[TheOtherHobbes]

When the Soviet Union collapsed the US sent over "economic consultants" to steer what happened next towards "free markets."

What happened next is that various chancers marched into state institutions, usually with private security details made of low-grade armed thugs promoted from street crime, and said "This is ours now."

The US aristocracy saw this and apparently thought "Perfect - let's make that happen here too."

The fact there's been no significant state or media push back against Musk's takeovers is all anyone needs to know. The aim is a kleptocratic imperium drowning in gold, drugs, delusion, and corruption - which is exactly what Russia turned into.

[Muromec]

The best part is where the plant is still state property on paper, but operates at loss because it exports everything to a shell company in Austria who resells it at profit paid to the actual benefociary controller.

And if report on this, the president orders you to be behaded