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He might (or might not) be pro-republican but he has been donating to both parties

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
Businessmen traditionally donate to both parties, as their business depends on friendly relationships with politicians. But their actions, especially when they're in charge of sensitive infrastructure with leverage like a social network, matter a lot more than the fact they give a bit of cash both ways.
- jdjdjdhhd 3y ago
  What action(s) are we talking about? If you are talking about unbanning Trump, I don't even think he should have been banned in the first place Note: I am against a two-party society ...
  - digitalengineer 3y ago
    (Re)tweeting conspiracy theories comes to mind: “ Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online. It didn’t matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple’s San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn’t believe the two men knew one another. It didn’t even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker.” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-technology-misinformation-nancy-pelosi-42c1a39e8df739065abd70c400240d84 https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-...
  - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
    Introducing strong bias in the way they run their business, to favor positive outcomes for a given party, the same way WSJ has a clear bias against Twitter. Isn't it obvious Musk has a clear pro-rightwing bias in the last 7-8 months? He's been retweeting Tucker Carlson like a moment ago, who was too libelous, conspiratorial even for Fox News. If it's not clear what's happening, I doubt elaborating on every instance would change anyone's mind. Just enjoy the show, I guess.
    - jdjdjdhhd 3y ago
      I haven't read his Twitter account in a while because he lies too much so I haven't seen the Tucker retweet... And I refuse to login to be able to verify your claim ... Not sure why but I can read some tweets without login in but I can't see Musk's account without logging in
      - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
        I see, maybe it's better you're out of the loop. He's consistently rightwing going on about the woke virus that'll destroy the world, how cis is a bannable offense, retweeting conspiracies, supporting conservative youtube and radio hosts, it's the full program. It's kinda odd to watch a rich man who could do so much more with his time and be better informed, be essentially a southern uncle.
    - foderking 3y ago
      he also invited other left wing personalities. Them not agreeing is not on him. he also brought rfk who is a denocrat

Businessmen traditionally donate to both parties, as their business depends on friendly relationships with politicians. But their actions, especially when they're in charge of sensitive infrastructure with leverage like a social network, matter a lot more than the fact they give a bit of cash both ways.

jdjdjdhhd 3y ago
What action(s) are we talking about? If you are talking about unbanning Trump, I don't even think he should have been banned in the first place Note: I am against a two-party society ...
- digitalengineer 3y ago
  (Re)tweeting conspiracy theories comes to mind: “ Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online. It didn’t matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple’s San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn’t believe the two men knew one another. It didn’t even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker.” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-technology-misinformation-nancy-pelosi-42c1a39e8df739065abd70c400240d84 https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-...
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
  Introducing strong bias in the way they run their business, to favor positive outcomes for a given party, the same way WSJ has a clear bias against Twitter. Isn't it obvious Musk has a clear pro-rightwing bias in the last 7-8 months? He's been retweeting Tucker Carlson like a moment ago, who was too libelous, conspiratorial even for Fox News. If it's not clear what's happening, I doubt elaborating on every instance would change anyone's mind. Just enjoy the show, I guess.
  - jdjdjdhhd 3y ago
    I haven't read his Twitter account in a while because he lies too much so I haven't seen the Tucker retweet... And I refuse to login to be able to verify your claim ... Not sure why but I can read some tweets without login in but I can't see Musk's account without logging in
    - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
      I see, maybe it's better you're out of the loop. He's consistently rightwing going on about the woke virus that'll destroy the world, how cis is a bannable offense, retweeting conspiracies, supporting conservative youtube and radio hosts, it's the full program. It's kinda odd to watch a rich man who could do so much more with his time and be better informed, be essentially a southern uncle.
  - foderking 3y ago
    he also invited other left wing personalities. Them not agreeing is not on him. he also brought rfk who is a denocrat