The Trumpification of Elon Musk
The relentless attacks on Elon Musk since he purchased Twitter should be familiar to most Americans. It’s exactly what Democrats and their media and corporate allies did to demonize Donald Trump.
The McCarthyite formula is simple: Claim you are defending high-minded principles (Democracy! The rule of law! Civil discourse!) to justify efforts to delegitimize someone you’ve identified as a political opponent.
Those events are well-known, but ponder them for a moment. This was a soft coup, a nonviolent version of Jan. 6 that was far more dangerous than the Capitol riot. The effort to remove a lawfully elected president was planned and orchestrated by officials at the highest level of government and the media.
The ongoing attacks against Musk are following the same playbook………..Musk’s enemies are casting him as a threat to the country because of his commitment to one of America’s most cherished freedoms………free speech!
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/12/01/ponder_the_treatment_of_musk_and_trump.html
The Dems are out to get him, so he curries favour with the Repubs. It’s smart, and it’s working. Hopefully, in the end, Twitter becomes a free speech zone. If it doesn’t, we will continue to develop alternatives.