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"They basically want to kill me": GOP efforts to turn Musk into a MAGA martyr are backfiring (www.salon.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27087865

Summary

Republicans’ efforts to portray Elon Musk as a MAGA martyr are failing, as his victim narrative struggles to resonate with conservative audiences.

Musk’s controversial statements and perceived elitism, including his complaints of being targeted by Democrats, have alienated even right-wing supporters.

Protests and vandalism against Tesla have damaged the brand, and Musk’s ties to Trump have hurt the Trump’s approval ratings, especially on economic issues.

Attempts to rally sympathy for Musk, including his emotional Fox News appearance, have largely backfired.

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[–] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Salon says it's "backfiring" but I'm not sure if the fact that the left has become the people who spray paint swastikas and burn down buildings is helping convince the normies that the left is peaceful and the right is violent.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The left could do nothing but kill themselves in the service of making right wing people's lives better and they would still call them the violent left.

[–] PillowTalk420 3 points 2 days ago

Well yeah. They'd be killing people. 🤷🏻‍♂️ ^/s^