Really. I know who's "free speech" I'd like to ban. But only because he's so tedious. I recognise his South African heritage has given him some funny ideas, but can't he fix his own problems first. His ketamine habit might be a good place to start. Frequent recreational use has been linked to cognitive effects including impaired memory, delusional thinking, superstitious beliefs, and a sense of specialness and importance. Hmm. Sounds familiar.
You paint a false dichotomy. Yes, neoliberal capitalism has enriched the few at the cost of the many. But the British and the EU elites run rabid socialist states which siphon all the wealth out of the middle and working classes and redirect that wealth to those who game the system. The working class is forced to fund a burgeoning parasite class which consist of:
(a) Muslims of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Somali extraction, who sponge off the British working class (1/3 of working-age Muslim males and 3/4 of females do not work, but subsist on benefits - stats from ONS). Each Muslim inmigrant who gains permanent residence in the UK is entitled to bring over 28 family members, who have no need of offers of employment. EU citizens and skilled workers from third countries have funds to support themselves and guaranteed employment, in order to migrate to the UK.
(b) the multi-generational employment-able but refuse-to-work class (10 million parasites, based on ONS figures);
(c) the one million Gen Z 16-24 year old NEETS sponger class;
(d) the exponentially increasing cohort of migrant bogus asylum-claim parasites, who get taxpayer-funded accommodation thrown in on top of their unearned benefits-for-life;
(e) the army of illegal visa-overstayers who work in the grey economy and price working Britons out of the labour market;
This rapidly growing parasite class is approaching 15 million parasites, who have to be supported and housed by those who work. It is economically impossible for taxpayers to sustain the burgeoning parasite class, so the government is forced to borrow at bankruptcy levels, like a drunk man driving a train at 100 mph through Waterloo Station. The Labour government has racked up an obscene £3 trillion by borrowing at record levels on top of the obscene debt the Tory party saddled taxpayers with after Gordon Brown set the ball rolling. This mind-bggling government debt is used to fund the UK’s teetering socialist nightmare.
The bond markets have factored in Britain's likelihood of defaulting on public debt at a very high level, so that interest costs for state borrowing stand at an obscene 5%. That means, for every billion Pounds Labour borrows, with a promise to repay the capital in 20 years, taxpayers have to foot the bill for an additional billion Pounds in interest.
While neoliberal capitalism is a totally corrupt economic model, state-run cradle-to-grave socialism-for-all model is destroying society even faster, by not only bankrupting the working class, but directing massive interest payments from working class taxpayers to the capital markets of the City of London.
Then, of course, we should not forget the parasite class who get multi-billion government contracts to build weapons of war to defend Ukraine and Israel.
In conclusion, Elon Musk doesn't even half understand the depth of the economic cliff that the UK government is leading its citizens over. The British state and bleeding-heart liberals’ show dogged emotional devotion to an economic model that is totally unsustainable, as Russia disastrously proved in 1989.
I just heard a replay of an early Goons show on Radio Four Extra titled the First Albert Memorial On The Moon. The introductory speech, voiced by Peter Sellers, could have been the 19th century H. G. Wells sci-fi hokum Musk spouts. It was actually quite shocking how similar they sounded. The man’s a wilfully ignorant dangerous fool.
The West seems to be trapped in a re enactment of the 60s movie Dr Strangelove.
I lived in S Africa in 1964, the height of Apartheid. I am unsure when Elon was born, but I recognize the similarities with his views and the Nationalist government that then was in total power. No tv, etc.
Elon Musk is a Narsicist and a Paedophile and totally immoral and he is only wealthy due to his illicit sexual habits with people who currently have power. He is lauded as super intelligent, but actually he invented NOTHING and rode to fame on the backs of other people through perhaps blackmail and compromise of the people he used. Not to be trusted and he is fat, lazy and disgusting. The whole MARS b/shit and Spacex is a distraction to keep the 'people' quiet and " in awe". He certainly doesn't warrant such outrageous wealth and should be relieved of it!
Also, the West has the largest responsibility for the climate crisis. We will start seeing more and more climate refugees in the northern hemisphere. Wars, climate change, political instability (driven by the west), all factors that contribute to the increase of emigration and refugees.
Also, over the decades, some European countries had needed some labourers (UK, France, Germany for example) and they thought they could have them for a decade or two and then they would just leave???
Those the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. Madness and badness are not a monopoly of the Right or the Left but the Left come a lot closer like the author.
It is always easier to start an argument than end one. Most journalism is no longer reporting but accusation, argument and persuasion the later often self righteous and even defamatory accusation. It is often about assertions of superiority and similar rather than about reporting.
It'd be the only good thing he's done. I for one have no problem with destroying the dysfunctional system that is the west. Give the other 85% of the world a chance.
Really. I know who's "free speech" I'd like to ban. But only because he's so tedious. I recognise his South African heritage has given him some funny ideas, but can't he fix his own problems first. His ketamine habit might be a good place to start. Frequent recreational use has been linked to cognitive effects including impaired memory, delusional thinking, superstitious beliefs, and a sense of specialness and importance. Hmm. Sounds familiar.
You paint a false dichotomy. Yes, neoliberal capitalism has enriched the few at the cost of the many. But the British and the EU elites run rabid socialist states which siphon all the wealth out of the middle and working classes and redirect that wealth to those who game the system. The working class is forced to fund a burgeoning parasite class which consist of:
(a) Muslims of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Somali extraction, who sponge off the British working class (1/3 of working-age Muslim males and 3/4 of females do not work, but subsist on benefits - stats from ONS). Each Muslim inmigrant who gains permanent residence in the UK is entitled to bring over 28 family members, who have no need of offers of employment. EU citizens and skilled workers from third countries have funds to support themselves and guaranteed employment, in order to migrate to the UK.
(b) the multi-generational employment-able but refuse-to-work class (10 million parasites, based on ONS figures);
(c) the one million Gen Z 16-24 year old NEETS sponger class;
(d) the exponentially increasing cohort of migrant bogus asylum-claim parasites, who get taxpayer-funded accommodation thrown in on top of their unearned benefits-for-life;
(e) the army of illegal visa-overstayers who work in the grey economy and price working Britons out of the labour market;
This rapidly growing parasite class is approaching 15 million parasites, who have to be supported and housed by those who work. It is economically impossible for taxpayers to sustain the burgeoning parasite class, so the government is forced to borrow at bankruptcy levels, like a drunk man driving a train at 100 mph through Waterloo Station. The Labour government has racked up an obscene £3 trillion by borrowing at record levels on top of the obscene debt the Tory party saddled taxpayers with after Gordon Brown set the ball rolling. This mind-bggling government debt is used to fund the UK’s teetering socialist nightmare.
The bond markets have factored in Britain's likelihood of defaulting on public debt at a very high level, so that interest costs for state borrowing stand at an obscene 5%. That means, for every billion Pounds Labour borrows, with a promise to repay the capital in 20 years, taxpayers have to foot the bill for an additional billion Pounds in interest.
While neoliberal capitalism is a totally corrupt economic model, state-run cradle-to-grave socialism-for-all model is destroying society even faster, by not only bankrupting the working class, but directing massive interest payments from working class taxpayers to the capital markets of the City of London.
Then, of course, we should not forget the parasite class who get multi-billion government contracts to build weapons of war to defend Ukraine and Israel.
In conclusion, Elon Musk doesn't even half understand the depth of the economic cliff that the UK government is leading its citizens over. The British state and bleeding-heart liberals’ show dogged emotional devotion to an economic model that is totally unsustainable, as Russia disastrously proved in 1989.
I just heard a replay of an early Goons show on Radio Four Extra titled the First Albert Memorial On The Moon. The introductory speech, voiced by Peter Sellers, could have been the 19th century H. G. Wells sci-fi hokum Musk spouts. It was actually quite shocking how similar they sounded. The man’s a wilfully ignorant dangerous fool.
The West seems to be trapped in a re enactment of the 60s movie Dr Strangelove.
Where is a Cervantes when he is most needed ?
Well, Monnina, Cervantes is just where he’s always been. Sadly, fewer people than ever are looking for him.
But just before reading your comment I put a disc in to watch: “I’m All Right Jack”. Not quite Strangelove, but quite good. Cheers!
I lived in S Africa in 1964, the height of Apartheid. I am unsure when Elon was born, but I recognize the similarities with his views and the Nationalist government that then was in total power. No tv, etc.
Lex Luther on ketamine?
Elon Masck is a disaster for all the world
Elon Musk is a Narsicist and a Paedophile and totally immoral and he is only wealthy due to his illicit sexual habits with people who currently have power. He is lauded as super intelligent, but actually he invented NOTHING and rode to fame on the backs of other people through perhaps blackmail and compromise of the people he used. Not to be trusted and he is fat, lazy and disgusting. The whole MARS b/shit and Spacex is a distraction to keep the 'people' quiet and " in awe". He certainly doesn't warrant such outrageous wealth and should be relieved of it!
Also, the West has the largest responsibility for the climate crisis. We will start seeing more and more climate refugees in the northern hemisphere. Wars, climate change, political instability (driven by the west), all factors that contribute to the increase of emigration and refugees.
Also, over the decades, some European countries had needed some labourers (UK, France, Germany for example) and they thought they could have them for a decade or two and then they would just leave???
Over the millennia human beings have migrated, it’s what we do, nothing new.
Those the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. Madness and badness are not a monopoly of the Right or the Left but the Left come a lot closer like the author.
You make me really scared for the future. If too many others think like you seem to do, then the human race is doomed.
It is always easier to start an argument than end one. Most journalism is no longer reporting but accusation, argument and persuasion the later often self righteous and even defamatory accusation. It is often about assertions of superiority and similar rather than about reporting.
No sign of bias there Ivor but your core assertion stands.
If any developed country is likely to fall into civil war, it's his adopted country.
Thanks for a great and badly needed analysis of the Musk factor, so dangerous
He just can’t shut up
Her two exasperated "dude..."s really got me.
He is talking about himself, but projecting his own evil onto Muslims.
“Are you anti-Muslim?” “…Er… I am against rape and murder.” Wow. That says it all.
It'd be the only good thing he's done. I for one have no problem with destroying the dysfunctional system that is the west. Give the other 85% of the world a chance.
You lost Me at Far right, as you labelled millions of ordinary people who want a just life as citizens, with emotional blackmailing wording.
Rather it is you and your ilk who are damaging democracy and ordinary peoples lives.
In the UK Restore Britain are not far right as they seek to remove the illegal mainly Muslim Migrant males from their land.
Thereby stopping the increasing rape, robbery and murder against Britains,