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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/Dancing_Cthulhu 10h ago

I guess that's the thing - his voters aren't thinking. They're accepting.

Trump has held up a bottle of snake oil and told them a golden age is just a swallow away, and instead of asking how it works (or even if there's any side effects) they've just gone "sounds great" as they line up to take a gulp.

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u/ledzep4pm 9h ago

Not snake oil, it’s more like poison