"If you ignore the staggering amount of human misery that I am directly and indirectly responsible for, and all the absolutely appalling things I advocate for, I've never done anything harmful."
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Elon Musk says he's shocked at the level of Tesla hate and vandalism happening: 'I've never done anything harmful'
(www.businessinsider.com)
Poor man meets rich man and they look at each other. Says the poor man, were I not poor, you'd not be rich!
- Berthold Brecht
Boycott them all.
The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy [for the rich.]
Only stochastic terrorism. A nazi salute here and there. Spreading some racism and queerphobia every now and then. Opening the sewer gates to let in all the nazis on his social media platform. Exploiting some labour in the third world for his personal gain. Buying out politicians and the press in the detriment of the people.
Other than that, yeah, he hasn't done anything harmful.
One would think the world's richest man could afford a mirror....
Social murder is murder, plaster-faced bitch.
You're a fucking neo-nazi who ruined the livelyhood of tens of thousands of people, many of them veterans who had served the county and became wounded in the process. All so you could set aside more of the US budget for kick backs to yourself and cronies.
People like him do harmful things and act like they're the most important people on Earth, but when the boomerang comes right back at them, they crawl around and cry that they did nothing wrong. PATHETIC.
I'm shocked at the number of open Nazis in American "leadership". And the number of unelected "officials" tearing up our government from the inside.
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Yeah, it's a conspiracy fuck-face. It's not like people are openly saying you suck, you're a leech, we're going to boycott the companies you're involved with and you're not wanted here. It's all a secret conspiracy. Pay no attention to the signs at very public protests.
Damn near everything he does is harmful.
Just another Conservative Victim™️.
Textbook example of narcissism.
Oh yes, so innocent. 🙄
I don't know which is scarier: Musk lying about this, or actually being so self-unaware he really doesn't know what an enormous shitbag he is.
I'm honestly curious what kind of bubble this guy lives in. Who the fuck does he talk to on a regular basis?
It might be a lot of yes men, and people who feed his ego. His personality could be just to cut out anyone who has any level of differing opinions. Maybe he actually believes this shit he says. Who the fuck knows.
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