Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors
by ollien on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @12:48PM
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I know the point you're trying to make, but I can't imagine that even the largest Elon Musk fanboys would disagree that he's divisive. At best, I can imagine them saying it's not his fault and people overreact, but that's still recognition of the divisiveness.
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Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors
by deltarholamda on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @01:24PM
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Why is Elon described as divisive? Because it sounds bad.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was never described as divisive, though she was objectively more divisive than a rich guy who makes cars and rocket ships and flamethrowers. Antonin Scalia was described as divisive, so the argument can't be made that SC justices are somehow different.
It's a rhetorical trick that's been used for many decades. It's obvious, and it's tiresome.