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Speaking on a panel about disinformation, she appeared to be startled by a loud noise.
“I think it’s Elon Musk,” she said, adding, “I’m not afraid of you, **** you, Elon Musk.”
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“They are going to lose the next election,” Mr Musk wrote, adding a pair of laughing emojis.
Fuck you, Elon Musk.
is this how these people flirt?
The sad part is that Musk is rich and petty enough that he could buy any election result he wanted in just about any country
Nop not all system are like usa (there are also corrupted but not by the same people)
You're kidding yourself if you think that someone pouring a couple of billion dollars into things like PR etc wouldn't sway an election in any country
He can't pour a billion dollars into the Brazilian election unless he manages to bribe all the authorities... And look who he is talking about.
We're not talking about the same thing. Bribery isn't the only way to use money in politics
A lot of countries cap election spending, many even only allow public money to be used for campaign advertisement.
Its not about the amount of money , the problem is that he is to frontal about it, its not a problem in the usa but in other country that could be. (Also its just my opinion I m not a fortune teller I cant knpw what will happen , and I hope it will not happen)