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Elon Musk claimed Sunday that electing former President Donald Trump in November is the “only way” to save the country from the tyranny of Democrats and illegal migrants.

The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla, and X CEO claimed the Democratic Party would naturalize enough non-citizens as voters during a Kamala Harris presidency to turn the US into a “one-party state.”


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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I love this petty fatalism, like more immigrants voting is the apocalypse and the Republic Party can't possibly just... accommodate that? And adapt?

Same with a 51st state.

If they don't like it, well, they can lose more elections.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah yes, pesky immigrants not voting for Musk's favorite candidate

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I'm a foreigner NOT living in the US, so my opinions may or may not be valid, idk:

Musk, asshole as he may be, is an example of something that's always been going on in the US:

Immigrants come there looking for better lives, work hard, and many lead exceptional lives. The US has always benefitted from this, and it's a key reason for its' economic dominance over the last hundred-ish years.

However, he wants to close the door after him because other people improving their lives scares him. And people voting for slightly more humane conditions scares him too. Think about it, he'll have fewer billions added to his net worth if he has to treat his employees like people.

He's simultaneously a symbol of everything that's amazing about the US and also of everything that is horrible about it.