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misanthrope

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Mon Jan 27, 2025, 05:35 PM Jan 27

Hill Op-Ed posits Trump-Musk feud might "break" America [View all]

I think all it would break is their unholy influence. Don't tempt me with a good time.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-trump-musk-bromance-breaking-183000256.html

When billionaires feud, the repercussions rarely stay confined to their personal disputes. Both Musk and Trump command vast influence, shaping entire industries, political ideologies and cultural movements. A public falling out between these two powerhouses risks exacerbating existing societal divides, potentially stalling progress in crucial areas of innovation and policy.

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Musk’s legion of tech-savvy futurists, who hail him as a modern-day Tony Stark, pitted against Trump’s loyal traditionalists, who view him as the guardian of American values. Such a schism would not only deepen ideological fractures but also risk turning cultural and policy debates into entrenched battlegrounds, paralyzing collaboration.
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