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I disagree with the predictions: 1. Most of his "freedom of speech" supporters were really just "do whatever liberals dislike" all along, so they'll stick arou

by Terr_ 2y ago

I disagree with the predictions: 1. Most of his "freedom of speech" supporters were really just "do whatever liberals dislike" all along, so they'll stick around. 2. There's no reason for Musk to switch his advocacy and mega-donations to another party any time soon. He hasn't even started cashing-out on his influence-buying. Infighting over H1B policies is nothing compared to stuff like getting Tesla vehicles special exceptions for safety rules, favorable SpaceX government contracts, or shaping tariff policy to his benefit.

bdangubic 2y ago
his days around Trump are numbered. MAGA is just now realizing that he is not an American, that he is a fucking immigrant too - the group they were groomed to hate since Trump’s appearance to the politican arena a decade ago. and elon is waaaay to much of an insecure person to back off - trump will have no choice but to dump him and soon
- techfeathers 2y ago
  I think Trump is weak and Musk is making his move. There was talk of Trump being tired on the campaign trail, and I notice most of the voices attacking musk are out of the circle. Loomer, Gaetz. In retrospect I wonder if Musk is the one who got Gaetz out. I don’t know that we’ll see a 25th amendment, but I do think the power structure is shifting from working class /populist MAGA to tech elite MAGA.
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    there aren’t enough elite MAGAs to hold the power longer than midterm election in 2026. and Trump knows that all too well as he got destroyed in 2018 midterm election
licebmi__at__ 2y ago
This was said just 2 years ago: > When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, "drop to your knees and beg," and he would have done it... I doubt either of them forgot about it. Smarter men than Musk were dropped by Trump before.

by Terr_ 2y ago

bdangubic 2y ago

his days around Trump are numbered. MAGA is just now realizing that he is not an American, that he is a fucking immigrant too - the group they were groomed to hate since Trump’s appearance to the politican arena a decade ago. and elon is waaaay to much of an insecure person to back off - trump will have no choice but to dump him and soon

techfeathers 2y ago
I think Trump is weak and Musk is making his move. There was talk of Trump being tired on the campaign trail, and I notice most of the voices attacking musk are out of the circle. Loomer, Gaetz. In retrospect I wonder if Musk is the one who got Gaetz out. I don’t know that we’ll see a 25th amendment, but I do think the power structure is shifting from working class /populist MAGA to tech elite MAGA.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  there aren’t enough elite MAGAs to hold the power longer than midterm election in 2026. and Trump knows that all too well as he got destroyed in 2018 midterm election

licebmi__at__ 2y ago

This was said just 2 years ago: > When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, "drop to your knees and beg," and he would have done it... I doubt either of them forgot about it. Smarter men than Musk were dropped by Trump before.