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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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SallyWD · 06/01/2025 19:45

SlugsWon · 06/01/2025 18:25

Yanbu. Right wing colonialist nut job wanker.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

Sherbs12 · 06/01/2025 19:45

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.

It’s obvious to anyone slightly informed, that this is way beyond a person spouting their opinion - it’s not about being offended or not liking an opinion, it’s about people in power being held accountable for spreading disinformation and whipping up hate. Free speech is a right, but there are also laws to protect against defamation, slander and inciting violence. It’s ironic that you preach about maturity.

justasking111 · 06/01/2025 19:45

Tomatotater · 06/01/2025 19:43

He's also suing loads of advertisers for pulling out of Twitter after he told them to fuck off.
If he gave a damn about rape or child grooming he would be working with his fellow billionnaire tech bros and work with governments to stop it happening on their platforms. Except he and them couldn't care less.

He'd certainly be working on unraveling the Epstein puzzle.

Bewareofstepfords · 06/01/2025 19:46

What greatly worries me is his massive ability to wind up utter nut jobs all over the world who are armed and seriously dangerous.

Tomatotater · 06/01/2025 19:48

lifeonmars100 · 06/01/2025 19:40

Interesting to see he's not having a pop at Russia or China, too big and too powerful I reckon , plus he doesn't speak the languages

He wants to keep them onside. China produces his cars cheaply and he wants an in with Putin. He's already falling out with the MAGA crowd because he wants to employ cheaper immigrants rather than Americans. I doubt he'll get far in the US government before he falls out with Trump. They can't both be world King but they both think they are.

OneWittyLemonCat · 06/01/2025 19:49

In completely unrelated news Ketamine overuse absolutely wrecks the bladder…..

So he’s not taking the piss.

(I’m here all week, try the veal etc etc.)

TokyoSushi · 06/01/2025 19:49

He's always been like this, it's just that he's not been so focused on the UK before, so was easier to ignore.

Paul2023 · 06/01/2025 19:49

Sasskitty · 06/01/2025 19:02

Allegedly he donated untold millions to the reform party. Allegedly he going to try for uk citizenship as his grandparent was British.

Allegedly means nothing. Allegedly…

Im sure we’d know by now if he did donate millions anyway.

MyDeftDuck · 06/01/2025 19:50

Personally, I think he was born nuts!

Lonelycrab · 06/01/2025 19:51

Well one thing is for sure

Its going to be an interesting inauguration

cardibach · 06/01/2025 19:54

itsjustbiology · 06/01/2025 19:18

I rather admire him. I think he is certainly an oddity. Is he nice ? I don't know.Is he causing all this aggro for his own personal fun ?Yes probably. Is he playing the system to his own end/ego ?yes I think so , Is he making the people who are intent on hiding the truth uncomfortable? Yes absolutely. Have you seen the debate in Parliament going on live right now..they are jumping through hoops trying to minimize this damage and rightly so. All across this house of parliament they ignored the victims and kicked the can down the road for years. They are not doing that now and that is down to Musk. I hope he keeps shouting and draws the kind of attention only he can to shine a light on these injustices in our society. One thing for sure ..nobody can ignore him.

The only people who tried to cover up and kick the can down the road are Tories. Labour have been saying they’ll enact the IICSA recommendations since before Musk ever thought about pretending to be interested. So no. It’s not because of him.

HappyNewFeckingYear · 06/01/2025 19:54

Lonelycrab · 06/01/2025 19:51

Well one thing is for sure

Its going to be an interesting inauguration

What inauguration? Nobody care about that stuff any more.

Musk is far more exciting and news worthy that Trump.

WhatterySquash · 06/01/2025 19:54

I was thinking the same, the power's gone to his head and he's now basically pushing any demagogue or "disruptor" (hate that concept) he can identify just to wang his supposed power about. Shoving Farage under the bus was kind of amusing in one way but he's also just being wildly inconsistent now, to the point of appearing to have lost it. (I thought Farage handled it well tbf)

I thought he had some interesting things to say about free speech at one point, but when he supported Trump I lost any interest I might have had - Trump is a terrible leader and politically clueless, so IMO Musk is only supporting him in this "yay! tear down the structures of power!" way because he can have an impact doing that. Like the toddler who always pushes over all the other toddlers' brick towers for the sake of it.

But another weird thing is how UK media are supporting Musk's idea that he's the most important person in the world. Headline news! Musk said this about Nigel Farage and that about Jess Philips and this about KS! So what, so do lots of frothing egotists. Stop taking him so seriously. So should Trump come to that.

CountryMouse22 · 06/01/2025 19:56

SlugsWon · 06/01/2025 18:25

Yanbu. Right wing colonialist nut job wanker.

well said!

PlumHedgehog01 · 06/01/2025 19:57

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.

not if he has better sources of information than what the public currently know

luckylavender · 06/01/2025 19:57

@Sasskitty -he hasn't donated anything to Reform yet

localnotail · 06/01/2025 19:59

I've read somewhere before that he is a massive ketamine addict, and I think ketamine is not the only thing he takes.

AwardGiselePelicotTheNobelPeacePrize · 06/01/2025 19:59

I have read that his US citizenship was obtained on the back of a fraudulent application after a visa overstay and could be stripped from him. That would amuse me no end.

Fingeronthebutton · 06/01/2025 20:00

AffIt · 06/01/2025 18:27

He's always been a fucking moon howler, although I don't think the copious amounts of ketamine (allegedly) help.

That’s just the best. 😂😂😂 👏👏👏👏

Thatcastlethere · 06/01/2025 20:02

Almn0etd · 06/01/2025 19:29

Yeah so nuts that he is part of the most powerful government in the world.

It almost comical watching randoms on the internet passing judgement on mega powerful people who literally run their lives and influence virtually every aspect of the world they live in. And then feeling all superior and smug as though they are smarter than the mega powerful.

Must be denial or something.

I'm sorry but my 9mo baby is smarter than Musk.. my mums dog is smarter than Elon Musk.. the pigeon i fed in the square this morning is smarter than Eon Musk.
You are smarter than Elon Musk!!
He's just rich.
He's a flagrant idiot who has no control over his own emotions and is probably off his tits on drugs.
Having money doesn't magically make you intelligent. It does afford you some power I'll grant you that.. but you need to stop bootlicking. The man is an insane megalomaniac not some evil mastermind.

Mygosh · 06/01/2025 20:04

Never been a fan.

Especially when I heard he has 12 children and wants all his 'wives' to live together. Apparently he is saving humanity by having so many children.

About time he was silenced 😂

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 06/01/2025 20:05

It's all a bit surreal. Yes he's du king nuts. And needs to lay off the drugs.

TequilaNights · 06/01/2025 20:06

It was the sharing of a clearly fake news screenshot saying the brititsh police chef.. yes chef not chief said he was coming after America and he said you have finger guns, we have real guns.. dude

SabbatWheel · 06/01/2025 20:06

Gone12 · 06/01/2025 18:34

I don't think he's even human.

Have you heard the Radio 4 comedy impersonation programme Dead Ringers?
They have portrayed Elon Musk as a robot whose power supply regularly runs down, it’s hilarious!

Catch it on BBC Sounds, the whole show is worth a listen for laughs.

walkingnightmare · 06/01/2025 20:07

justasking111 · 06/01/2025 19:31

😁😁

I completely agree, but Melinda Gates is a billionaire in her own right and as far as I know (happy to be corrected) she at least tries to do the right thing and is no fan of Musk.

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