Posted on 11/20/2022 3:15:31 PM PST by nickcarraway
Jack White is the latest celebrity to have harsh words for Elon Musk following his recent acquisition of Twitter. White specifically took umbrage with his decision (via Twitter poll) to reinstate Donald Trump’s official account, which was suspended following the events of January 6. “So you gave trump his twitter platform back,” White wrote. “Absolutely disgusting, Elon. That is officially an asshole move.” White also deactivated Third Man Records’ Twitter acount.
“Why dont you be truthful? Tell it like it is; people like you and Joe Rogan (who gives platforms to liars like alex jones etc.),” White continued. “…you come into a ton of money, see the tax bill, despise paying your fair share, and then think moving to Texas and supporting whatever republican you can is going to help you keep more of your money.”
Here’s his full message:
So you gave trump his twitter platform back. Absolutely disgusting, Elon. That is officially an (deleted) move. Why dont you be truthful? Tell it like it is; people like you and Joe Rogan (who gives platforms to liars like alex jones etc.); you come into a ton of money, see the tax bill, despise paying your fair share, and then think moving to Texas and supporting whatever republican you can is going to help you keep more of your money. (How else could trump possibly interest you?) You intend to give platforms to known liars and wash your hands like pontius pilate and claim no responsibility? trump was removed from twitter because he incited violence multiple times, people died and were injured as a result of his lies and his ego, (let alone what his coup did to attempt to destroy democracy and our Capitol). And how about the division and the families broken apart from his rhetoric and what it did to this country That’s not “free speech” or “what the poll decided” or whatever nonsense you’re claiming it to be; this is straight up you trying to help a fascist have a platform so you can eventually get your tax breaks. I mean, how many more billions do you need that you have to risk democracy itself to obtain it?
You did a lot of amazing things with Tesla, Elon, and you deserve a lot of compliments in that department (i personally supported the hell out of that venture), but you’ve gone too far and are now using your power to promote horrible, violence inducing liars, who are taking the country and the world backwards and endangering the democracy that made you rich and successful in the first place. I am a believer in free speech, but for example i’m not about to let the KKK hold a rally at our record label’s performance stage. That’s one of the platforms we control and have a say in, it’s not town square operated by the government. And if i owned a gas station, i wouldn’t be selling the KKK gasoline to burn crosses either and then wash my hands as if i didn’t help facilitate hatred.
You took on a big responsibility with your purchase, and “free speech” isn’t some umbrella that protects you from that.
Who?
Who’s Jack White?
Can we force him off other platforms? He’s obviously a threat to others.
Never heard of him.
Jack White, Jack Black. Who can keep up with ‘celbrity’ these days?
I’ve never heard of Jack White and have no idea who decided that his opinion is important or why he is “a celerity.” Thus his opinion is meaningless to me.
A very talented rock and roll guitar player. He made some great music at one time.
His opinion sounds Jacked up
He is one of the two pimples appearing on Jimmy Page’s ass on “It might get Loud”.
Doesn't want to allow others to have free speech.
Someone who is afraid of the truth.
Someone who is afraid of more than his views being known.
So he is a has been that is a wanna be not a has been.
I’ve heard of Jack Black, also an a-hole, but I’ve never heard of this a-hole Jack White.
Oh, look...a celebutard. Yawn.
I read the whole thing...he’s obviously very devoted to watching msnbc...it’s a sickness!
Wow. Loved a lot of his music.
I had no idea he was so dumb.
WTF is Jack White and why should we care?
Who is Jack White????
Who’s Jack White?
Liberals are not big on freedom of thought.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.