Elon Musk: smasher of elites or self-serving pragmatist?


Labunski says that, amid the sheer volume of ‘contradictory evidence’, it’s safest to describe Musk’s politics as ‘pragmatic’ – a ‘fundamentally self-interested’ celebrity. — AFP

WASHINGTON: He has scorned organised labour, mocked political correctness and espoused small government – so the deluge of tweets from conservatives congratulating Elon Musk on his move to buy Twitter was hardly a surprise.

Yet smoking marijuana during interviews, courting the Hollywood set with movie cameos and musing about nuking Mars make him an improbable talisman for political traditionalists.

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