Source: Persuasion
by Ben Cohen
“I understand the anger many feel toward Musk. He’s become a symbol of everything broken in corporate capitalism — a billionaire who uses his wealth to dismantle public institutions while enriching himself. His flirtation with authoritarian politics, alliance with Donald Trump, and near-constant stream of conspiratorial rhetoric on X have only deepened the sense that he’s actively working against democracy. … It is easy to see why the rage has boiled over into real world acts of vandalism and violence. How else do you hit back at the world’s richest man? But the destruction of private propert — —and the physical threats now facing ordinary Tesla owners — reflects something deeper and more troubling in segments of left-wing activism.” (04/02/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/theres-noting-righteous-about-vandalizing