06-06-2023, 12:03 PM
(06-06-2023, 11:40 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I'm not sure. I'm just saying if someone is willing to vote for Ron DeSantis, I think "right wing" is an accurate description of them. Even if you'd prefer "center right." I'm not using it pejoratively here.
I get what you're saying but it's an oversimplification, IMO. You may vote for DeSantis because you prefer him to the other viable candidates. It's not like you're voting for him over an Eisenhower. Let's be real about this, our candidates for POTUS have been a dumpster fire of late.
Quote:And spreading right wing rhetoric to his 140M+ followers with an affirmative note attached to it (something like "all parents should watch this") is, at the very least, very good for the right wing, politically. I don't know why he would do this unless he agreed with the documentary which holds deeply rooted right wing beliefs in it.
My understanding is he has an estranged child who has recently come out as trans, so this may be more personal for him than political. Again, I haven't seen the film in question so I can't comment further in that regard.
(06-06-2023, 11:41 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I am just basing this on what I have seen of him. I have seen countless examples of him working to silence his critics, whether it be the social media suspensions or firing people that challenge him from within his companies. This has been my impression of Musk for a long time as I have never been a Musk fan. I've always seen him as a spoiled rich guy who takes advantage of the work of others but just has the money and business savvy to make things happen. He is far more like Edison than Tesla.
I will absolutely state you have never been a fan of his, so major points for consistency. You would have to admit though that the vast majority of his current detractors are exactly as I have previously described. I've never seen a person so fawned over by the press become a Bond villain in such short order. As to your last point, I have heard wildly differing versions of his role in the success of Tesla, SpaceX and PayPal. So it's hard to know what to believe in that regard. Even if you are 100% correct it means he has a major eye for talent and good ideas, which is a major skill in itself. At the very least he seems much more human then other billionaires like Gates and Bezos. Not exactly a high bar to hurtle, I know.
