Elon Musk tried to own the Libs with a chart and it went as well as you’d expect
Despite his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter not yet being finalised, Elon Musk has been acting as though he already owns the platform, with a series of very on-brand tweets.
He recently shared a cartoon by Colin Wright, which claims to illustrate a shift left in politics.
We wouldn’t have had Elon Musk is a misunderstood Centrist Dad on our 2022 bingo cards, but life sometimes takes a turn.
It got the reception it deserved.
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This is a cutting edge thinker? Sounds like every other white age 50+ gasbag who isn’t particularly bothered by white age 50+ gasbags attacking the Capitol, reproductive rights, civil rights, voting rights, the poor and unhoused, etc., because none of it threatens him https://t.co/pEDLxpTQaW
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) April 28, 2022
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In 2008 John McCain was Republican leader.
By 2021, Republican leaders had called McCain a traitor, and been involved in organising the storming of the Capitol Building in an attempted coup.
Elon Musk doesn't seem to have noticed. https://t.co/CJxTFM3qYT
— Russ Jones (@RussInCheshire) April 28, 2022
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Well it’s clear whose side he’s on isn’t it https://t.co/UhFbcJ66AO
— marcus 🇧🇧 (@marcusjdl) April 28, 2022
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This is honestly how a lot of "centrists" think. They were shoved unwillingly into right-wing views by an imaginary group of PC lunatics.
How about: Take responsibility for your own shitty opinions. https://t.co/3OVi7DL5gT
— Barry Purcell (@solo1y) April 28, 2022
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little less flattering when you center the graph elon https://t.co/iSRujGI4m3 pic.twitter.com/hMGrV6L7IY
— tom (@thetomzone) April 28, 2022
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Remember when Elon Musk united the left and right? pic.twitter.com/tZKmRyIoJO
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) April 28, 2022
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2012
Minimum wage: $7.25/hr
Elon’s net worth: $2 billion2021
Minimum wage: $7.25/hr
Elon’s net worth: $277 billion— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) April 28, 2022
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In 2008, the Republican presidential nominee advocated for campaign finance reform, supported a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, and recognized that global warming was a real and serious threat
Musk says conservatives haven't changed in the last 14 years https://t.co/YqRly8e53L
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 28, 2022