• PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
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      I think the point is to use Republican talking points against him. Either they need to accept their points are bad, admit they’re racist, or disavow Musk.

      If they had any capacity for logic that is. We know they’ll just do mental gymnastics to rationalize it.

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    Because his ilk wants to end democracy. In a nondemocratic world, they could have succeeded at pushing AI onto everyone.

    • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
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      Show me one job that exists now because musk created it and I’ll show you a dozen that don’t because of him

      • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I mean I’m not defending him by any means but every time you have a talk with someone on the right about this is taxing the rich is bad because prices go up to compensate for the taxes, they leave the state which shuts down the factories and cuts all the jobs to go to a state where there’s less taxes and regulation.

        But like it’s kind of preaching to the choir here to say that we need to tax the rich and they won’t leave, if they leave then, good riddance.

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      Based on the lemmy crowd, I would guess that the downvotes are from people that don’t like when liberals try to attack hypocrisy like this. Even if only passively and for the sake of trying to turn it against Musk, it accepts a right wing framing that isn’t worth the mild insult.