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To think Elon Musk has gone nuts

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Viviennemary · 06/01/2025 18:15

What on earth is going on with him. Calling for Nagel Farage to resign. Now wanting the PM to resign amd said we have a tyrannical government. It's all a bit odd.

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Echobelly · 06/01/2025 18:42

He's not nuts, sadly. He's just childish and vengeful and wants to try to destabilise European governments by supporting the far Right so the EU will collapse and he and other billionaires don't have to deal with pesky regulations and governments demanding they pay their fair share of tax.

Of course, he can't acheive that by posting on Twitter, but he will be helped along by the press owned by other billionaires who wouldn't mind more regulation themselves.

CherryVanillaPie · 06/01/2025 18:43

ilovemoney · 06/01/2025 18:33

Famous person has an opinion and tells the world their opinion shocker. This happens OP, maybe time to get on with life and get over it. People can express their opinions and you don't have to like it and people get offended every day. Its life and why we need grown up pants on every day.

You do realise people are allowed to express their opinions about Elon Musk?This happens, maybe time to get on with life and get over it.

dottiehens · 06/01/2025 18:44

BlockPattern · 06/01/2025 18:28

Musk is nuts, but the UK government are shit.

Musk tend to put his nose right in where he is needed. He wants the Dictator of Venezuela to go. The two tier Keir to go and people to have freedom of speech. Some people would hate him but he is not too wrong in most cases.

LastTrainsEast · 06/01/2025 18:44

I comment on the US government sometimes.

Free Speech is nice. We should keep it.

Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 18:45

User135644 · 06/01/2025 18:40

He's being heroic over the grooming scandal.

I think it's genuinely sickened him which is a normal response

No he's not. He's disgusting. He's just using it to get attention.. just like he used those boys trapped and then called the guy who actually rescued them a paedo coz he wanted to do it and be applauded.
He's a vile piece of shit.

DanceTheDevilBackIntoHisHole · 06/01/2025 18:46

He's a chaos agent and is just playing. People have been assuming he's acting out of self interest ie his companies will make more money if Trump is in power etc. but honestly I don't think he gives a shit about that. He doesn't need more money.

I sort of picture him like depictions of Zeus and the Greek gods in old movies. Like charicatures just playing with the humans like dolls, not caring what really happens and meddling on a whim. He throws comments out there because he canz and to see what will happen just for shits and giggles and to see if he can have an effect.

DarkAndTwisties · 06/01/2025 18:46

Annabella92 · 06/01/2025 18:39

If he wants to liberate Brits from their tyrannical government then I'm here for it

Can't people just stick to calling for elections when they don't like the government, as opposed to calling for an unelected man to "liberate" us?

Why must everything people don't like be tyranny, as opposed to just a shit policy they disagree with.

OneLemonDog · 06/01/2025 18:48

At least he's saying that he's anti-rape now, which is a welcome pivot. I assume that means he has u-turned on allowing Andrew Tate to monetize his tweets?

mindutopia · 06/01/2025 18:48

Meadowfinch · 06/01/2025 18:28

Who cares?

He's just a ghastly ill-mannered American who will find that while Brits may dislike one another and the different political parties at home, they dislike an American who thinks he can poke his nose into British business, far more.

Musk's ego is still smarting from not being invited to the UK investment conference in October.

He'll get over it....or not 😂

Edited

He’s actually South African.

But look what sort of family he comes from. His dad has had two children with his stepdaughter who he’s parented since she was 4.

I have no sympathy for the absolute nut job, but no wonder he’s completely messed up.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-dad-has-secret-second-child-1383353/

Dweetfidilove · 06/01/2025 18:48

He's always been nuts.

I'm actually looking forward to the time he'll inevitably fall out with the other big ego. I may have to get back on Twitter then 😅.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 06/01/2025 18:48

I think he watched the interview with farage and kunesberg and doesn't understand that style of questions and deflecting answers
Farage was non committal about lambasting elons comments and branded him a hero. Elon tweeted how farage wasn't a good leader 🤣

THEN there's the thing about labour announcing no petrol and diesel cars can be bought after 2030 so I kinda feel this was all constructed between Elon and labour 🤔

Bookridden · 06/01/2025 18:48

Very curious to know who the 13% of people are who think Musk's behaviour IS reasonable.

ElizabethTaylorsEyebrow · 06/01/2025 18:48

OneLemonDog · 06/01/2025 18:48

At least he's saying that he's anti-rape now, which is a welcome pivot. I assume that means he has u-turned on allowing Andrew Tate to monetize his tweets?

His anti-rape principles are conditional on the colour of the rapist

Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 18:49

DarkAndTwisties · 06/01/2025 18:46

Can't people just stick to calling for elections when they don't like the government, as opposed to calling for an unelected man to "liberate" us?

Why must everything people don't like be tyranny, as opposed to just a shit policy they disagree with.

It's really chilling when people fall for this shit... "I, a completely unelected random rich man, am going to free you from the tyranny of your elected government that wants you to pay tax to fund schools and hospitals!! Follow me to freedom where the big businesses can operate however they like and if you are poor you'll just die on the street like a dog! Hooray!!"

Gtfto2024 · 06/01/2025 18:50

He doesn't seem to mind "grab them by the pussy" Trump.

Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 18:50

ElizabethTaylorsEyebrow · 06/01/2025 18:48

His anti-rape principles are conditional on the colour of the rapist

He's not anti rape at all. He just doesn't want the brown men to touch the white men's girls.

EffortlesslyInelegant · 06/01/2025 18:51

Bookridden · 06/01/2025 18:48

Very curious to know who the 13% of people are who think Musk's behaviour IS reasonable.

I'd hazard a guess at Wild-Eyed Loons, The Next Generation

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Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 18:51

Bookridden · 06/01/2025 18:48

Very curious to know who the 13% of people are who think Musk's behaviour IS reasonable.

Are they not just saying it was unreasonable to think he was ever not mad?

soupfiend · 06/01/2025 18:51

What other cases of sex abuse has sickened him though?

Are there many situations he has highlighted throughout the world?

I dont know what he has said and done recently Im a bit behind.

I dont have time for him though, the little I know

Paul2023 · 06/01/2025 18:51

He’s disrupting politics and shining a light on our politicians, even if he’s not really caring about the cause.

I think it’s good he’s making our government uncomfortable and Starmer is now having to face his tweets.

If they’ve got nothing to hide , they have nothing to fear.. unless anyone in power did cover it up..

godmum56 · 06/01/2025 18:52

CherryVanillaPie · 06/01/2025 18:31

The German Chancellor is right that we shouldn't feed the troll.

Yup, Starmer should not have responded.

Paul2023 · 06/01/2025 18:53

Musk is hardly going to care what out government does. What can Starmer do to Musk?!!

Starmer must be terrified of Musk. And if he gets a job with Trump , god help him.

Meadowfinch · 06/01/2025 18:53

My mistake, he was born in South Africa, moved to the US when he was 17 and is now a US citizen.

He's still an arrogant ill-mannered prat who has no understanding how British politics works.

LastTrainsEast · 06/01/2025 18:54

Echobelly · 06/01/2025 18:42

He's not nuts, sadly. He's just childish and vengeful and wants to try to destabilise European governments by supporting the far Right so the EU will collapse and he and other billionaires don't have to deal with pesky regulations and governments demanding they pay their fair share of tax.

Of course, he can't acheive that by posting on Twitter, but he will be helped along by the press owned by other billionaires who wouldn't mind more regulation themselves.

That was quite the fantasy. Do you have anything real to base it on? and for that matter any reason to think breaking up the EU would release him from having to pay taxes?

You should know that taxation and regulation existed before the EU did and that most of the world isn't even in the EU.

This exaggerated view of the world revolving around the EU is most common with Remainers.

Hyperbowl · 06/01/2025 18:55

AffIt · 06/01/2025 18:28

For sure.

I never thought Nige and I would find common ground, but here we are.

What a time to be alive.

Couldn’t agree more!

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