Dear Conservatives, Elon Musk is Not Your Friend: He is a climate change radical who partners with the government at every turn to enrich himself

American Thinker ^ | 12/28/2021 | Bode Lang

[SeekAndFind]

Conservatives have enjoyed Elon Musk's behavior in recent weeks, blasting Elizabeth Warren, opposing lockdowns, and insulting CNN, but the giddiness spewing from conservatives about Musk is foolish.

To those embracing Elon Musk's political conversion, remember that Musk has been one of the most prominent advocates of the continuous scam known as climate change.  Like Bill Gates and Al Gore, Musk is an extremely wealthy man who fattens his own pockets through propagating climate change.  And like those other rich guys, Musk doesn't refrain from using private jets to fly around the world to save it.

In 2018, Elon Musk reportedly donated $6 Million to the Sierra Club while writing, "Thank you for fighting climate change. This affects every living creature on earth."  Once merely an environmental advocacy group, the Sierra Club has since evolved to promote other left-wing issues from pushing for mass immigration and abortion. 

Musk also has no reservations about whispering sweet-nothings to communists by praising China as "more responsible" than the U.S. and said that Chinese government officials could "possibly" be "more responsible" for their citizen's happiness than America is.

In May, Musk tweeted a call for a Carbon Tax and spoke with the Biden administration about implementing it.  Musk demanding the government to take money from taxpayers should come as no surprise because Musk's companies received at least $4.9 billion in government subsidies – as of 2015!  Therein lies perhaps Musk's most incredible skill: enriching himself with the government's help. 

While government subsidies are not exclusive to one industry, what sets Elon Musk apart is not only his ability to exploit taxpayers but to use government guns to extort his competitors through "regulatory credits."

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The common thread running through Musk's business ventures is that the government is always his biggest client, and he knows how to sell them. Being the cunning salesman that he is, when Musk needs cash, he opens new locations or moves the business – receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds to do so. When his businesses flounder, he shifts the conversation to one of his other ventures. To his credit, Musk might be the greatest salesman of a generation. How else can someone fund an empire through government coercion and taxpayer money while retaining universal respect and adoration?

Elon Musk is a climate change radical who partners with the government at every turn to enrich himself. Conservatives like Texas governor Greg Abbot shouldn't celebrate the arrival of Tesla and Musk to Texas because he will be coming for the pocketbooks of Texans in no time.

My suggestion is to refrain from gushing over Musk's recent political conversion. Musk is opportunist, and opportunism is a hallmark of the left. He seized the opportunity to make a fortune off climate change, and he's successfully done that. When the COVID insanity ends, climate change is on deck as the weapon of choice that the government will leverage to hijack your freedom. When that happens, Elon Musk will not be on your side.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Don’t worry about Musk. The Chinese will kill him when one of his satellites hits one of theirs.

[Artemis Webb]

I never said he was my friend. But I still think SpaceX is pretty cool.

[qwerty1234]

Yep, biggest welfare queen in the history of the country. but none-the-less, his fan-bois will be here momentarily to defend him; no matter what he does.

[Vermont Lt]

He is a petulant rich kid. But he’s not stupid. If you listen and watch, everything he does is with him in mind. I don’t know why—after all these years—anyone expects him to do anything else.

Elon is not the problem. Everyone listening to him is the problem.

[brownsfan]

Elon Musk is an independent thinker. Just because I don’t always agree with him, doesn’t mean I don’t respect him.

[Tell It Right]

I like SpaceX as an alternative to other space suppliers. Competition is always good.

The problem with Musk is that Tesla is about using gubment regulations to destroy competition. And his "zero pollution" claim is a joke phrase to excuse having government officials confiscate wealth from his competitors and hand it to him.

Ironically, I'm thinking about getting an EV whenever I have to replace one of our two gas cars, and I'm one of the few who put solar onto my house. Yet, I hate how the Dims force "green energy" as a one-size-fits-all "solution" to fight their invisible climate catastrophe dragon.

[SmokingJoe]

The common thread running through Musk's business ventures is that the government is always his biggest client, and he knows how to sell them.

So tell us, just how much government cash did Zip2, X.com and PayPal (Musk's first 3 companies that he foundedc in America) receive from any government?

[Paal Gulli]

Elon Musk: ‘I Am a Socialist’

[EEGator]

Yes, he’s so much worse for our country than all the ghetto retards.

I mean, when has he accomplished anything?…
Turning down free money is a poor business plan.

[SmokingJoe]

Yep, biggest welfare queen in the history of the country. but none-the-less,

Elon Musk just paid a massive $11 Billion in taxes this year alone, the highest ever paid by any American in history.
So tell me, how many “welfare queens” have ever paid even one billion dollars in taxes? Ever?

[Blueflag]

He is an opportunist, less so a welfare queen.

His overall actions prevent him from being canceled due to his dismissal of wokeism.

[SmokingJoe]

Yeah right!

[fireman15]

I never said he was my friend. But I still think SpaceX is pretty cool.

I think that it is impressive that he got out of South Africa before it was turned into a living hell and then became the richest man in the world through his own foresight, intuition, perseverance and salesmanship. He is an American success story. It is too bad that much of his success is due to the funneling of taxpayer funds his direction. But it seems like more than just being at the right place at the right time.

He didn't start out with all the connections and support that one of the previous richest men in the world such as Bill Gates had. He basically was a refugee.

[Hojczyk]

Read Lift Off...the guy is a hands on boss and knows whats going on...Started Space X with his own money 30 million...if the government is going to give you money take it...at least he built something..not like ethanol

[Sooth2222]

He's not my friend (I've never met the guy) but he's amusing enough to listen to.

(Also, building a 4-door sedan that does 0-60 in 2 seconds is a cooler thing than any politician has ever done in my lifetime.)

[qwerty1234]

>>Yes, he’s so much worse for our country than all the ghetto retards.

Just as predicted - right on cue - the fanbois have arrived to defend their idol.

[MinorityRepublican]

That’s what I’m thinking. He saw an opportunity because all the governments are moving toward adopting EVs. In a couple of years, we will no longer be able to purchase gasoline. We’ll be allowed to keep our old cars but we would have no gas to buy? We’re SOL. Elon Musk simply saw the future.

[Edward Teach]

Perhaps he isn’t my friend.
However right now he is the enemy of a number of my enemies.

[StAnDeliver]

"When the COVID insanity ends, climate change AMNESTY is on deck as the weapon of choice that the government will leverage to hijack your freedom."

You are a special kind of stupid. When AMNESTY passes the GOP House and Senate, you would suck a fart out of a subway seat for a seat on the first manned trip to Mars with Musk at the controls. Kiss the ring!