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Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by cwhiz »

NY, NJ, PA, CT, and MA have 53% of cases. It’s time to stop treating this like every state or region is in the same situation.

Edit: Some people apparently need to be reminded that Europe is a place. Individual countries are reopening as they see fit based on how they are handling the virus. It honestly is starting to feel like some people prefer the pain than the idea of safely reopening certain states and regions.

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by theboywho »

jmull wrote: post #17
fernandotakai wrote: post #13

wow, that's... bonkers. i wonder why the hell he's saying this kind of thing -- it's not like his companies are having issues due to covid-19 (afaik).

He aspires to be a populist demagogue. I have no doubt he'll be running for president one of these days. edit: I'm dumb, he can't run for president of the US.

You can't run for President in the US if you were not born in the US, even if you are American.

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by colejohnson66 »

Fjolsvith wrote: post #7
criddell wrote: post #2

What's the context of this tweet? Is he just trolling?

Perhaps its because of the violation of his company's employee's constitutional rights by local government.

I’m genuinely curious. I hear this “constitutional rights” line from many conservatives. What rights are being violated?

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by jjuel »

jmull wrote: post #17
fernandotakai wrote: post #13

wow, that's... bonkers. i wonder why the hell he's saying this kind of thing -- it's not like his companies are having issues due to covid-19 (afaik).

He aspires to be a populist demagogue. I have no doubt he'll be running for president one of these days. edit: I'm dumb, he can't run for president of the US.

He can never be President as he was born in South Africa.

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by dr_dshiv »

jinushaun wrote: post #15
criddell wrote: post #2

What's the context of this tweet? Is he just trolling?

The more Musk tweets, the further away he gets from the visionary with dreams of Mars and the closer he gets to Trump. I used to be a fan, but I’ve found it impossible to defend Musk in recent years.

I think the key is to allow enough intellectual diversity on the left so that someone like musk doesn't get pushed so easily into an outsider.

Being antirepublican, antiTrump and antilockdown is a valid position.

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by [deleted] »

jmull wrote: post #17
fernandotakai wrote: post #13

wow, that's... bonkers. i wonder why the hell he's saying this kind of thing -- it's not like his companies are having issues due to covid-19 (afaik).

He aspires to be a populist demagogue. I have no doubt he'll be running for president one of these days. edit: I'm dumb, he can't run for president of the US.

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Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by dr_dshiv »

colejohnson66 wrote: post #23
Fjolsvith wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps its because of the violation of his company's employee's constitutional rights by local government.

I’m genuinely curious. I hear this “constitutional rights” line from many conservatives. What rights are being violated?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

Re: Free America Now (@elonmusk)

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Post by ainar-g »

jmull wrote: post #17
fernandotakai wrote: post #13

wow, that's... bonkers. i wonder why the hell he's saying this kind of thing -- it's not like his companies are having issues due to covid-19 (afaik).

He aspires to be a populist demagogue. I have no doubt he'll be running for president one of these days. edit: I'm dumb, he can't run for president of the US.

If you mean the US, then he'd either need a consitutional amendment first or for the US to invade South Africa. Which are, considering that we live in the stupidest timeline, not impossible courses of events.
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