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Elon Musk responds with 'laughing emojis' to stories of workers' lives he's ruined: report
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My mom is a lifetime Republicsn who up until last year was on a pure reactionary right feed on Facebook. She's basically turned 180° in just the last few months, and while it started with her immediate gut-level dislike for Vance, it was driven home by her imnediate, gut-level dislike for Musk. It's now expanded out to criticizing (and laughing at) Trump and the rest of the would-be oligarchs, and she's moved from Facebook to Reddit and is already trying to decide which Democrats she's going to vote for.
And while it actually started with Vance, it was almost entirely Musk (or as she referred to him for quite a while - "What's his name - the asshole co-president") who accomplished the most to drive her away from the party she'd supported her entire life.
And I assume she's far from alone.
Have you thanked JD Vance even once for nudging your mum onto a slightly more sane trajectory?
It's tempting - it would be greatvto be able to say something like, "I just want to thank you for being such an insufferable asshole that you were the catalyst that started the process that ended with my mom becoming a Democrat."
But I assume it would be lost on him. Like both Trump and Musk, I assume he's determinedly oblivious to the fact that he's an asshole
She'll be permanently banned from Reddit for criticizing Musk. Trust me. They're cleaning house. Because they're cunts, and Spez is a little bitch.
Maybe by then we can welcome her here!
I wonder what that feels like. I mean it's good for your mom and everyone around her, but is she looking back thinking that she shoul've known better or does she think republicans devolved since this year? I'm still so disgusted to just think about the time Musk was in a super hero movie, portraying him as basically the closest thing to Tony Stark.
Or when he build that shitty submarine to save these children. The tweet that said: Please Mr. Musk, you are the closest thing to Tony Stark that we have, please help these children... That shit still haunts me.
Are you sure she’s just not going to vote for the next Charismatic Republican that strikes her fancy, do you think she really understands. It sounds like she’s just going off a gut feeling, which is helpful but not healthy in the long-term