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turbinetree

(25,414 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:20 PM 23 hrs ago

'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of 'Russia's playbook'

By Erik De La Garza
Published December 20, 2024 9:36 PM ET

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasing influence – not just in the United States as a close ally of the incoming president – but around the world is helping to fuel Russia’s war on democracy and mirrors tactics pulled from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, foreign policy researcher Olga Lautman warned Friday.

Using a “strategy of strategic chaos,” and armed with his “immense wealth” and ownership of the social media platform X, Musk has morphed into “an active agent of influence” that he uses “to undermine Western unity and destabilize democratic institutions,” Lautman wrote on her Substack page.

Lautman told readers on Friday that Musk’s endorsement via X of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is another sign of his growing influence in Europe. She urged Democrats to investigate Musk’s “ties to Moscow, his access to U.S. government contracts, and his security clearance.”

https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2670657467/

I my opinion Lautmann should have mentioned that the Citizens United decision has a lot to do with this current situation............

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'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of 'Russia's playbook' (Original Post) turbinetree 23 hrs ago OP
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba 23 hrs ago #1
He's a human form of cancer. A singular blight on civilization. Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #2
This is what the world gets when oligarchs run the planet .......... turbinetree 23 hrs ago #3
A weird ass dipshit that someone that didn't know who Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #4
He is unelected president and as soon as the population reaches this conclusion............ turbinetree 23 hrs ago #5
The MaGA wing of the party is happy in their bubble MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #6
Be a shame if something were to happen to him Orrex 21 hrs ago #7
The piece of shit is a walking malignancy and an enemy of humanity dalton99a 21 hrs ago #8
Hell, he's running around all over the world ReRe 21 hrs ago #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music 21 hrs ago #10
+1 dalton99a 21 hrs ago #11
... sprinkleeninow 20 hrs ago #12
"billionaire puppeteers" "billionaire puppet masters" pat_k 20 hrs ago #13
But this list of yours is a good start, pat_k. calimary 20 hrs ago #14
Spreading the "gospel" of apartheid. usonian 20 hrs ago #15

Response to turbinetree (Original post)

turbinetree

(25,414 posts)
3. This is what the world gets when oligarchs run the planet ..........
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:38 PM
23 hrs ago

and now this country can join into the fun.............oh yippie.........

Klarkashton

(2,283 posts)
4. A weird ass dipshit that someone that didn't know who
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:41 PM
23 hrs ago

He was would just pass him off as a nothing ugly piece of disgusting shit.

turbinetree

(25,414 posts)
5. He is unelected president and as soon as the population reaches this conclusion............
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:49 PM
23 hrs ago

nothing will change................this is some serious shit..........and the media........ what's left of it needs to be hammering this home everyday...........and the entire Maga wing party is letting this happen..........

MadameButterfly

(1,911 posts)
6. The MaGA wing of the party is happy in their bubble
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:12 AM
21 hrs ago

listening to FOX News who isn't telling them what has the rest of us in a pancik. They won't know anything is wrong until their SS checks don't come and the price of everything doubles.

ReRe

(10,887 posts)
9. Hell, he's running around all over the world
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:46 AM
21 hrs ago

supporting right wing parties in upcoming elections in other countries. The latest I think was Germany?

Yeah! Chaos everywhere, baby! Who needs democracy?

Chaos is right up Puti's alley. And Musk seems Johnny-on-the-spot to help him out.

The USA needs to put this oligarch in his fucking place!

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sprinkleeninow

(20,574 posts)
12. ...
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:14 AM
20 hrs ago
2 Corinthians, 11-14
Amplified Bible~
And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

John 10:10
Contemporary English Version~
A thief (i.e., the Enemy, the Devil, Satan) comes only to rob, kill and destroy.

pat_k

(10,882 posts)
13. "billionaire puppeteers" "billionaire puppet masters"
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:16 AM
20 hrs ago

That's what we need to be calling these people.

Most American's have no idea what an oligarch is. But I think most have a notion of what a puppeteer is. I think most have a notion of what a puppet master is. I think the words puppeteer and puppet master carry a whiff of evil.

I don't think the image of people using their money to "pull strings" -- to manipulate the public, our elected officials, our executive agencies -- is an attractive one. These aren't powerful rich people you want to identify with. These are billionaire puppeteers; puppet masters with their own "behind the scenes" agendas.

And who are these people? These come to mind first, but there are so, so many more:

Eloon
Bezos
Zuckerberg
Page
Murdock
Koch
Thiel
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks in Texas
Brian Heywood's anti-environmental agenda

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