I too find much to admire in Musk’s business ventures and some to admire in some of his stated goals for DODGE. But it’s whitewashing him to say or imply that the problems with what he’s doing are limited to his giving a sort of tacit endorsement of other, anti-freedom things the administration is doing that he’s not himself involved with. In some of his actions with DOGE and in much of his political advocacy he’s directly contributing to a regime of capricious exercise of executive power and contempt for facts that is inimical to rule of law and so to feedom.
I have always stressed with my socialist friends that I am pro market not pro businessman, as Dr. Friedman would argue. Who do you think are the ones going to congress asking for favorable treatment?
You were right the first time when you sneered at him, Deirdre. He is no free speech hero. Not on Brazil. Not on anything else. Here is an indepth look at what happened in Brazil with the judge by a Brazilian classical liberal: https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/musk-has-defended-his-right-wing?r=6jqoy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
And here is The UnPopulist's look at his record on free speech. The man is a menace and as his illegal takeover of the US gov shows, completely corrupt and autocratic. https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/elon-musks-statist-road-to-free-speech?r=6jqoy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
I too find much to admire in Musk’s business ventures and some to admire in some of his stated goals for DODGE. But it’s whitewashing him to say or imply that the problems with what he’s doing are limited to his giving a sort of tacit endorsement of other, anti-freedom things the administration is doing that he’s not himself involved with. In some of his actions with DOGE and in much of his political advocacy he’s directly contributing to a regime of capricious exercise of executive power and contempt for facts that is inimical to rule of law and so to feedom.
Why is musk interested in the Italian magistrates? He may be unique as a businessman but he seems not to know the basic principles of democracy.
I have always stressed with my socialist friends that I am pro market not pro businessman, as Dr. Friedman would argue. Who do you think are the ones going to congress asking for favorable treatment?
I don't you need to worry about Musk having anti-liberal ideas. That would imply doubt in the matter.
https://www.muskwatch.com/p/how-do-you-explain-trumps-abrupt
https://www.mind-war.com/p/musk-making-antisemitism-great-again
https://www.persuasion.community/p/elon-musk-and-the-decline-of-western