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Rhiannon12866

(217,663 posts) Tue Aug 13, 2024, 08:48 AM Aug 13

Musk is not well intentioned when it comes to U.S. liberal democracy: Ed Luce - Morning Joe - MSNBC

The Financial Times' Ed Luce discusses what makes X and Tesla's Elon Musk a danger to democracy. - Aired on 08/13/2024.

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Musk is not well intentioned when it comes to U.S. liberal democracy: Ed Luce - Morning Joe - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 13 OP

I think Ed Luce is 100% correct. 70sEraVet Aug 13 #1

I certainly agree and Musk and TFG are not a good combination Rhiannon12866 Aug 13 #2

Is that a painting of Trump on the wall behind him thucythucy Aug 13 #3

That's what it is and we've seen these before, he makes them look like magazine covers Rhiannon12866 Aug 13 #4

70sEraVet

(3,991 posts)

1. I think Ed Luce is 100% correct.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2024, 09:09 AM

Aug 13

He's flashing the bat-signal in the night sky, and not only is there no batman to respond, there is almost nobody looking up from their twitter feeds!

Rhiannon12866

(217,663 posts)

2. I certainly agree and Musk and TFG are not a good combination

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 13, 2024, 09:14 AM

Aug 13

Since my impression of them is that each believes that the rest of the world should revolve around them...

thucythucy

(8,648 posts)

3. Is that a painting of Trump on the wall behind him

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2024, 09:35 AM

Aug 13

when the video shows the Slobfather at his desk?

What kind of a person has a painting of himself featured during a video broadcast?

Not to mention, IMHO it's a crappy rendition. It looks like one of those kitschy renditions of dogs playing poker.

Weird.

Rhiannon12866

(217,663 posts)

4. That's what it is and we've seen these before, he makes them look like magazine covers

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 13, 2024, 09:41 AM

Aug 13

And those cards of himself that he sells - with a romanticized painting of his face and a much younger and fit torso.

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