Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Elon Musk: Taking over Twitter had to be done... It was "Civilizational"
Twitter/X ^ | April 27 | Elon Musk

Posted on 04/27/2024 5:00:42 PM PDT by RandFan

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last
1 min Clip @ Link.

It's interesting he puts it in those terms. He's saying it HAD to be done because everywhere online was being censored and he felt someone had to "break ranks" and unless they did so it would be a huge danger.

Do you agree with him ??

1 posted on 04/27/2024 5:00:42 PM PDT by RandFan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: RandFan
He is absolutely correct. We were well on our way to fascistic totalitarianism, with our tech overlords in cahoots with the governments of the world.

We are not out of that trap yet, but it isn't locked.

2 posted on 04/27/2024 5:14:04 PM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

Musk was not wrong.


3 posted on 04/27/2024 5:14:43 PM PDT by Paladin2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan
Have to admire Musk's bravery. You see how Trump is universally hated 24/7 on the Lamestream media. He had to know that he would be treated the same once he opened up Twitter to free speech.

That same media loved Musk a mere 10 years ago. I remember some tv special on PBS around 2016 about colonizing Mars and he was in almost every single episode with short clips being shown of him commenting about how to get there along with other famous 'brainiacs.' He could do no wrong back then.

4 posted on 04/27/2024 5:16:24 PM PDT by HandBasketHell
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

A very specific example of what he did: around the beginning when Elon took over Twitter he had a back and forth with a new England dem senator . Elon asked the senator why he was wearing a mask in his profile pic as it was when things had died down a bit. That was the first anti-mask post I’d ever seen as far as I remember. That’s when I knew jack dorsey was gone.


5 posted on 04/27/2024 5:18:29 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2024)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

They are gonna kill him and Trump. Mark my words. Not kidding.


6 posted on 04/27/2024 5:18:41 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: marktwain

It was a pretty bleak period and if I recall FR was moving hosts too and trying to stay one step ahead of the (emboldened) enemy.


7 posted on 04/27/2024 5:19:34 PM PDT by RandFan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: toddausauras

Oh yes... The digital equivalent of looking over you shoulder or watching what you constantly said.

I never used to comment much on twitter before Musk took over knowing how bad it was.


8 posted on 04/27/2024 5:25:04 PM PDT by RandFan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

Yes, I agree with him. Twitter was a critical link for the left in censoring information in order to put Biden in the White Houae. Their rigging of the election was a multi prong approach including corrupt local election officials, mail in voting, ballot box stuffing, biased MSM, censorship of the internet, etc. They pretty much controlled every avenue of information available to Americans, that had to be broken if we’re ever going to have a free election again. I’m just glad there was someone like Musk with enough money and balls to take it on.


9 posted on 04/27/2024 5:31:28 PM PDT by GaryCrow
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

100% - look at the liberal outrage surrounding him doing this…. Tells you all you need to know


10 posted on 04/27/2024 5:37:04 PM PDT by MrRelevant
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

Doing so was historical.


11 posted on 04/27/2024 5:47:25 PM PDT by bigbob
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

I do.


12 posted on 04/27/2024 5:48:14 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Islam has NO place in a Christian society.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

The moment he did this, it was obvious why and he became a hero to me. He risked significant wealth and his very life just for the chance (no guarantee, you knew they would do their best to destabilize / de-platform X) to create an uncensored platform.


13 posted on 04/27/2024 5:49:05 PM PDT by LambSlave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: waterhill

I’m making a mark....you will be wrong.


14 posted on 04/27/2024 5:50:20 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Islam has NO place in a Christian society.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: marktwain
We are not out of that trap yet, but it isn't locked.

The next thing Elon Musk needs to do is to make a short video hosting service app just like TikTok.

So in a year, if TikTok gets banned, we can all go over to X version of TikTok.

We all know that Zuckerberg is a tool of the Deep State

15 posted on 04/27/2024 5:51:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: GaryCrow
Twitter was a critical link for the left in censoring information in order to put Biden in the White Houae.

They censored the story by New York Post on Hunter Biden.

Now that was election interference.

16 posted on 04/27/2024 5:53:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: MrRelevant

Musk is SPOT ON!! Thank God he stepped in!!


17 posted on 04/27/2024 5:53:38 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: RandFan
Do you agree with him ??

You don't ?? (sic)

18 posted on 04/27/2024 5:55:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Matt Tiabi’s Twitter Files work shows blatant govt interference ..


19 posted on 04/27/2024 6:00:50 PM PDT by OldHarbor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: RandFan

If Space X wasn’t lifting the bulk of the Pentagon’s toys into orbit Musk would have been crushed like a bug. You can imagine how many high level FIB and CIA meetings have taken place where he was the prime subject.


20 posted on 04/27/2024 6:05:09 PM PDT by Antioch (A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished -Friedrich Schi)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson