@anneapplebaum it's beside the point, but I still don't think that making any war machinery dependent on being connected to the internet is a good idea

All that did was enable one dude to personally interfere

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Of course, Musk had no real fear of WW3. He simply wanted to tip the scales in Putin’s favor and (wrongly) believed that a peace activism narrative would give him sufficient cover. Next level genius, this one.

@anneapplebaum
Oh please!

How do you become certain that Elon was frightened?

Surely not because he said so - taking him at his word would appear ... well vastly overly generous.

Though if you show hard evidence that there was no deal going with Russia then perhaps Elon's claim might be of some use in determining his motivations.

I know negatives are hard to prove.
But no harder than believing self-serving claims by anti-Semitic, divisiveness promoting, billionaires.
#Ukraine

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#MuskLied

@anneapplebaum Why should we take Musk's words at face value? He won't admit that he works for the Kremlin, of course. Top-level career criminals rarely plead guilty.

He wants to present himself as some kind of sell-appointed peacekeeper, but his actions tell otherwise. Musk gave Ukraine Starlink "for free". Then he attempted extortion. Now Starlink is causing all kinds of trouble for the AFU. He doesn't look scared, he looks like a grifter who thinks himself smarter than everyone else.

@anneapplebaum

Elon is a onnoxious child with way too much money. His momma needs to spank his bottom.

@anneapplebaum

Musk feared that Putin would order his assassination more than he feared WWIII.
He only cares about his own hide. Nobody else’s.

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I don't think fear or ethics factored into it for Musk. Somehow money did.

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Musk is full of shit. He's a shitty liar too.