Citation needed. They aren't great but that isn't a punishment in KSA
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-stoned-death-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Ar...
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/9/5/beheadings-fl...
> The use of public beheading as the method of capital punishment and the number of executions have attracted strong international criticism.[65] Several executions, particularly of foreign workers, have sparked international outcries.
"that isn't a punishment in KSA" – well, it actually is. Beheading is beheading. You're splitting hairs at this point. You didn't say "isn't a punishment for cheating", you said "isn't a punishment in KSA" period.
There's that accuracy you wanted.
It's possible, of course, to hold different political views on different aspects of society.
Musk might believe that we need to take better care of our planet, and also hedge against the possibility that we destroy it and need to find a new home.
He can also believe that freedom of speech should be near-absolute, and that Trump (et al.) deserve to be allowed to be on Twitter.
He can also believe that high taxes, large government, and business regulation of any kind is bad.
None of these views are necessarily in conflict with each other, and many of them might be considered liberal, but they can still result in a dystopian future.
You're actually advocating for the "other investors", like the Saudi Prince. Imagine being a real, actual liberal and advocating for a government that behead women for "cheating" on their "husbands" – OVER – a billionaire building EVs.
And if you are into words over actions, watch his TED talk. I don't see any reason why he would bring Trump back on. His main talking points were the invisibility of Twitter's algorithm. When pressed on being a "free speech absolutist", he conceded several points where it doesn't make sense to be an absolutist.