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His views only partly align with conservatism and Republicanism (note that Peter Thiel identifies as a republican but is gay). There is a subset of the Republican party that thinks climate change is real and that we should prepare for it, not deny it, and sees sustainable energy as a desirable goal.

It's hard to understand Elon's politics without considering libertarianism, singularitism, technocracy, demagoguery, and populism.