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highplainsdem

(55,129 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:17 AM Jan 6

New Elon Musk poll on X to ask if America should "liberate" the UK from its "tyrannical government"

I wondered what the drug-addled wannabe world dictator might've been tweeting overnight, and found this new poll pinned so his followers couldn't miss it:

Elon Musk
@elonmusk

America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government

Yes

No

1:51 AM · Jan 6, 2025


Currently at just over 800,000 votes, slightly over 60% of them Yes votes.


First intelligent reply under that poll that I saw was from Larry the Cat:

Larry the Cat
@Number10cat

A tyrant is a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly - followers of your account will be familiar.

4:47 AM · Jan 6, 2025



Larry's response is much more popular than Musk's stupid poll, with 3.6K likes out of 5O.5K views.

The idiot's poll has 31K likes, but that's out of 12 million views - 240 times as many as Larry's tweet, but less than 9 times as many likes.


The poll, stupid as it is, does show Musk's continuing public breakdown.
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New Elon Musk poll on X to ask if America should "liberate" the UK from its "tyrannical government" (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 6 OP
The part of it I cared about was done in 1776 Johonny Jan 6 #1
A good chunk of US. Woodwizard Jan 6 #27
"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world" Walleye Jan 6 #2
"I still can't figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain" eShirl Jan 6 #11
There's a good case to be made... liberalgunwilltravel Jan 6 #25
And neither is a genius. Probatim Jan 6 #26
Without being born to wealth Seinan Sensei Jan 6 #32
I just assumed they'd be dead from drug overdoses or from being murdered. Probatim Jan 6 #40
Pinky and the Moron. pandr32 Jan 6 #34
That's It exactly Walleye Jan 6 #37
Mexico, Canada, Greenland, and now the UK. surfered Jan 6 #3
Exactly! Same playbook! SheltieLover Jan 6 #4
Don't forget Canada - Trudeau resigned. Initech Jan 6 #35
I think the muskrat rigged that poll too. Meadowoak Jan 6 #5
Go back to Africa, Musk. Paladin Jan 6 #6
Musk is an out of control, rich punk whose money makes him think... brush Jan 6 #7
He's bipolar on a bender. speak easy Jan 6 #36
Musk has become another one of those flamboyant Bond arch-villains, intent on taking over the world, sop Jan 6 #8
He does resemble Christopher Walkin in "A view to a Kill" (1985). John1956PA Jan 6 #14
Foreign interference in UK, and X polls are worthless even in the best cases. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 6 #9
Bots Kali999 Jan 6 #10
EXACTLY. ancianita Jan 6 #16
He truly is a menace. City Lights Jan 6 #12
In England, this morning.. "Hi, 007." "Haven't talk to you for a long time" "I take it that you read the poll .... chouchou Jan 6 #13
His 800,000 'yes' votes are his BOTS. ancianita Jan 6 #15
+1 dalton99a Jan 6 #17
Are WE not Traildogbob Jan 6 #18
Stop posting about tweets erodriguez Jan 6 #19
Musk is now an important public figure. Use the trash can function to filter out what you don't want dalton99a Jan 6 #21
So the plan is to hang on every tweet this guy does erodriguez Jan 6 #33
Musk... high on his on supply NotHardly Jan 6 #20
NOW he has gone off the deep end DFW Jan 6 #22
It's all a fucking game to him and Donnie Blue_Tires Jan 6 #23
America should... liberalgunwilltravel Jan 6 #24
The least one can do to resist fascism is to boycott twitter/x/shiiter Voltaire2 Jan 6 #28
Friends, don't let these guys distract. This is a diiversionary tactic. Bluetus Jan 6 #29
Elon's children TBA Jan 6 #30
WTF is wrong with this guy? Initech Jan 6 #31
BiPolar speak easy Jan 6 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 6 #39
America should liberate itself from oligarchs like Muskrat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 7 #41

Johonny

(23,154 posts)
1. The part of it I cared about was done in 1776
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:20 AM
Jan 6

But as a South African he might not know American history.

Woodwizard

(1,151 posts)
27. A good chunk of US.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:36 PM
Jan 6

Citizens have no clue of American history. More than likely why we are now in the spot we are in.

My maga in laws are incredibly history ignorant.

Walleye

(39,213 posts)
2. "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world"
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:20 AM
Jan 6

Musk and Trump I still can’t figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain

eShirl

(19,236 posts)
11. "I still can't figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain"
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:26 AM
Jan 6

Easy... one is a genius, the other's insane.

Probatim

(3,109 posts)
26. And neither is a genius.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:27 PM
Jan 6

If they hadn't been born to wealth, we wouldn't have heard of either of them.

Seinan Sensei

(923 posts)
32. Without being born to wealth
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:56 PM
Jan 6

Musk would be shift supervisor at a fast-food restaurant
TSF would be an assistant manager at a pawn shop

Probatim

(3,109 posts)
40. I just assumed they'd be dead from drug overdoses or from being murdered.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 01:11 PM
Jan 6

Neither knows when to shut up and both are suspected drug abusers.

surfered

(5,835 posts)
3. Mexico, Canada, Greenland, and now the UK.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:21 AM
Jan 6

There’s a lot of liberating to be done by these guys. Like Putin is “liberating” Ukraine?

Initech

(104,395 posts)
35. Don't forget Canada - Trudeau resigned.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:59 PM
Jan 6

Seriously, Elon needs a one-way ticket to the Hague like NOW. He must answer for his crimes and be arrested.

brush

(59,412 posts)
7. Musk is an out of control, rich punk whose money makes him think...
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:42 AM
Jan 6

everything his drug-addled mind can come up with can be accomplished.

Apparently the fool never heard of NATO. And last I heard, the UK is part of NATO and I don't believe that alliance will roll over and let trump/Musk's USA "liberate" the UK.

sop

(13,386 posts)
8. Musk has become another one of those flamboyant Bond arch-villains, intent on taking over the world,
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:43 AM
Jan 6

enslaving its people and forcing them to toil in his factories. The similarities are uncanny.

In 'Die Another Day' Bond's arch-villain, a former diamond magnate, built an orbiting solar weapon to threaten mankind with destruction. In 'You Only Live Twice' Bond's nemesis, Ernst, tried to manipulate world powers into a nuclear conflict. In 'Goldfinger' Auric sought to destroy the world's gold reserves, probably to increase the value of his Bitcoin holdings.

Where's 007 when we need him?

John1956PA

(3,877 posts)
14. He does resemble Christopher Walkin in "A view to a Kill" (1985).
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:52 AM
Jan 6

However, Mr. Walkin is good looking, Musk is not.

Kali999

(150 posts)
10. Bots
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:23 AM
Jan 6

I imagine half of twitter is bots. Also he said he'd resign in another poll and failed to carry through. So how much is the US swayed by fake people. Wouldn't it be nice to know who's real. The internet gave fuel to some very bad actors and predators

chouchou

(1,728 posts)
13. In England, this morning.. "Hi, 007." "Haven't talk to you for a long time" "I take it that you read the poll ....
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:42 AM
Jan 6

...Including what a certain person want's to help us..Yeah" 007 >>"My.. friends are discussing this news as we speak"
"Frankly..feels good to be back..ahh..in the game heh heh.."

Traildogbob

(10,851 posts)
18. Are WE not
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:13 PM
Jan 6

Due a return favor of liberating the UK from said tyrannical government types?
Sure seems WE need the liberation of bat shit greedy ass nut jobs. And like those other ones, this regime wants to takeover the whole fucking world.

erodriguez

(855 posts)
19. Stop posting about tweets
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:14 PM
Jan 6

Why are we wasting our time on inane bullshit. Really are we going to go back to posting about what some psycho is tweeting?

DU your better than that

dalton99a

(87,687 posts)
21. Musk is now an important public figure. Use the trash can function to filter out what you don't want
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:20 PM
Jan 6

DFW

(57,609 posts)
22. NOW he has gone off the deep end
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:20 PM
Jan 6

Either he retreats, or no UK trips for Trump. Or Trump has to sever ties.

His name can now be legally changed to Loon.

24. America should...
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:23 PM
Jan 6

Liberate itself from the egomaniacal megalomaniac and his solely owned subsidiary also know as Donald Trump. The sooner Musk is removed fro the world stage the better. I hope our allies' intelligence communities have a "plan" in place to eliminate his interference.

Bluetus

(853 posts)
29. Friends, don't let these guys distract. This is a diiversionary tactic.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:47 PM
Jan 6

Trump and Musk are all about monetizing (i.e. massive fraud) their positions. This talk about annexing Canada, Panama, Greenland, the UK is all diversionary. Trump and Musk are both masters of this tactic.

Whenever Tesla fails to meet promises (which is just about all the time), Musk throws out a shiny new object (new software release, dancing robots or whatever) and people completely forget about the important issues. Trump is the same way.

Don't be suckers. We need to hammer him on the terrible things he really does plan to do, not the bullcrap he throws out there as a smokescreen.

TBA

(848 posts)
30. Elon's children
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:48 PM
Jan 6

Elon's children will be enlisting in the military immediately to participate in the invasion of Briton right? Right?

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