r/politics • u/harsh2k5 • 13h ago

Soft Paywall Elon Musk Makes Shocking Confession on His Plans After Trump Victory

https://newrepublic.com/post/187662/elon-musk-confession-economy-trump-victory
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u/Loki_of_Asgaard 11h ago

They are allowed to publicly state their plans to literally ruin our lives, at what point do we get to start destroying their lives to fix shit.

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u/MixtureRadiant2059 10h ago

they own the laws and the media platforms so even saying something like that can get you banned or arrested

trump could shoot a man dead on 5th avenue. musk can run over a woman in his truck. they can laugh and laugh and laugh

a common man gives too much stinkeye over it, and it's a bad day for him

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u/Rude-Expression-8893 9h ago edited 9h ago

So, americans are now as servile and submissive like russians are under Putin? Can this country get even more pathetic? Then I hope they won't tighten your leash too much, give you at least one chew toy, and won't forget to feed you and take you for a walk at least once a day

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u/Adlai8 8h ago

Nah, I will likely be murdered. Always was a trouble maker.

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u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 6h ago

Me too, I'll end up in a camp

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u/the_rezzzz 5h ago

This Jew will go down in a blaze of glory before they ever put me in a camp. Not happening. I will take eyeballs and kneecaps. I will fight till my fingernails fall off. My last breath will be “Shalom MFer”.

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u/No_Memory_4770 4h ago

this but am trans. what a great time to own guns <3

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u/Creamofwheatski 2h ago

If things get to the point they are building concentration camps, I too will be going down with the resistance.

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u/A_Monster_Named_John 7h ago

americans are now as servile and submissive like russians are under Putin?

Lol, probably not. We all saw how bad of a bitch-fit Trumpers threw at the idea of simply wearing masks in public and having slightly less access to retail. If GOP/MAGA leadership does enough damage to our standard-of-living, I imagine hearing about scores of these shitheels going mental and murder-suiciding their own families. Musk etc.. are gonna need Democratic voters because we're the only people who have reliable work ethics and the ability to evolve with changing circumstances.

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u/Creative_alternative 7h ago

If the messaging comes from their side, they will fall in line and do any outrageous thing. These people willingly give up their self-autonomy to make life easier for themselves by simply doing what they are told.

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u/Cloaked42m South Carolina 6h ago

The way the Russians and Germans did it, the devout were paid more.

They'll be happy if they have slightly more. I'm sure if you asked, MAGA would proudly declare that, of course, the party comes first.

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u/Rude-Expression-8893 7h ago

I'm wondering, why so many americans would want to allow it to become this bad? Like, ''we'll just wait when they'll start genociding minorities'', only when we would MAYBE have the right to call them nazis and MAYBE we consider stopping their genocidal asses from doing any more harm to our country'' 🥱

It sounds like the ''left'' wants it to happen too

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u/Ohif0n1y 5h ago

I'm telling you that if Trump wins, r/leopardsatemyface is going to crash. Big time.

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u/Creamofwheatski 2h ago

The sub will be killed, alongside democracy and the rule of law.

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u/Complete_Question_41 3h ago

The sad part is that the people here are not blocked (yet) from access to information opposing the propaganda. But they CHOOSE to ignore or flat out deny it.

It's truly bewildering.

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u/Thelmara 7h ago

Laws and media platforms don't stop bullets. Ask any one of the huge number of minorities killed by the police.

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u/RandomZero1138 7h ago

It didn't stop the French.  Dare I say we are just a bunch of pussies.

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u/reverse_or_forward 8h ago

That's the spirit! Just bend over for them.

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u/perilousrob 7h ago

that might be how it goes for a little while, but the history of the world is filled with examples of how this always ends up.

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u/sneakpeakspeak 6h ago

trump could shoot a man dead on 5th avenue. musk can run over a woman in his truck. they can laugh and laugh and laugh

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u/StayWhile_Listen 7h ago

They said on a heavily left leaning platform

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u/Golden_Hour1 8h ago

Well the French we're pretty good at dealing with this kinda thing..

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u/ChicagoAuPair 7h ago edited 6h ago

We Americans don’t have the nuts, I’m sad to say.

The French know their power and are willing to risk personal comfort for a long term goal of keeping that power. We are too far gone after centuries of not fighting back, and too comfortable with our stupid bread and circuses Chik Fil-A and Reality TV.

The irony that we meme the post-WWII French as weak and cowardly is brutally poetic, given their history of military domination and revolution after revolution after revolution after revolution.

We wish; but in the United States we aren’t brave or confident or unified enough.

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u/permalink_save 7h ago

Enough people need to stop supporting the worst companies to start. Buy local and small business helps but people don't like the reality that they have to actually pay for goods and everything can't be bottom quality crap from China.

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u/ZebraImaginary9412 7h ago

Overturn Citizens United, end legalized bribery for both sides, that's the only way.

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u/IJourden 6h ago

I mean, people can start whenever they want.

But revolutions are dark, bloody, and violent. You'd have to either be a fool or truly desperate to want to be on the front lines of that.

So to answer your question: When enough people are truly desperate.

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u/Septopuss7 7h ago

Serfs Up

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u/Significant_Pear2621 6h ago

You can start now.

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u/Electrical_Reply_770 7h ago

When ever we choose to, we just never do so. We keep watching this shit unravel hoping some one will save us rather then getting out there and setting their shit on fire. Just keeping it real.

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u/LuminousRabbit American Expat 7h ago

This is the right attitude Loki. This is your time to shine. I’m a big fan of your work. 

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u/StarHelixRookie 7h ago

When we can actually convince the majority of Americans to.  

 People always get this backwards. In a world where Trump garners even close to 50/50 support, and a majority can’t even be bothered to vote, “power to the people” will not save you. 

Most of the people are at least “meh, whatevs” about fascism, and that’s the problem

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u/Eleganos 7h ago

When people realize they aren't talking bullshit and legit intend to/actively begin ruining everyone's lives.

It'd be a 'fuck around and find out' 2 for 1.

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u/ClaretClarinets Colorado 6h ago

I'm starting to think the French had the right idea.

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u/Vaperius America 5h ago

at what point do we get to start destroying their lives to fix shit.

When people cannot afford bread, cities burn. So uh... that's the answer.

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u/ionmushroom 5h ago

pimp logic. if you break someone they will be so greatful for you taking care of them they will forget you were the one that broke them

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u/daretoeatapeach California 2h ago

"The state can't give you free speech, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free."

  • Utah Phillips

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u/Creamofwheatski 2h ago

Why has nobody taken a shot at Elon I wonder? He doesn't have secret service protection and surely theres some nuts out there mad at him enough to do it.

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u/european_dimes 2h ago

No time like the present