Elon Musk is now going full MAGA

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Anonymous wrote:Is he purposely trying to tank TSLA stock?

I'd be sh#tting bricks if I was a TSLA shareholder. His customer base is not MAGA and he has no real product that would appeal to the MAGA base.

We are. And to be fair, Elon has always been a Republican, and I and others did not care. He lied in that tweet when he said he was a Democrat voter. He has now just become full MAGA, and that is not working well for me as a shareholder. I am trying to find my exit plan before he incurs more damage to the stock

What is his brand strategy with this maga stuff? It alienates huge swaths of the market. Why is he doing that to tesla?

I'm not going to comment on the impact on TSLA, because I don't really understand that aspect.

But with respect to his personal brand, which he obviously does a lot to cultivate, it makes perfect sense. Trump demonstrated that divisiveness works as long as the people you appeal to absolutely love you. Musk basically has a personal cult. There are the extreme fanbois to whom he can do no wrong. Then there is another group, and I have friends in this category, that are so blinded by the things he's done that they like (e.g. reinvigorate the EV market) that they will justify every horrible thing that he says/does.

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His entire being and company are swathed in ironies.


1. investigated for pollution in CA
2. investigated for racism and unfair labor practices
3. paid fines in Germany for illegal business practices

I don't know why he was ever a liberal to begin with. He clearly hates any type of business regulation, even those that protect workers and the environment. This is a man who got into this business purely to impress a woman. I'm not sure what was ever "liberal" about him.

Because Republicans and GOP have absolutely sh#t on EVs and anything perceived to be "green" for the longest time in their slavish devotion to the Big Oil companies that fund the Republican party.

Obama's EV federal vehicle credit in 2012 turbo-charged Tesla's growth. He owes the company's success to Democratic policies. Republicans were never going to give EVs those tax credits.

Also, the advanced vehicle technology loan program helped Tesla buy the Nummi plant in Fremont. They literally would not have had a factory without the Democratic policies that Republicans sought to undermine and positioned as taxpayer waste.

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Anonymous wrote:Did any liberal ever thought Elon was a liberal?

This liberal did not.
Also, this:

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Follow the money folks….

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Anonymous wrote:Did any liberal ever thought Elon was a liberal?

I never thought about his politics. He’s a dumb tech bro. I also have never gotten along with white South Africans.

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Of course he pivots to Republican Party when it comes out he is a sexual predator lol

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How many of you think this meme he posted is sexist and is tone-deaf when news dropped about his sexual harassment hit media...

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Anonymous wrote:Of course he pivots to Republican Party when it comes out he is a sexual predator lol

ding ding ding

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Anonymous wrote:Of course he pivots to Republican Party when it comes out he is a sexual predator lol

ding ding ding

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I’m sure this had nothing to do with Musk moving his headquarters from California to Texas.

“California, where SpaceX is headquartered, no longer permits companies to require non-disclosure clauses in agreements like the one the attendant signed. Just months after her settlement in 2018, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the "Stand Against Non-Disclosure Act," which bars the use of NDAs going forward in settlements involving sexual harassment, discrimination, or assault unless they are requested by the plaintiff.”

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure this had nothing to do with Musk moving his headquarters from California to Texas.

“California, where SpaceX is headquartered, no longer permits companies to require non-disclosure clauses in agreements like the one the attendant signed. Just months after her settlement in 2018, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the "Stand Against Non-Disclosure Act," which bars the use of NDAs going forward in settlements involving sexual harassment, discrimination, or assault unless they are requested by the plaintiff.”

It had more to do with the record-setting taxes he owed on maturing stock options. He owed billions in federal taxes. California would’ve taken something like 13% vs Texas at 0%. He saved himself hundreds of millions of dollars with that move.

He sold something like 5 houses in California to claim bona fide TX residency. It was a tax play.

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Elon is contributing more to society than just about anyone in the last 50+ years.

Lol to the wacktivists bent on taking him down.

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Anonymous wrote:Elon is contributing more to society than just about anyone in the last 50+ years.

Lol to the wacktivists bent on taking him down.

+1. He's easily the most consequential inventor of our lifetime.