Quote (IceMage @ Oct 9 2024 08:49pm)
I'm cool with Elon Musk using his platform to influence politics, but one of his reasons for taking over the company was that it shouldn't be used for that sort of thing. And dopes like yourself applauded that. So I guess I'm offended most not because Elon is a hack, but because you are.
He is using his voice to influence politics, just like big tech has used hundreds of millions to influence elections.
Quick big tech contributions to pacs in 2020:
Google:
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Nearly 80 percent of the funds went to Democrats, while just 7 percent went to Republicans.
Microsoft:
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Three quarters of Microsoft’s funds went to Democrats, and 14 percent went to Republicans. Top recipients included the Senate Majority PAC ($2.4 million), Joe Biden ($2 million), the DNC ($1.5 million) and the Democrat super PAC, Unite the Country ($1.5 million).
Amazon:
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While Democrats received the majority of the money, Amazon has one of the highest Republican funding rates among “Big Tech” donors, contributing $922,000, or 14 percent of total funds, to federal Republican candidates.
Facebook:
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Employees and PACs affiliated with Facebook (META) donated a total of $6 million during the 2020 election cycle. More than 92 percent of the funds came from individuals. Mirroring Google’s and Microsoft’s partisan splits, Facebook spent nearly 80 percent of the funds on Democrats and only 10 percent on Republicans.
Apple:
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Apple doesn’t have its own PAC. But the company’s employees and their family members contributed a total of $5.7 million in the 2020 election cycle. Nearly 80 percent of the money went to Democrats. And a paltry 4.3 percent went to Republicans.
https://observer.com/2020/11/big-tech-2020-presidential-election-donation-breakdown-ranking/But you're all of the sudden upset that Elon is supporting Donald? Lol.