Comment by sillyfluke
1 year ago
It's not about islamism, it's about power. Musk has met Erdogan in person multiple times, and took his son to meet him when he came to the States. How many other heads of state did Musk take his son to meet?
Musk's whole schtick is quid pro quo and thin-skinism. He complains about Chinese EVs, then dashes on a jet to fly to China to meet Xi and scores a deal for Tesla -- no more whining about China. He publicly entertains Jewish conspiracy theories, claims he's pro peace in general, then gets on a jet to meet Netanyahu and the next thing you know he's clapping Netanyahu's speech in Congress.
His whole transition to his current persona can be traced to when is son announced their own transition and disowned him. His bumbling political outbursts are all self-serving garbage all the way down.
All speculation.
I guess a day without bashing Musk is a day not lived hmm?
Which part is speculation? I wasn't bashing his tech accomplishments fyi.
Turkey
2017: Elon Musk Meets Erdogan in Turkey, Turksat and SpaceX cooperation discussed.
https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda
Sep. 2023: Elon Musk takes son to meet Erdogan, who wants Tesla plant built in Turkey
https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-preside...
China
Jan. 2024: Elon Musk says Chinese EV firms will demolish rivals without trade barriers
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...
April 2024: Elon Musk flies to China, agrees to Tesla/Baidu cooperation
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-sea...
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_b...
May 2024: In about-face, Elon Musk opposes Chinese tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-m...
Israel
Nov 2023: Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row, gets Starlink deal
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945
There does not seem to be official Tesla or SpaceX presence in Brazil, coincidentally. The only Tesla presence in South America seems to be in "lithium-rich" Chile.
Musk has built amazing companies and can legitimately take credit for pushing the automotive industry towards EVs. But judging by his actions, in my book he's also a complete asshole. These two facts can co-exist.