Summary

Republicans’ efforts to portray Elon Musk as a MAGA martyr are failing, as his victim narrative struggles to resonate with conservative audiences.

Musk’s controversial statements and perceived elitism, including his complaints of being targeted by Democrats, have alienated even right-wing supporters.

Protests and vandalism against Tesla have damaged the brand, and Musk’s ties to Trump have hurt the Trump’s approval ratings, especially on economic issues.

Attempts to rally sympathy for Musk, including his emotional Fox News appearance, have largely backfired.

  • Retropunk64@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    No, he’s a traitor and definitely needs to be executed. The last time their was an attempted coup in the US by wealthy businessmen the traitors all went free. That bullshit needs to stop.

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          27 days ago

          Seize all his assets and put them into funds for universal health care, social security, WIC, etc. Then not to be cruel, provide him with food and shelter like you would any living creature; however to get to the food each day, he has to walk down a street that is lined with people who can jeer, boo, spit and laugh at him (but fenced off so not allowed to do any violence), and daily footage is streamed online for viewing by those unable to attend.

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        26 days ago

        crash his tesla stock, and he will pay tax on them. Make elon the freeloader of tax payer subsidies pay his taxes.

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      27 days ago

      A traitor to whom? South Africa? He seems to be doing a fine job for his country. More room on the global stage for them with Murca out of the picture.

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        27 days ago

        He’s legally a US citizen bro. You swear an oath of allegiance to the US when you are naturalized.

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          27 days ago

          Musk stated that his immigration path included “a gray area” regarding his work eligibility in Silicon Valley during his early career.

          I don’t even think he has a green card.