Everything these days is polarized on a one-dimensional axis. Musk does electric cars and solar, so he's an environmentalist, thus a leftie, and thus their enemy. He also left some Trump advisory council a while back.
Correct, this is an identity politics and team membership controversy, not rooted in good policy.
A good parallel would be boycotts of Hobby Lobby due to ideological differences with its ownership. The fundamentals of the business are at worst benign. (I am not making a statement in support of the viewpoints espoused by the Hobby Lobby ownership).
SpaceX is a public good since it saves hundreds of millions of tax dollars, so this is unfortunate.
A good parallel would be boycotts of Hobby Lobby due to ideological differences with its ownership. The fundamentals of the business are at worst benign. (I am not making a statement in support of the viewpoints espoused by the Hobby Lobby ownership).
SpaceX is a public good since it saves hundreds of millions of tax dollars, so this is unfortunate.