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Ok, I Kind of Respect....Elon Musk?

I hate that I’m even writing this.

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Ben Cohen
Jul 02, 2025
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by Ben Cohen

Before you grab the pitchforks, hear me out. I’ve written extensively about the insidious effect Elon Musk has had on American politics. I hold him more accountable than anyone else for getting Trump re-elected in 2024 through one of the most toxic mass psyops in human history.

Musk weaponized Twitter to rehabilitate Trump image in the wake of the Jan. 6th riots, and he spent hours every day spreading disgusting right wing conspiracy theories and dangerous disinformation. He radicalized millions of Americans through his rabid fear mongering about child mutilating, open border loving, libtards in the Deep State, and he sold Trump as the singular solution.

Musk’s early role in Trump’s administration was equally toxic. His ‘DOGE’ project decimated the federal government, caused pain and suffering to hundreds of thousands of workers, and killed upwards of 300,000 people (most of them children) by destroying USaid. DOGE basically achieved nothing other than misery for American…

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