Re:Tesla to Cut 10% of Jobs
by WoahNoun on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:42AM
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Most people don't change their political ideology based on sexual assault accusations. Even if they were false, why would that cause someone to join a party with a radically different view of society than their previous party?
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The best explanation that I've seen so far is that he was a Democrat only because it boosted Tesla's sales.
Re:Tesla to Cut 10% of Jobs
by FireBeyond on Friday June 03, 2022 @01:13PM
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He's been massively donating more to the GOP than the Democrats since before Trump. About the only thing that espouses a liberal viewpoint is his view on legalization of weed (but don't smoke it if you work for his companies, unless you're him).
>Most people don't change their political ideology based on sexual assault accusations
That's not the ordering of events I'm suggesting. People have commented over time how Elon has been "moving right" for some time now. I'm suggesting it's possible that the accusation re-surfaced in response to how his political alignment shifting overall. Him saying he's "switching parties" is a soundbite for the last 5 years of his politics.