![]() ![]() Instead, let’s put Mr Musk’s money where his mouth is and look at his political donations. He later said we should not take it too seriously. In 2018, though, he described himself as “a utopian anarchist of the kind best described by Iain Banks”, referring to the late Scottish sci-fi author who wrote longingly (if sceptically) of a space-faring anarcho-socialist civilisation called the Culture, which has no money, no poverty, no wage labour, no police, no prisons, no standing army, and nearly infinite abundance of basic goods.Īt another point he claimed to be a “socialist”, but “not the kind that shifts resources from most productive to least productive”. In April he posted a stick figure cartoon on Twitter that depicted political moderates, including himself, standing still on the political spectrum while the left accelerates away into extremism, dragging the centre ground away and making moderates appear right wing by comparison. He has claimed to be registered as an independent and said: “To be clear, I am not conservative." The most consistent theme has been that he is "socially liberal and fiscally conservative", or even "socially very liberal". Mr Musk's descriptions of his own politics have occasionally been confusing. So what does Elon Musk really believe? And, given that he is the world’s second-richest person with an estimated net worth of $219bn (£167bn), what does that mean for the rest of us? Who has Elon Musk donated money to? On Tuesday 4 October, Mr Musk told Twitter he intends to follow through with his initial offer to purchase the company for $44bn. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … □ In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party.īut they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. He has donated often to both Democrats and Republicans while variously declaring himself a “moderate”, a “ socialist”, and “socially liberal and fiscally conservative”. Whatever his vote, the 50-year-old’s exact politics have previously been hard to pin down. Responding later, Mr DeSantis joked about the South African-born billionaire’s comments: “I’m focused on 2022, but with Elon Musk, what I would say is I welcome support from African Americans. “What are you leaning towards?” he was asked in a follow-up question. “I assume Republican for president ?” one Twitter user asked. Massive red wave in 2022,” Mr Musk tweeted. “I voted for Mayra Flores – first time I ever voted Republican. It came after he hammered Mr Biden’s flagship infrastructure and social spending bills last year for granting unnecessary subsidies to the electric car industry and increasing the "insane" federal budget deficit, and later called the president a “damp sock puppet in human form”.Ī month later he went further, revealing he had voted for a Republican candidate and suggesting he would support the GOP Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, should he run for the White House. But they have become the party of division and hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,” he said. “In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party.
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