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Does President-Elect Musk have too much power?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Sweet Lou 4 2, Dec 19, 2024.

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Does Elon Musk have too much power?

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  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Member

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    Simple question

    He can kill budget deals. Squash gov't departments. Even decide who survives as speak of the house or gets primaried because his "boss" is too inept to govern himself.
     
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    Blame the stupid and the wealthy for voting the conman back in and the ones that sat on their asses at home "protesting". The GOP owns the Supreme Court and Congress is scared shitless to go against either of them. Gotta love them checks and balances, I know Elon does.
     
  3. AroundTheWorld

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    Anyone seriously supportive of that 1,500 page bill that secretly contained all kinds of dodgy stuff? It's an old tactic, to package something everyone wants to happen with a lot of sneaky crap that nobody who is sane would want - and to pretend it is all of a sudden super urgent. He is right to point that out.
     
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  4. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Yeah because he doesn't want anything to fight against foreign propaganda since he runs a platform that is paid to spread foreign propaganda haha.
     
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  5. AroundTheWorld

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    Leftists are always wrong. End of story.

     
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    Leftists like @Major and @SamFisher have been predicting Elon Musk's demise for years. They said his businesses were failures, they said he would never buy Twitter...they said everyone would leave for pedo paradise "Bluesky"...now they are whining that he has too much power.

    Leftist tears...everywhere.
     
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    Is he one of those "unelected bureaucrats" I've heard so much about?
     
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    you have to pass the bill to find out what's in the bill

     
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  12. CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul

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    Good grief. Every day there is another genius thread by you woke clowns. I know it’s hard for you clowns to move on but you guys need to because it is good for your mental health. A man must accept his fate or be destroyed by it. You guys must accept that you all are a bunch of whiny losers and others are making fun of you if you don’t stop. I promise you the next 4 years will be gone so fast if you place your focus on a goal, a hobby, learning a new skill etc… .

    You’re welcome!
     
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  13. CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul

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    LOL
     
  14. Rocket River

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    I don't think Musk is a genius
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    I do think he is smarter than Trump
    I think he can definitely manipulate Trump into just about anything

    Rocket River
     
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    I'm not sure why right wingers think Musk or any other of the Trump billionaire club gives a sh*t about them, their worker's rights, their pay, safety, affordable healthcare, the air and water they breathe, or assistance when hurricanes or weather disasters strike, but they sure do love having billionaires in charge. They might be in for a big wakeup call in 3 years.
     
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    *Shadow President Musk
     
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    The dude said he wanted to cut social security and conservatives still like them. Please instead of making memes, why dont you dudes actually provide ANY arguments.

    Like its amazing to me that so many academics have come out against Trump, and yet conservatives still think they know more.

    Like what logical basis do you have for even thinking this is a good move by Musk?
     
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    It’s ironic how maga conspiracy theorists love to come up with theories about how billionaire Illuminati people are plotting to like kill off half of humanity for their perception of a greater good and to enrich themselves. Yet they love the idea of Elon Musk running the world and having complete control of the United States….

    Elon is like the one guy who has both the power and the delusion to actually pull of anything that is close to those doomsday scenarios they love to get worked up over.

    Putting him in charge of the country was maybe the dumbest thing that America has done and they did it fully knowing damn well it was going to happen. As dangerous as Trump is I think Elon has more potential to do harm than Trump.

    He does have more potential to do GOOD than Trump though but in terms of a risk assessment for the human race… that’s an easy call.
     
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    The “give me Trump over Kamala” takes are embarrassing
     
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    Elon's wealth certainly amplifies his influence, but his following is the bigger deal.

    George Soros can't move the needle with voters like Elon can.
     
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