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To think that Musk is now overstepping himself and the UK gvt should threaten action

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Bogginsthe3rd · 07/01/2025 02:02

Musk has just posted this on twitter (among other unhinged tweets). To me this reads as a thinly veiled threat to democratically elected UK MPs and actually the UK government should consider sanctions to the US if he continues this attack when he enters the White House?

To think that Musk is now overstepping himself and the UK gvt should threaten action
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BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 22:42

DuncinToffee · 08/01/2025 22:40

Opinion or lie?

Are you ok with him calling Jess Phillip a "rape genocide apologist"? Free speech, opinion?

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Exactly. He also called her a witch, I believe. That’s not freedom of speech, it’s libel.

DuncinToffee · 08/01/2025 22:40

wellington77 · 08/01/2025 22:34

just because he’s not voted In to power or in our country doesn’t mean it’s not related to democracy and freedom of speech. I and everyone else have a right to hear him anbd a government should not be shutting that down. HE has a right to have his opinion on any country. So yes it is called democracy and freedom of speech. And no I don’t like him I think he’s a twat.

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Opinion or lie?

Are you ok with him calling Jess Phillip a "rape genocide apologist"? Free speech, opinion?

wellington77 · 08/01/2025 22:34

BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 22:27

Who in the UK ever voted for Musk? It’s nothing to do with democracy, he’s trying to threaten democracy.

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just because he’s not voted In to power or in our country doesn’t mean it’s not related to democracy and freedom of speech. I and everyone else have a right to hear him anbd a government should not be shutting that down. HE has a right to have his opinion on any country. So yes it is called democracy and freedom of speech. And no I don’t like him I think he’s a twat.

BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 22:27

wellington77 · 08/01/2025 22:23

He might be bloody annoying but seriously?!! It’s called democracy - freedom of speech!!!

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Who in the UK ever voted for Musk? It’s nothing to do with democracy, he’s trying to threaten democracy.

wellington77 · 08/01/2025 22:23

Bogginsthe3rd · 07/01/2025 02:02

Musk has just posted this on twitter (among other unhinged tweets). To me this reads as a thinly veiled threat to democratically elected UK MPs and actually the UK government should consider sanctions to the US if he continues this attack when he enters the White House?

He might be bloody annoying but seriously?!! It’s called democracy - freedom of speech!!!

Kenway · 08/01/2025 22:09

bakebeans · 08/01/2025 21:56

So why is he getting himself involved in the Uk. Nothing to do with him. I’ve not heard him publicly criticise Putin on twitter or other world leaders. America has got their own issues which he should be gearing up for once trump becomes in Power not the Uk.

Are we all going to bow down to Elon Musk now as he’s spoken and has money?? Abolutely no idea why people are supporting this clown!

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there would be a bigger strategy and unless your part of the security services then its likely classifed for now

bakebeans · 08/01/2025 21:56

Alexandra2001 · 07/01/2025 19:44

Well you should have known, it was extremely well publicised over at least the last 30 years & has been front page news across all newspapers, the Mail, over the years has been especially vocal.

As for blaming posters from another thread, what on earth are you on about?

We don't all have to agree on further inquires you know, Jay doesn't want another, just wants the recommendations implemented, is she from the "other thread" or did you just make this up?

Musk isn't wrong because he highlighted the issue, he utterly wrong because he has gone on to call for the jailing of ministers, called Starmer, Jess Phillips rape apologists and far more & not least allowing tweets that support the murder of MPs to stand on X.

I note zero criticism of Musk over this.

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So why is he getting himself involved in the Uk. Nothing to do with him. I’ve not heard him publicly criticise Putin on twitter or other world leaders. America has got their own issues which he should be gearing up for once trump becomes in Power not the Uk.

Are we all going to bow down to Elon Musk now as he’s spoken and has money?? Abolutely no idea why people are supporting this clown!

TankFlyBossW4lk · 08/01/2025 21:31

Beesandhoney123 · 07/01/2025 05:50

The issues musk has raised are right to be raised. Muddying the waters over who raised them us a pathetic attempt at distraction. Don't care about Musk motives, and he certainly has pressed a few buttons to get this gov reaction.

There should be a public enquiry for the mass abuse, rape and apathy on helping the children. There should be arrests and action. Its a national scandal.

Yawn.... there's been an inquiry

randomchap · 08/01/2025 20:57

I really wasn't expecting this thread to start bringing up Holocaust deniers.

Goodson sounds like a absolute whopper. His Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party got 0.07% in the vote in 1997.

Seriously, if he's someone you trust then please, please read more widely.

BluntOliveWasp · 08/01/2025 20:53

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BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 20:47

DuncinToffee · 08/01/2025 20:45

Worse, he is a Holocaust denier

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Definitely not going there then.

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DuncinToffee · 08/01/2025 20:45

BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 20:34

No thanks, it sounds dry as dust.

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Worse, he is a Holocaust denier

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No thanks, it sounds dry as dust.

ilovesooty · 08/01/2025 20:32

Clavinova · 08/01/2025 20:14

Someone has just reminded LBC listeners of that annoying Guy Verhofstadt who was always poking his nose in, e.g.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/guy-verhofstadt-criticises-boris-met-police/
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/rees-mogg-welcomes-verhofstadt-brexit-campaign/

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Not the same thing at all.

BluntOliveWasp · 08/01/2025 20:21

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user1471516498 · 08/01/2025 20:14

We have had many unpopular governments in my lifetime. However, this idea that we should redo the election whenever a government does anything unpopular has just appeared this year, and seems very dangerous. How many times do we have to redo the election until we get a result that everybody is happy with? Or is the idea that we dispense with elections and let Musk pick our leader? Somebody on one of the Musk threads referred to the Tories as "limping on for four more years", as if they too should have been thrown out after 6 months. You would almost think that some people are trying to destabilise our democracy.
And yes, people in the UK have criticised Trump, but that us not the same as suggesting that we should overturn the US election.

Clavinova · 08/01/2025 20:14

ilovesooty · 08/01/2025 20:03

I'm not poking my nose into the issues of another country on X so the comparison is irrelevant.

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Someone has just reminded LBC listeners of that annoying Guy Verhofstadt who was always poking his nose in, e.g.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/guy-verhofstadt-criticises-boris-met-police/
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/rees-mogg-welcomes-verhofstadt-brexit-campaign/

BluntOliveWasp · 08/01/2025 20:11

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1dayatatime · 08/01/2025 20:08

@derxa

"It annoys many of you, but because of him the Grooming scandal is now getting the media attention it deserves. Why on earth anyone wouldn't want justice for these women and children is beyond me. This doesn't need to be political"

Because just as it was not in the interests of certain groups to investigate these horrific sexual abuse cases at the time, it is equally not in the interests of certain groups for the matter to get further publicity now (including obtaining justice for these women and girls).

Or in short the same people that wanted to brush it under the carpet at the time now want to keep it under the carpet. I don't particularly like Musk but he has brought much publicity to the matter that has pushed it up the political agenda.

Clavinova · 08/01/2025 20:08

BIossomtoes · 08/01/2025 07:54

How is implementing the recommendations of the Jay report “minimising the crimes”? It was the Tory government that sat on the report for 2.5 years and did nothing. According to Nadine Dorries it never even appeared on the cabinet table.

The report that was published in October 2022?
Nadine Dorries resigned from Cabinet in early September 2022.

ilovesooty · 08/01/2025 20:03

derxa · 08/01/2025 20:01

He probably cares more than you do. Most people are totally disconnected from the source of their food.

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I'm not poking my nose into the issues of another country on X so the comparison is irrelevant.

derxa · 08/01/2025 20:01

ilovesooty · 08/01/2025 19:56

I don't suppose he gives a flying fuck about farmers either.

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He probably cares more than you do. Most people are totally disconnected from the source of their food.

ilovesooty · 08/01/2025 19:56

derxa · 08/01/2025 19:38

Elon is now supporting British farmers on Twitter. I’m now in a quandary 🤣🤣🤣

I don't suppose he gives a flying fuck about farmers either.