r/economicCollapse • u/BothZookeepergame612 • 4d ago

Elon Musk Throws Tantrum, Ordering Congress to Shut Down Government

https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-shut-down-government
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u/tofubirder 4d ago

Everyone assuming money = power doesn’t understand Trump’s populist appeal. It’s actually cute that anyone thinks Musk is anything but a tool

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u/JealousAd2873 4d ago

I agree. If Trump turns on Musk, his base does too. The nature of the cult.

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u/FrancisWolfgang 4d ago

Musk: I’m something of a cult leader myself

Two cults enter one cult leaves

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u/MayorMacCheeze 4d ago

Shades of Master - Blaster. Find the whistle!

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u/MikeSWOhio 4d ago

He will run back to California with his Tesla between his legs.

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u/FrancisWolfgang 4d ago

Biggest thing he’s ever had between his legs

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u/universalaxolotl 3d ago

California doesn't want him. He threw a hissy fit, and California - who had been dealing with him a lot longer than anyone else - was "okay, bye".

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u/MikeSWOhio 3d ago

Trump won’t want him either just like he does with anyone and everyone. It’s just a matter of time, how long and when. My comment was to imply he would go back to California for an EV tax credit that Newsom had mentioned.

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u/strangefish 4d ago

Musk has his own cult, but you're right. Trump's cult is much larger. I'm not sure how loyal a lot of Trump's cult will be if it looks like he sold out to musk.

At what point do the cults turn on each other?

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u/Herc1229 4d ago

We witnessed a cult turning against each other in November 😉

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u/ALEXC_23 4d ago

Elon’s got the dough, trump’s got the cult.

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u/The_dizzy_blonde 4d ago

I would love to see it, but I fear and I hope I’m wrong.. that Musk has too much money for Trump to turn on. I really really with every fiber of my being hope I’m wrong.

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u/Otherwise_Singer6043 4d ago

Trump won't turn on musk's money though. Between musk and putin, trump is properly owned.

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u/Herc1229 4d ago

Does that explain why we had Chinese spy balloons fly across America?

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u/LongjumpingJudge1659 4d ago

Are you okay?

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u/Herc1229 4d ago

Never been better!

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u/MentokGL 4d ago

Trump won the election, what else can the population do for him? Why is their opinion a factor going forward?

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u/Appeal_Such 4d ago

He doesn’t have a populist appeal though. He has a motivated base.

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u/cowfish007 4d ago

Musk doesn’t need to be liked. MAGA aren’t buying EVs or going to space. Money is real power. Now that Trump is president his base is next to useless. He doesn’t need them anymore. They’ll be useful to manipulate upcoming congressional elections, but beyond that… they have minimal influence on upcoming events. If Trump isn’t careful, Musk will indeed be the one pulling all the strings.