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by sjsdaiuasgdia 37 days ago
> Here's a test: Given the opportunity to kill Elon, you probably would. Given that you think Elon is a sociopath or evil incarnate.

I'm generally against the death penalty. I'd be fine with just stripping him of his wealth and locking him in prison for the rest of his life. He doesn't need to die, but it would be good to minimize/eliminate his influence on the world.

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Right so basically the next worst thing before death.

Man people really are stupid

Great crimes demand significant punishment.
Delusional people see crimes where no crimes exist.
The destruction of the last vestiges of rule of law in the United States, an act in which Musk played a substantial role, unfortunately means he will likely not be prosecuted - but make no mistake, he has committed many crimes.

And now that we are living in a lawless nation, we will all get to see how bad an idea that is.

The US is a lawless nation lol? Talk about delusion.
The president is using the DoJ to represent him in a civil appeal.

The president is creating a slush fund to pay off people who acted violently on his behalf.

The president has declared himself and his family immune from IRS investigation indefinitely.

The president is selling pardons.

The president is running influence schemes in the form of crypto sales and ballroom "donations".

The president is at a minimum enabling the people who are playing the markets (traditional and these new prediction atrocities) in advance of his on again / off again announcements about Iran, tariffs, etc. It's not out of the question that he approves of the activity and/or receives benefits himself.

The president uses mob tactics. Tariffs and DoJ threats are used to run protection rackets. Play along, pay up, and you can make your problems go away. For a bit. They'll be back later and they'll want more.

We are drowning in corruption.

"rules for thee, not for me"