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Nobody Voted for Elon Musk | A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government. (www.motherjones.com)

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[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

hmmm this was clear as day before the election... so a more accurate headline would be "the majority of people who voted, voted for Elon... the majority of the rest couldn't be bothered"

Putting that aside, I am holding predictions until the Feb 05 marches and I am willing to give the dormant populous of the USA a couple more weeks to go on a general strike and stop this madness... but it increasingly seems the people in the USA are now too numb, too busy, too stressed out, too ignorant to realize they are sheep being taken to the slaughter house

[-] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 9 points 3 hours ago

But they knew the close relationship, the money spent, the egos of all involved. How did they NOT see this coming? I hate to say it but it was inevitable that something bad was going to happpen, maybe not as fast as it has, but it was clear a vote for Trump was a vote for Musk.

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 16 points 4 hours ago

I'm not in the US, but the news coming out almost daily since Trump took office has been pretty worrying to me. I encourage everyone to watch and spread this video: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America. I feel like a tinfoil hatter but, what's laid out in the video is very convincing after just a couple weeks into Trump's presidency.

[-] Zero22xx 9 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, watching this unfold makes me wonder just how useless things like a constitution and laws and due process really are in every other country. Because apparently none of those things actually matter and some rich asshole that wasn't elected can seize power tomorrow if they want. While no one does anything about it. Makes it all seem like a big joke.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 3 hours ago

It's the result of over 50 years of chipping away at all the anti corruption laws. Trump wouldn't have been able to do this with the laws put in after Nixon, but there's been a concerted effort to overturn all of it through the Supreme Court.

You should listen to the Masterplan podcast that lays it all out, if you haven't yet.

[-] ansiz@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

I disagree there, they are still breaking laws, like what Musk is doing at Treasury, but there is no one enforcing the law. No one (Founding Fathers) accounted for Congress and the Supreme Court being so captured that they would do nothing to threats like this.

That is a huge difference from Nixon. His own party turned against him quickly when the evidence showed the illegal actions were connected to him directly. The modem Republicans never will do that to Trump or things he commands.

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 hours ago

Yeah it's crazy to me, over 300 million citizens in the US alone, but just a handful of billionaires is all it takes to destroy democracy and the government. It honestly feels like violence will be the only option to get at these billionaires as it seems there is no longer any way to cripple them financially. They are completely fearless in their meddling.

[-] Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 2 points 3 hours ago

Americans irl are a bit different than americans in the movies...

[-] hedhoncho@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

To be fair Elon was announced at the RNC aka the Break The Grindr party. Everyone was bummed that JD Vance had an Indian wife and he was barely a 6 (tho the talking heads kept shameless commenting how hott he was). All the pussy dried up and then Trumps crew started showing Musk off. He’s been a lovely item ever since. Guy is swept up in what little glamour there is for those swamp monsters. Now his tanks are tanking. The kardassians curse strikes again.

[-] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Damn straight! They voted for the other self-interested, erratic megalomaniac.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 75 points 11 hours ago

He didn't seize control. He was given it by the President. I figured the article would cover the nuance the headline missed, but it didn't.

And then I see others here making the same point and getting downvoted.

The problem is Trump and the very best people he is once again bringing in.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago

He purchased it from the president.

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Well, purchased it from the person he made president.

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 168 points 13 hours ago

And letting a thin-skinned, Ketamine-fueled, video-game cheating, Nazi apologist billionaire take over the machinery of the United States is not something that anyone voted for.

mother jones throwin hands.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago

The best part is every one of those adjectives is also a hyperlink.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 22 points 10 hours ago

I assure you that some people did in fact vote for that.

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 hours ago

absolutely. I know some of the more virulent ones. "rocket man good"

jfc

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Wonder what they'll think the minute they get ruined by something he does.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

Nothing that shows any self-reflection

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago

bingo.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

It will be "I didn't vote for THIS!?"

Then, if we even still have elections, they'll vote for Republicans again.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 57 points 13 hours ago

Ketamine-fueled

That's the important part. We have an adderall addict and a ketamine addict running our government.

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

So, literally Hitler

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Hitler (speed addict) was actually in charge. In this case, the speed addict has given the reins over to the guy taking shit that makes you hallucinate.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago

Maybe we just need to convert the white house into a wellness farm so they can be reparented.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 33 points 13 hours ago

Not enough IMO, he's no apologist after that Nazi Salute he did

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 36 points 13 hours ago

the line between nazi apologist and nazi is there isn't one.

[-] Chivera@lemmy.world 93 points 13 hours ago

Deport Elon Musk

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 42 points 13 hours ago

This isn't an deportation level crime. This is "hang for treason" crime.

[-] Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 3 points 3 hours ago

More like a: "let's see if the peasants care and are willing to do anything about it and worst case, he'll get a pardon" crime.

[-] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 32 points 13 hours ago

Elon Musk should be deported to ADX Florence or Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

[-] forrgott@lemm.ee 23 points 13 hours ago

Nah. Seize his assets, but make him stay here. Make that Nazi bastard experience life the American Way™ - living paycheck to paycheck at a minimum wage job (cause the moment his net worth guess to zero, his political influence does as well - another trademarked advantage of American living).

[-] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 1 hour ago

He'd still be a celebrity, a couple of talk show invitations and he'd be better off than the bar majority of Americans. Not to speak of other opportunities he'd have.

[-] forrgott@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Zero assets? Yeah, I really doubt that. He's not smart. And his popularity? You think any of these sociopaths in power actually like each other? Not a chance.

The moment there's no chance of material gain by sucking up to him, he'd be tossed aside.

I really wish we'd stop hero worshipping the most worthless fools amongst us.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Oh, I love that idea. Actually, first give him some time, where he gets to work for less than minimum wage at a totally shit job.

Then release him, with the criminal record. See how he does....

[-] Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 1 points 3 hours ago

I really don't think it'll work. Americans absolutely love their celebrities. Elon musk will never be poor, people will just give him money for existing.

[-] forrgott@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

Heh. I see what you did there...

[-] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Deport Elon Musk back to hell

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[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago

Elect a puppet, get a puppet. If anyone looked at Trump's bankroll for the election and thought, "Wow, what a bunch of great people donating for a better tomorrow," you are out of your fucking mind.

[-] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 13 points 13 hours ago

In this administration the Elongate will happen

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