America, It's Time to Dump Elon Musk

[Jilly_in_VA]

David Rothkopf

Starlink, Space X, Tesla and X are economic and political vehicles created not just to enrich but to empower their owner Elon Musk—an ignorant narcissist who supports America’s enemies and anti-democratic worldviews. Supporting Musk’s companies in any way aids him and the toxic movement he is helping to lead; to do so is anti-American, dangerous to our allies and destructive to our institutions and values.

So as Musk uses his power with President Donald Trump and within this administration to advance his personal agenda, those who oppose that agenda must view acting against the interests of those companies as fair political game.

(This is also true, of course, of Trump’s companies and the businesses of his other closest supporters, because those enterprises produce the wealth that they have used to gain power.)

Ultimately, to reclaim democracy in the United States we must recognize it has been undermined by the actions of authoritarian extremists promoting a minority-rule agenda. We must reckon with the fact that certain companies and financial institutions have become politically weaponized against us—and we must act accordingly. Our values may and should constrain how we do so. But one thing is clear, failing to acknowledge the role they play is a mistake.

We the people have every right and indeed, the obligation, to use the power of the marketplace to express our views. It is time we did so.

In fact, I do not understand why there is not a permanent series of protests around every Tesla dealership or Starlink facility. Musk has invited this. His boards of directors have tacitly approved it. They have chosen sides against us and what we value.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-its-time-to-dump-elon-musk

Dump him and deport him!

[Frasier Balzov]

1. DJT and TSLA shares both continuing to sink.

These are what I would call a market-sentiment way to judge the tide of opinion.