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Elon Musk said he is starting a new political party, which he dubbed the 'America Party' in a post on X Saturday.

Musk was born in South Africa but obtained his citizenship in 2002. He took an increasingly prominent role in politics through his partnership with Donald Trump during the 2024 U.S. presidential cycle, pumping money into the Republican's campaign and utilizing his social media platform, X, to promote him.

However, Musk and Trump had a very public fall out after the tech mogul departed the federal government. While Musk has walked back some of his more outrageous allegations and attacks, he has persisted with the idea that the U.S. needs a new political party.

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[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We don't need the answer. We need a leader.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem is that with any type of FPTP system, any compelling leader outside the existing power structure will produce the opposite effect as their stated policies are.

Something like Bernie Sanders trying to drag the Democrats over to some kind of human policy matrix is actually a realistic possibility, but it's definitely an uphill battle... but there is plenty of precedent on the right for a successful leader just hijacking and overriding the existing power structure and taking it in his own direction, it's definitely possible.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you want people to out vote Republicans you need someone to lead them. And lead the other Democrat politicians.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 23 hours ago

Democrat politicians

Enhance

We need a leader

Enhance

[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Leader is subjective. Trump is a “leader.”

We do not need another Trump.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is there anything else you can infer from my comment?

[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s actually the words you used.

“We need a leader”

Quite subjective.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No. You lack the ability to make very basic contextual inferences.

[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Hah. Okay, explain or I’m right. 😂

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for proving me right. ✌️

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Explaining a point by not explaining a point is explaining a point.

Got it 👍

You win, kiddo. 🥹

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago (1 children)

Scroll up. Read again. Slower. Maybe a couple of times...

Got it 👍

You really don't.

[–] madlian@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 minutes ago

I don’t need an answer, I any a leader. 🤡