Summary

Republicans’ efforts to portray Elon Musk as a MAGA martyr are failing, as his victim narrative struggles to resonate with conservative audiences.

Musk’s controversial statements and perceived elitism, including his complaints of being targeted by Democrats, have alienated even right-wing supporters.

Protests and vandalism against Tesla have damaged the brand, and Musk’s ties to Trump have hurt the Trump’s approval ratings, especially on economic issues.

Attempts to rally sympathy for Musk, including his emotional Fox News appearance, have largely backfired.

  • @dwemthy@lemmy.world
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    1418 hours ago

    I realized this morning that for how much Luigi is praised there haven’t been attempts to follow his example.
    I don’t know why that felt relevant on this post and I’m definitely not advocating anything, just an observation

    • @limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1114 hours ago

      Most people capable of murder do not care about their fellow humans; and those of us who could often lack means or have to protect others closer to home. They cannot just go away without harming others who need them.

      Once you get past all those filters it’s a very tiny percentage of people who have motive, means and opportunity. Most of those get unlucky.

    • @bus_factor@lemmy.world
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      1617 hours ago

      Just because you didn’t hear about something doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

      The home of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (SAIF) CEO Chip Terhune in Lake Oswego, near Portland, was shot up in the early hours of Feb. 21, the Lake Oswego Police Department said Wednesday.

      https://www.fox9.com/news/saif-chip-terhune-insurance-ceo-bullets-oregon

      I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s been other incidents which were kept away from the news.

    • @helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz
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      615 hours ago

      That’s some pretty difficult tech to come by that he allegedly used. Here’s what I’ve worked out so far.

      3d printed silencer and mech. Steel tube. Of the shelf cartridges altered to be subsonic exiting the barrel.

      Hardly anybody is capable of such things, which is why it should be totally acceptable and not remotely a crime to share the information he used.