How Elon Musk exploited MAGA for gain
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How Elon Musk exploited MAGA for gain

Joe Walsh
Mar 21
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This is the second in our three-part series on Elon Musk. Everyone—especially those who believe Musk is acting on their behalf—should read this piece. I encourage you to share it with the Trump supporters in your life. No one needs to see it more.

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At the Social Contract, our ultimate goal is to repair the broken social contract in America by speaking with one another and listening to one another again. I believe two things about this current moment that give credence to that mission. First, while I am unapologetically anti-Trump, I am not anti-Trump voter, because I understand and empathize with the day-to-day concerns of many of the people who voted for him. It’s the world I come from. Second, I also believe that, as Americans, we should have each others’ backs, even when we disagree politically.

That is the point of this series about Elon Musk. Because the truth is, he doesn’t have any of our backs...

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