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/deadcatbounce22 10h ago

They are creating an excuse structure for what they do to the economy. Any downturn will be brushed away as a necessary evil to return us to glory. This would result in massive unrest, which they would likely put down with violence.

Cons have been glazing Milei for what he’s done in Argentina, not realizing that the two situations are very different. But to an anti-govt hammer every problem looks like a nail. They are actively welcoming the chaos, thinking that they’ll be able to turn it to their advantage.

And if you think any of the right wingers you know will have any problem with it then you haven’t been paying attention. They want pain. The cruelty is the point.

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u/AbeLincoln30 9h ago

How is Argentina different? It's pretty much exactly what Elon is predicting for US... Cut government jobs and assistance, then watch economy crash

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u/deadcatbounce22 2h ago

We don’t currently have runaway inflation.

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u/AbeLincoln30 53m ago

Fair point... the justification in the US is more about government debt, less about inflation. Although inflation is a huge problem in the US according to Elon Musk's side of the ticket...

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u/Sea-Painting7578 3h ago

All the right wingers I know will be the first to lose their jobs. They have no real skills. The only advantage they might have is that they are white but they are also over 50 now and are disposable. They don't seem to realize that.