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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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Horserider5678 · 06/01/2025 19:18

Hang on, I thought Musk and Farage were buddies and he was going to donate millions to Reform to ensure at the next GE Reform could flood the electorate with misinformation and put Farage in No.10!
Musk is an absolute loose cannon and a dangerous one! If Trump thinks he’ll be running the US he’s even more deluded than I thought! Puppet Master Musk will be running the country with Donny as his mouthpiece!

Longma · 06/01/2025 19:18

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?

But he isn't really is he,
It's almost certainly because of the colour of most of the men involved in these gangs.

He was happy to allow Tate to have a platform.
He's happy to stand with Trump.

His stance on the abuse of woman hasn't changed really.

curious79 · 06/01/2025 19:19

he's seeing how far he can push things, what he can get away with. a bit of childish boundary testing

Youngheartsalittletogetherness · 06/01/2025 19:19

3rd rate bond villain

Cattery · 06/01/2025 19:20

He needs to wind his neck in. He’s unelected plus what’s our government got to do with him? Talk about too much money

WestwardHo1 · 06/01/2025 19:20

He's a total narcissist and he is exhibiting narcissistic rage at those who are publicly disagreeing with him. He's lashing out in a fury - the trouble is he has a worldwide public forum and his billions give him influence. He's a very very dangerous man.

I never thought I'd say this but good for Farage.

Uricon2 · 06/01/2025 19:20

He puts me in mind of some of the madder Roman Emperors and part of me thinks that with enough rope he will hang himself. Doing a pretty good job at the moment, I don't think a majority of Brits/ other Europeans like being told what to do, especially by someone who sounds more cray cray by the hour.

BellissimoGecko · 06/01/2025 19:21

Arlanymor · 06/01/2025 18:17

He’s been nuts for a really long time. Perfect embodiment of that saying about absolute power. He’s corrupted and batshit.

This.

But his madness is accelerating.

Horserider5678 · 06/01/2025 19:21

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 😂

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Except he’s a racist from South Africa who grew up there during Apartheid! He’s a very dangerous man! I don’t think the average American know what they done voting in Trump!

Longma · 06/01/2025 19:21

SignificantSalamander · 06/01/2025 19:11

He'll be running for president in 2028. We're doomed.

I don't think he's eligible, thankfully.

RollingInTheAisles · 06/01/2025 19:22

nonbinaryfinery · 06/01/2025 18:41

Can we PLEASE just have ONE bloody central thread about Elon

PLEASE

That’s a bit like saying everybody in a massive room has to take part in the same conversation.

WooleyMunky · 06/01/2025 19:22

Too much ketamine and cocaine.
Too much power in his own head.
Elon Musk posts on social media, then comments on his own posts with aliases (Adrian Dittman???)
Elon Musk is not all there.

WooleyMunky · 06/01/2025 19:22

Longma · 06/01/2025 19:21

I don't think he's eligible, thankfully.

Not born in the US, so can't run.

luckylavender · 06/01/2025 19:23

@dottiehens - ah yes, he's supported a rapist to become POTUS, he has Epstein links. He's so sound.

thepariscrimefiles · 06/01/2025 19:23

Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 18:34

He's not gone nuts. He always was nuts. It's just in our news alot at the moment because he keeps making comments about our country.
If you look at anything he's said and done over the years in general it's all unhinged. This is no more or less unhinged.
He's just a deeply arrogant narcissistic man who's hardly ever been told 'no' or 'that's not a good idea' as he's always been wealthy and surrounded by people who suck up to him.
But he's batshit. He thinks he's living in a sci fi novel.. but not in an interesting positive way.

He's all those things but he's such a fucking loser! If he wasn't filthy rich no-one would give him the time of day. I feel sorry for his 12 children, most of whom hate him.

notprincehamlet · 06/01/2025 19:23

He's what happens when you don't tax the rich. Let's start a list of all the nice and rational billionaires:

  1. Erm ...
GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 06/01/2025 19:24

YANBU except I think he’s been nuts for ages

DisappearingGirl · 06/01/2025 19:24

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.

Yes this is what I think too. Ditto the comic book villain / Bond villain comments.

I think he is a massive narcissist. I think he's realised, like Trump and Farage, that it's easy and fun to spout absolute bullshit that will get the uneducated masses baying in support.

The way he's treated women is narcissistic too. Reels them in then buggers off and takes their babies away (in the case of Grimes) whilst impregnating someone else at the same time, and now wants all his baby mommas to live together on some kind of concubine compound.

Uricon2 · 06/01/2025 19:24

To think this week Jimmy Carter is being buried. He took so much stick as President but both then and afterwards he did good things. Oh for such normality in out time.

(Having said which, George W looks like a colossus of statemanship by comparison, which I never thought I'd think)

ForIcyAzureDreamer · 06/01/2025 19:24

Annabella92 · 06/01/2025 18:39

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

He's too late, Starmer beat him to it....

stargirl1701 · 06/01/2025 19:24

He always was. Power has gone to his head.

UnemployedNotRetired · 06/01/2025 19:24

He's always had a rather immature sense of humour: what do the Tesla models spell out?
Tesla models are called the S, 3, X, Y.

Would have been an 'E' except it's likely a Jaguar trademark.

OhMaria2 · 06/01/2025 19:25

yorktown · 06/01/2025 18:26

He's so bad I actually feel that Trump would do better without him.

This is so true!😅

luckylavender · 06/01/2025 19:26

@godmum56 - normally I'd agree with you but I think Starmer had to defend Jess Phillips

Horserider5678 · 06/01/2025 19:26

OnlyDespairRemains · 06/01/2025 18:35

He’s a US citizen who was born in South Africa.

However raised in South Africa during Apartheid, and is definitely a white suprematist! God help Trump and the US when Musk falls out with him, he’s a dangerous man!

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