With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/40905844

With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    8·
    4 days ago

    From the DNC’s perspective: yes, yes it is.

    It would be far better for the Pelosis, Fettermans and Newsoms to have photo-ops with a 8647-cap-wearing Musk and talk about tax cuts and deregulation and shiny crypto AI sci-fi futures, and to keep rolling in cash from billionaires expecting to see their good fortune continue, than to be forced to heed the views of the AOCs and alienate their sponsors. This way, at least the gravy train keeps rolling.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      I can’t remember where but there was specifically a complaint by a DNC person that the people were donating more money than the corporations were. Like, it’s not even the money, they just want the excuse to keep being shitty.