Summary
Elon Musk has emerged as a key enforcer of Donald Trump’s agenda, warning Republicans against opposing Trump’s policies and Cabinet picks.
Musk’s political action committee, America PAC, played a significant role in Trump’s election victory, spending heavily in swing states and funding groups like RBG PAC to broaden voter appeal.
Musk has hinted at funding primary challenges against GOP lawmakers who resist Trump, creating a “naughty and nice list” with ally Vivek Ramaswamy.
With allies in Trump’s administration and influence through his platform X, Musk’s political clout is growing rapidly.
Humanity is at a crossroads.
Either we’re going to solve the problem of psychopaths with power and wealth warping societies to accommodate their psychopathy, or, at the very least, modern civilization is going to collapse.
I see no third alternative. The Musks and Trumps and Putins and Netanyahus (and so on and on) of the world will, if allowed, destroy us all, because they’re quite literally too mentally ill to restrain themselves.
Biggest joke ever is that stupid fucking phrase “learn history or you’re doomed to repeat it.”
A full third of us baseline will always learn that history and try to repeat it but more effectively. The lessons they learn is how to be better and longer lasting monsters.
All empires collapse, except ours is somehow immortal and humans evolved overnight into a less shitty species?
I mean, 80% of humans think various contradictory deities actually exist with zero evidence. Self described intelligent species still thinks magic and authoritarian abusive sky step-dads exist.
That phrase is valid and apropos for the millions of voters, and apathetic non-voters, which it describes.
learn history or you’re doomed to repeat it
Joke’s on us all, that implies people even learn accurate unbiased history, or learn history at all.
I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to learn all I can, but since I’m not in any position of power, my knowledge only lets me know just how hard and fast we’re all screwed without really being able to do anything on a grand level. (Not meant to sound defeatist, just realist, and the knowledge was still all worth the learn.)
This is a really bad take.
Clearly, people have learned from history. Unfortunately for us, its our oppressors, and they’ve learned how to avoid the same errors that got them deposed in the past.
You are a fool to disregard the phrase, “learn history or you’re doomed to repeat it.” An absolute fool.
You literally just rephrased exactly what they just said. Who do you think the ‘third of us who learn and try to repeat it but better’ was talking about?
Well, that was amusing.
Your take appears to be my take, fool with poor reading comprehension.
We celebrate these strong men and sociopaths that hoard money at the expense of everybody else. I don’t think we’ll make it through before we crash hard enough to bounce back.
if there’s a bounce it will be like a bouncy ball goig all over the place then down the storm drain that reeks of dog only knows what
I’m going with fall of modern civilization.
Our modern day kings have immensely more power than the kings of the past and the power imbalance of the methods of force have only increased as the literal distance between King and peasant has increased. There will be no guillotines, our modern day kings live in castles hundreds and hundreds of miles from the majority of us. Yeah we can pick off the occasional CEO, but I don’t see us winning any kind of “revolution.”
I think the ownership class know this is an absolutely crucial time as they need to solidify their positions of control for when global society turns to chaos as climate change completely upends how societies function. Food and water acquisition, energy production and distribution, employment and income. They will drive people to violence and the ownership class needs to maintain ownership of the means of violence to keep us suppressed for when that time comes.
I have very very very little hope for the future. I think unchecked greed will be our “great filter.” :/
It’s not an accident that the US has militarized police granted essentially free reign, the largest prison system in the world and plans in the works for internment camps.
Humanity sure is but the responsibility unfortunately is on Americans.
The rest of us have to start a war to change things and that’s gonna suck maybe just as bad as what would happen if we don’t… But that limit is slowly approaching.
Weren’t Republicans screeching about how Kamala wasn’t chosen by the people? They seem awfully quiet now
If it wasn’t for hypocrisy they wouldn’t have any values at all.
Purity tests and purges
Fascists gonna fascist.
Seems as though we need a friendly reminder that if you mass deport people based on their nationality or how they look, then it’s still ethnic cleansing…
Elon, your dad really should’ve came in your mom’s ass. That way, she could’ve spat you out and have your dad swallow you. And we all would’ve been spared from your waste of an existence.
Damn, look at this badass… my ass can do many things but I lack the skill to spit out of it.
You’ve never had a stomach bug and trusted a fart you shouldn’t have?
I’ve never referred to that as spitting. My family does have a proud tradition of sharting though. We’re considered regional experts!
I’m glad you picked an appropriate instance when you came to Lemmy
You need more training then.
I guess you’ve never pushed air out your ass before?
Usually even ten year old boys don’t try that desperately to look cool. They’ve aged out of it by then.
All that money and still zero confidence.
They should hold hands
The one silver lining of our next 4+ years of hell is that musk is inevitably going to piss off trump as more and more people decide that musk won the election for him and musk is the one in charge.
And since musk is hated at ted cruz levels… we might get an Official Act.
We can all do our part by talking about President Musk on social media.
Vice president Trump would be so mad!
I love how everyone’s already completely forgotten JD Vance exists.
JD… JD… doesn’t ring a bell, sorry. I think Trump had an alleged couch-lover as a running mate, though. Vince, I believe his name was.
His ego wouldn’t be able to handle it, and he’d turn on Musk in a plaque-filled heartbeat. Even if it doesn’t solve anything, I would be delighted to know that Elon’s investment went to waste.
Wait I thought Musk was the VP and Putin was the president? Trump’s just some dude who gets to live in the white house and tweet on his fake Twitter.
This is… Plausible. Elon would signal boost himself into the ground.
We finally got a strong President with Elon Musk!
Threw up in my mouth a little typing that
First they came after healthcare CEOs, and I loled. Then they came after people eating oligarchs, and I smiled the grandest smile and grabbed a fork. Then they came for me - to ask me how funny all that was, and I was truthful that it was a blast and we should do this all the time
Red hat. Blue suit. Purple tie.
Five year old me dressing for church before being yelled at.
I give Elon like 3 or 4 mooches before trump turns on him.
Is it illegal to ask if Musk is a pedophile?
Keep talking like that and it will be.
I think it’s a good question that everyone should be asking regularly
Everyday will be a nightmare going forward.
DOGEThe Department of Wealthy Corrupt Anti-American ImmigrantsTotally normal things a centrist says.
Ooo, big tough scary guy. He’s just as made of flesh as the rest of us.
