Elon Musk Twitter

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(06-05-2023, 09:50 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Also, is Musk "right wing" now?  I remember when free speech was a liberal position.  I guess not anymore because it can be mean and scary and we need the government to protect us in a warm fuzzy blanket. 

I won't comment on the whole free speech issue because it's complex, but I think "Right wing" is an objectively accurate description of Elon Musk at this point.

He shared and endorsed a "documentary" from a far right talk show host that is basically just mindless transphobia (even if you do not believe trans women are women, that documentary is lazy in its execution and makes no effort to actually dissect the topic, instead just disingenuously asking people on the street as well as people in various fields of gender studies questions and then "humorously" glossing over their answers via sophomoric editing if they do not agree with his pre-established conclusion).

He also helped host Ron DeSantis's campaign launch announcement and says he'd vote for him in the election if he were to run against Biden.

I am not making a moral judgement on the second item, it's just Musk declaring his political preference for a Republican from a state that is at the forefront of right wing culture war issues.