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The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right

In the period immediately after Musk’s messy departure from the White House, the Tesla CEO repeatedly suggested that he was done with politics. Investors who had pushed him to refocus on his businesses were delighted. Tesla’s stock rose. The months since, however, have proved that Musk has failed to abandon his political preoccupations. He has done the opposite, veering further into election conspiracies and extreme anti-immigration views.

Musk’s political endeavors since leaving the Trump administration have included leveraging his social media platform as a pulpit to influence New York City’s mayoral race and creating an AI-generated, rightwing knockoff of Wikipedia. In interviews, he has said there is a “homeless industrial complex” of nonprofits ruining California and complained that “it should be okay to have white pride”. On X, he proclaimed that the UK would fall into civil war and western civilization would collapse.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

So how's it going with that political party of yours Musk?
Or was it just vaporware just like FSD, hyperloop, solar tiles, Optimus and Starshit manned mission to Mars 2024.
The man is a manic maniac. 🤣🤣🤣

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 14 points 3 weeks ago

I really wanted the photovoltaic slate roof tiles, man. 6 or so years ago.. like half a year before he accused some dude of being a pedophile when they pointed out his submersible idea for the trapped kid in the flooded cave was fuckin stupid. twas about then that I realized he had full blown narcissistic personality disorder.

my point is the photos of the prototype of the PV slate roof tiles looked spectacular :(

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Did he really promise a manned mission to Mars in 2024?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In April 2011, during an interview with Wall Street Journal, Mr Musk was pressed to give a time frame as to when humans could land on Mars. “Best case, 10 years. Worst case, 15 to 20 years,” Mr Musk responded.

https://x.com/steinkobbe/status/1531381173901004801

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So still on track for worst of worst case!

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

If it weren't for worst case, musk wouldn't have any case at all.