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Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Try to Woo Back Elon Musk (jacobin.com)

submitted 4 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?

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[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I vote that we actually send him to Mars. He gets his dream and I get mine.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Besides, when he said he wants to die on Mars "but not on impact", he neglected to rule out hunger, thirst, and exposure!

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Send him with a potato and a bag of miracle gro. Matt Damon figured it out. I'm sure he'll be fine.