{"id":126916,"date":"2022-04-28T23:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T23:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=126916"},"modified":"2022-04-28T23:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T23:09:57","slug":"elon-musk-tweets-meme-about-americas-political-polarization-as-the-left-goes-farther-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/elon-musk-tweets-meme-about-americas-political-polarization-as-the-left-goes-farther-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk tweets meme about America's political polarization as the left goes farther left"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musks\u2019 Twitter deal trends on Capitol Hill <\/h2>\n

Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest as lawmakers question whether Musk\u2019s Twitter acquisition deal will spark legislative action.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid for Twitter was recently accepted, tweeted on his new platform a meme about polarization in American politics on Thursday, suggesting that his views haven't changed but the left has become more extreme. <\/p>\n

The meme diagrams his shift from center-left in 2008 to center-right in 2021 along the political spectrum in the United States. <\/p>\n

In the meme Musk tweeted, the center and right remain stationary, while the political left keeps moving farther from the center over the years.<\/p>\n

Twitter's board accepted the Tesla CEO's $44 billion takeover bid earlier this week but shareholders and regulators still need to weigh in before the deal goes through. <\/p>\n

Musk described himself in a 2018 as a "registered independent" and "politically moderate," but said that doesn't mean he's moderate on all issues. <\/p>\n

TWITTER EMPLOYEES DISTRAUGHT OVER MUSK BUYOUT, TOO 'IN SHOCK TO SPEAK': REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

In describing his motivations for purchasing Twitter, Musk said he believes "in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe." <\/p>\n

"For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally," Musk tweeted Wednesday. <\/p>\n

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Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory during a press event.\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Patrick Pleul\/picture alliance via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Musk caught the ire of multiple top Democrats with the Twitter takeover. <\/p>\n

TWITTER ACCEPTS MUSK'S $44 BILLION DEAL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., tweeted that Musk and other billionaires "now have dangerous influence over the most powerful online platforms" and "can't be trusted." <\/p>\n

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called the purchase "dangerous for our democracy."<\/p>\n

"Billionaires like Elon Musk play by a different set of rules than everyone else, accumulating power for their own gain," Warren tweeted. "We need a wealth tax and strong rules to hold Big Tech accountable."<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Musk, who has more than 88 million followers on Twitter, has centered free speech as one of his main motivations. <\/p>\n

"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said after the purchase. <\/p>\n

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