The decision by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, this week to resign as head of the Liberal party has set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election, which will be held amid political turmoil triggered by Donald Trump’s “America first” economic nationalism. It has also given Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, an opportunity to inject himself into yet another country’s political turmoil.
Since Trudeau’s resignation on Monday, Musk has posted repeatedly about Canadian politics on X – the platform formerly known as Twitter he bought in 2022 for $44bn. He has praised clips of Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative party, while relishing in Trudeau’s downfall and engaging with rightwing Canadian influencers.
“Girl, you’re not the governor (sic) of Canada anymore, so doesn’t matter what you say,” Musk tweeted in response in the middle of the night on Tuesday.
Sure, here’s an idea: Elon Musk is the world’s richest man by a large margin, emotionally unstable, narcissistic, and insecure. Nothing good for society or the general public will come from giving him any position of power.
He has a lot to gain by influencing elections, and he has a proven record of supporting politicians and making them change their mind on policies in a way that benefits Elon’s companies. His trans daughter hates him for being a terrible person, but he blames her liberal-leaning views for it, calling it “the woke mind virus” and platforming selfish, anti-liberal/anti-socialist nut jobs as a “fuck you” to the threat he believed took his “son” away from him.
He has a track record of lying about his achievements, promising the future “will be ready by the end of next year” every year and only delivering something half-baked. But, that’s just his successes. He pays people to be good at things, then he claims the credit all for himself to seem cool and likeable. You know, like how he was claiming to be top 10 in Path of Exile 2, only to be caught obviously not knowing how to actually play the game he was supposedly world-class in.
Or if that’s not sad enough for you, have you heard of Adrian Dittman? If you don’t know who he is, let me tell you: he’s Elon’s alt account on Twitter… using a voice changer to pretend to be not-Elon… while acting as Elon’s number one fan.
In conclusion, fuck Elon Musk. Somebody who is that insecure, pathetic, and self-centered shouldn’t be allowed to buy his way into influencing politics.