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[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not a big fan of Musk but this opinion piece is spot on. Some excerpts with some of my favorite lines bolded:

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for those who (implausibly) missed this, the internet is in full melt down today over elon musk making a bid to buy the entirety of twitter and take it private. i have not always been a musk fan, but i will say this for senor muskrat: the man is not afraid to take just massive, outlandish swings at things, and, as odd as i find it to be saying this, he may be just what twitter, the american agora, and modern politics needs.

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and this is why the left has lost their minds. if nothing else, elon’s power move has elicited every one of them to not just speak but shriek the quiet part out loud. they are showing their true colors in dazzling 8k resolution. and it is glorious.

the. fear. is. palpable.

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and it should be. because this could be the end for the way of life on which an entire politico/social tribe has become dependent. “free and fair public discourse in a marketplace of ideas” is their kryptonite. it will destroy them.

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the simple evidence of the true size of groups and movements will finally become visible. the wokesters of lunatic loserdom are not a large group. they only appear that way. this deception is achieved by media control, selective amplification, selective suppression, and top down dialogue shaping about what is allowed to trend and who gets shadowbanned, down moderated, and outright ousted.

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not to be outdone, this fragile flower of academia demands that “punch no punchbacks” be the law of the land such that he may avoid being knocked down by the more precocious children. not only does “stay in your lane elon” constitute some kind of world record for impotent imprecation, but this whole line of reasoning is outright self mockery.

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because, let’s face it, of all the logical fallacies, appeal to not only authority, but one’s own authority is perhaps the purest expression of coddled vanity.

and, oh my godwin, they went right for “tHiS wILL MaKe tWiTTer NaZI!”

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this is not the last tango in weimar, this is a cosseted clerisy quaking in their misbegotten boots as they see a freight train of “actual reality” bearing down on them to topple their ivory towers by making everyone’s soap box the same height.

it’s magnificent.