA types...Morning_star
- ... and those with divergent views. Your post comes across as defeatist and without hope.Morning_star