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highplainsdem

(53,267 posts) Fri Dec 6, 2024, 08:41 AM Dec 6

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Musk is not a conservative. He is a far-right extremist shaped by apartheid, infantile and fascistic [View all]

fantasies of dominating the universe and an authoritarian family culture & personality.

https://bsky.app/profile/ruthbenghiat.bsky.social/post/3lcn6ya2yms2u

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Musk is not a conservative. He is a far-right extremist shaped by apartheid, infantile and fascistic [View all] highplainsdem Dec 6 OP

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is right, but she suffers from the Cassandra Curse--she speaks the truth, but Timeflyer Dec 6 #1

Oh, they believe her... They just see it as a plus. nt Shipwack Dec 6 #10

Actually, you are right. They want authoritarianism. Timeflyer Dec 6 #18

They need their daddy... OhioBack2Blue Dec 6 #29

Elon Musk, the world's richest eugenicist, has taken over Rupert Murdoch's top spot on the list of the most sop Dec 6 #2

I don't call him the apartheid kid for nothing nt Javaman Dec 6 #3

Apartheid Clyde. madinmaryland Dec 6 #5

I call him and Thiel "the apartheid bros" nt hvn_nbr_2 Dec 6 #14

True... lonely bird Dec 6 #4

"They are quasi-fascist, neo-fascist, Christofascist..." Buns_of_Fire Dec 6 #24

Yep. Here's the clip Cyrano Dec 7 #41

South African trash 4catsmom Dec 6 #6

And don't forget genius anchor babies from Slovenia. rubbersole Dec 7 #37

The only... 2naSalit Dec 7 #40

Well, obviously... Blue_Tires Dec 6 #7

Yup Magoo48 Dec 6 #8

So much respect... Mike 03 Dec 6 #9

Lots of respect jfz9580m Dec 6 #32

Agreed yellow dahlia Dec 6 #35

I don't know what it is about Musk's voice but Farmer-Rick Dec 6 #11

He has a lazy mouth. BonnieJW Dec 6 #12

Yeah, exactly Farmer-Rick Dec 6 #13

He's an AI bot and they have don't have the settings right yet. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #27

I've said this before, and I'll say it again. He wants to and thinks he can be the 1st American dictator. PortTack Dec 6 #15

Looks like his wish has come true. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #28

Oh, a Bond Villain. Great! surfered Dec 6 #16

There is a permanent electrical storm in Leon's brain. dchill Dec 6 #17

True. Martin68 Dec 6 #19

Musk says estranged child's gender-affirming care sparked fight against 'woke mind virus'... AntiFascist Dec 6 #20

THIS malaise Dec 6 #21

K&R ad infinitum UTUSN Dec 6 #22

He seems to have a feudalistic sense of being entitled to mass labor. paulkienitz Dec 6 #23

Fellow is having a midlife crisis Tweedy Dec 6 #25

Great... & he Owns TSF. Cha Dec 6 #26

Eloon is a straight up nazi. OverBurn Dec 6 #30

Of course he is. GoYouPackersGo Dec 6 #31

The shadow of apartheid South Africa in America. usonian Dec 6 #33

I saw him parading around the Capitol with his tiny child on his shoulders. yellow dahlia Dec 6 #34

Some video clips I've seen of his interactions with that child are very worrisome. highplainsdem Dec 7 #42

A meme he tweeted yesterday was a perfect example of what I said above, in reply 42: highplainsdem Dec 8 #43

it's hard to tell who is the more sick piece of shit Skittles Dec 7 #36

Musk's Efficiency Team Is A Joke DallasNE Dec 7 #38

Aside from the "shaped by apartheid" bit, that makes him no different from anyone else in this administration. Karasu Dec 7 #39