April 27, 2022
The Musk Takeover
Timothy Birdnow
The whole Musk/Twitter issue has some interesting implications.
First, it has provided another distraction for Biden, whose failures have been removed from the conversation of the day.
Second, it now sees the Right fighting AGAINST regulation and breaking up of big tech companies. Prior to Musk's takeover we were promoting an antitrust action against Twitter and Facebook. Now that will stop as the Left makes noises about doing just that.
And if the Left does just that? They gain even more control over the dissemination of information.
In many ways this was a win for them.
At worst, from their perspective, Musk will make Twitter what it had been just a couple of years ago.
And to our side free markets will seem to have proven the route to take against Big Tech. We'll turn away from attempts to enforce fairness on social media platforms in favor of a market approach, one they will ultimately be able to control. (How many corporations are willing to do what Musk did here?)
Also, one wonders if Musk won't be taken down by endless investigations and the like.
Fighting the Left is like fighting the Devil. There is no truth in them.
My father used to say the Media and the Left would always provide a safety valve to release pressure when they have heated things up. They have and are heating things to a boil. Now along comes Elon Musk (and we must remember Musk is a big environmentalist and holds other liberal positions) to buy Twitter - source of a lot of Conservative anger - and the big fight that ensues not only provides a smokescreen for the advancement of the Leftist cause elsewhere but also relieves a lot of pressure from furious people right of center, many of whom were not politically active before this and will not be again now that we "won".
How many votes will we lose thanks to Musk's takeover of Twitter?
I notice Donald Trump is still banned, and says he won't return to Twitter. HE doesn't have confidence in the new leadership.
Hat tip; John Roberts (not the Supreme Court Justice) and Steven Chase.
The whole Musk/Twitter issue has some interesting implications.
First, it has provided another distraction for Biden, whose failures have been removed from the conversation of the day.
Second, it now sees the Right fighting AGAINST regulation and breaking up of big tech companies. Prior to Musk's takeover we were promoting an antitrust action against Twitter and Facebook. Now that will stop as the Left makes noises about doing just that.
And if the Left does just that? They gain even more control over the dissemination of information.
In many ways this was a win for them.
At worst, from their perspective, Musk will make Twitter what it had been just a couple of years ago.
And to our side free markets will seem to have proven the route to take against Big Tech. We'll turn away from attempts to enforce fairness on social media platforms in favor of a market approach, one they will ultimately be able to control. (How many corporations are willing to do what Musk did here?)
Also, one wonders if Musk won't be taken down by endless investigations and the like.
Fighting the Left is like fighting the Devil. There is no truth in them.
My father used to say the Media and the Left would always provide a safety valve to release pressure when they have heated things up. They have and are heating things to a boil. Now along comes Elon Musk (and we must remember Musk is a big environmentalist and holds other liberal positions) to buy Twitter - source of a lot of Conservative anger - and the big fight that ensues not only provides a smokescreen for the advancement of the Leftist cause elsewhere but also relieves a lot of pressure from furious people right of center, many of whom were not politically active before this and will not be again now that we "won".
How many votes will we lose thanks to Musk's takeover of Twitter?
I notice Donald Trump is still banned, and says he won't return to Twitter. HE doesn't have confidence in the new leadership.
Hat tip; John Roberts (not the Supreme Court Justice) and Steven Chase.
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I'll just opine that in this current situation, there are no really "Good Guys." There are only some "Less Bad Guys." And it'll be that way until we can flush the Left out of the picture.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at April 27, 2022 07:35 PM (GIKgf)
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Yep. They are like yeast in bread dough; leavens the whole loaf.
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First, it has provided another distraction for Biden, whose failures have been removed from the conversation of the day.
Posted by: Fake Watches at August 08, 2023 05:15 AM (OAWTR)
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