There is a small difference though. Musk has shown in the past that it is possible to shame him into changing his mind. He is at least somewhat receptive to what the public thinks of him. Trump, on the other hand, has absolutely no shame and doesn’t care if 90% of the country is against him as long as the 10% who are with him are enough to fill a rally room.
Musk is not constitutionally eligible for the presidency so if we were to come to power then he’d probably assume some newly-made office created just for him. They’d probably make a new prime minister-like role where he has the power to “advise” (i.e. dictate) policy decisions to the president.
That being said, power changes people. Hard to say whether a hypothetical Imperial Chancellor Musk would act much differently from King Trump I. I wager not substantially. Trump, at least, creates a lot of funny memes with his ridiculous fuck-ups. I fear Musk would be far more competent.
It’s not about “reforming” him. I’m talking about the fact that if he will at least consider whether a proposal is popular before he does it. If it’s within the margin of error or at least close enough to cover it up and pretend, it won’t stop him, but if it’s overwhelmingly unpopular it will cause him to think twice, but it is not guaranteed to change his mind. Again, this is based on past behaviour which is not necessarily indicative of the future.
Musk wasn’t shamed and didn’t change his mind. He wants to chainsaw government, and he still wants to. Trump isn’t chainsawing in the manner he wants to - I think he wants libertarianism.
This is almost the opposite of what’s true. I wouldn’t call Trump in touch, but he was far more aware of how stupid cutting social security was politically than his contemporaries. It’s only now that he isn’t as reliant on popular sentiment that he’s willing to cut popular programs.
Musk has always been far less savvy about politics, and never seemed to understand such restraint. Him becoming shadow president is pure fantasy. At best, he’ll become a feudal lord in an independent Texas Republic or some shit; I’m more expecting him to fade into obscurity.
There is a small difference though. Musk has shown in the past that it is possible to shame him into changing his mind. He is at least somewhat receptive to what the public thinks of him. Trump, on the other hand, has absolutely no shame and doesn’t care if 90% of the country is against him as long as the 10% who are with him are enough to fill a rally room.
Musk is not constitutionally eligible for the presidency so if we were to come to power then he’d probably assume some newly-made office created just for him. They’d probably make a new prime minister-like role where he has the power to “advise” (i.e. dictate) policy decisions to the president.
That being said, power changes people. Hard to say whether a hypothetical Imperial Chancellor Musk would act much differently from King Trump I. I wager not substantially. Trump, at least, creates a lot of funny memes with his ridiculous fuck-ups. I fear Musk would be far more competent.
you can’t reform a nazi.
he’s doing this because he wants a seat at the nazi state. but he’s hated by everyone he works with so they kicked him out.
It’s not about “reforming” him. I’m talking about the fact that if he will at least consider whether a proposal is popular before he does it. If it’s within the margin of error or at least close enough to cover it up and pretend, it won’t stop him, but if it’s overwhelmingly unpopular it will cause him to think twice, but it is not guaranteed to change his mind. Again, this is based on past behaviour which is not necessarily indicative of the future.
Musk wasn’t shamed and didn’t change his mind. He wants to chainsaw government, and he still wants to. Trump isn’t chainsawing in the manner he wants to - I think he wants libertarianism.
This is almost the opposite of what’s true. I wouldn’t call Trump in touch, but he was far more aware of how stupid cutting social security was politically than his contemporaries. It’s only now that he isn’t as reliant on popular sentiment that he’s willing to cut popular programs.
Musk has always been far less savvy about politics, and never seemed to understand such restraint. Him becoming shadow president is pure fantasy. At best, he’ll become a feudal lord in an independent Texas Republic or some shit; I’m more expecting him to fade into obscurity.