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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.

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 112 points 2 years ago

I don't want you dead, Elon. I want you to be penniless and without anyone willing to loan you money anymore.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years ago

I don't want you dead, Elon.

Let's not be hasty, now.

[-] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago

Nah, they're right. Dead people can't suffer.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

While he certainly deserves to suffer proportional to the suffering he's causing, top priority is stop him from causing more - if that means he ends up taking a bullet in a manner that renders him incapable of processing what's happening, I'll still count that as a good start.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Can’t we have both?

I want Squirrel Girl to mob him with 1000s of squirrels, dragging him from wherever he is to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, then dangle him by whatever nuts he’s got on him.

Then I’ll be happy.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I mean, no amount of torture will ever be proportional to the amount of suffering he's caused, so, if the opportunity presents to make his death excruciating, then by all means: my point is simply that all that takes the back burner to stopping him from damaging our country/planet.

Stop him at any cost; use him as an opportunity to send a warning to other oligarchs if able.

[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago

Personally, I would prefer the squirrels to treat him like roadkill. They can start with his precious nuts and work their way up.

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

While he certainly deserves to suffer proportional to the suffering he’s causing

Even Abu Gharib would struggle to do that. The scale of influence billionaires have is insane.

[-] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I don't care if he's dead or not. I just never want to have to hear that stupid Twitter guy say another word. I'm at the point where a single sentence from him makes me cringe enough to throw my phone across the room. Dead or irrelevant makes no difference to me. Just wish he was gone. Go to Mars already idiot.

[-] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Speak for yourself.

I don't care what happens to him as long as I no longer have to hear about him.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You'll be heading about him for a long time. I mean Hitler is still taught about today as far as I know.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah if he's dead, how will we revel in his failures?

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago
[-] helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I remember about twenty years or so ago there was a tiny plaque in there parking lot the Soviets built over the fürerbunker. It gave me great calmness to pee there, against the sign

Now it's a bus stop. So current and future generations are deprived of this simple connection with their anti-fascist ancestors.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

I want him to blast off on a self funded one way trip to Mars with his closest friends. Then televise him and friends trying to create a Mars society. It would be better than any reality show produced yet.

[-] fake_meows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

What odds are they giving for "shitty rocket accidentally blows up on launch"?

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago
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