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It's not about islamism, it's about power. Musk has met Erdogan in person multiple times, and took his son to meet him when he came to the States. How many othe
by sillyfluke 2y ago
It's not about islamism, it's about power. Musk has met Erdogan in person multiple times, and took his son to meet him when he came to the States. How many other heads of state did Musk take his son to meet?
Musk's whole schtick is quid pro quo and thin-skinism. He complains about Chinese EVs, then dashes on a jet to fly to China to meet Xi and scores a deal for Tesla -- no more whining about China. He publicly entertains Jewish conspiracy theories, claims he's pro peace in general, then gets on a jet to meet Netanyahu and the next thing you know he's clapping Netanyahu's speech in Congress.
His whole transition to his current persona can be traced to when is son announced their own transition and disowned him. His bumbling political outbursts are all self-serving garbage all the way down.
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- bboygravity 2y agoAll speculation. I guess a day without bashing Musk is a day not lived hmm?
- sillyfluke 2y agoWhich part is speculation? I wasn't bashing his tech accomplishments fyi. Turkey 2017: Elon Musk Meets Erdogan in Turkey, Turksat and SpaceX cooperation discussed. https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda Sep. 2023: Elon Musk takes son to meet Erdogan, who wants Tesla plant built in Turkey https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-president-erdogan-build-tesla-plant-turkey/ https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-preside... China Jan. 2024: Elon Musk says Chinese EV firms will demolish rivals without trade barriers https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-ceo-musk-chinese-ev-firms-will-demolish-rivals-without-trade-barriers-2024-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-... April 2024: Elon Musk flies to China, agrees to Tesla/Baidu cooperation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-seals-deal-for-china-maps-whether-musk-wants-them-or-not https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-sea... https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_baidu/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_b... May 2024: In about-face, Elon Musk opposes Chinese tariffs https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-musk-im-against-tax-incentives-evs-2024-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-m... Israel Nov 2023: Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row, gets Starlink deal https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 There does not seem to be official Tesla or SpaceX presence in Brazil, coincidentally. The only Tesla presence in South America seems to be in "lithium-rich" Chile.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoMusk has built amazing companies and can legitimately take credit for pushing the automotive industry towards EVs. But judging by his actions, in my book he's also a complete asshole. These two facts can co-exist.