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Leopards Ate My Face

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MAGA vs. Musk: Right-wing critics allege censorship, loss of X badges (www.axios.com)
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I think the title explains it all… Even right wing influencers can have their faces eaten. And Twitter views are literally their livelihood.

Trump's conspiracy-minded ally Laura Loomer, New York Young Republican Club president Gavin Wax and InfoWars host Owen Shroyer all said their verification badges disappeared after they criticized Musk's support for H1B visas, railed against Indian culture and attacked Ramaswamy, Musk's DOGE co-chair.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The infighting is not a bug, it’s a feature. All (wannabe-) dictators need factions under them that compete for their boss’s favor and are therefore at war with each other. It is supposed to keep everyone from getting too powerful and also extract the most from them.

Dipshit Musk, Ramasmarmy and the others know that, because that is also their style of leadership. And they know that in that system everything is permitted to get ahead.

It is worrying though how openly they fight. That is a sign that the „new normal“ has taken hold.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum
― Noam Chomsky

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Musk is interesting because he’s so powerful that Trump “needs” him. Right now, neither can really afford a divorce (though it may happen anyway).