From CNN, “Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter (TWTR) and take it private, saying he believes it needs to be ‘transformed.’ According to an SEC filing, Musk has offered to acquire all the shares in Twitter he does not own for $54.20 per share, valuing the company at $43.4 billion. … ‘I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,’ he said in a letter he sent to Twitter. ‘However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company. … Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.’”
There is so much to unpack here. Musk is a f***ing douchebag — pure and simple. Should a jejune billionaire pothead really have so much power? Probably not. Let’s be clear about something: Free speech does not mean unregulated and unfettered. Nor does it mean speech made with impunity. And make no mistake, Musk believes free speech means people should be able to say anything, to anyone, and without consequence. Does that really sound like serving a “societal imperative?” I believe free speech should be 99 percent free and come with consequences. That is the societal imperative! One cannot falsely scream fire in a crowded movie theater (maybe). That is not free speech, and doing so comes with criminal consequences. Musk wants to “transform” Twitter into the public square “theater” where everyone can scream fire! Anything goes! He wants lies and misinformation to corrupt an already f***tarded and gullible population unabated, all in the name of “free speech.” I have no doubt that his first act as the private owner of Twitter is to re-instate traitor trump’s account to facilitate the demise of trump stupid America. I’m sure Truth Social can’t wait for that!
Of course, there is an equally possible reason for Musk’s actions. It is yet one more ploy to mess with a stock’s price. I would not be surprised if this all turns out to be a pump-and-dump scheme. He’s known for playing childish (pot-induced) antics. The “420” in the offer price already smacks of inside humor, and it’s not the first time he makes weed references in “serious” business dealings. Un-f***ing-believable! The child — sorry — man child — sorry, again — “man” — actually, no — man child wants to take over one of the world’s largest free speech platforms, which under his guidance could become a severe threat to America’s democracy, and he does it with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. It is incomprehensible to me that people — the business world — ever take this man seriously. Of course, he keeps pulling off these shenanigans because he never gets punished by the SEC or stockholders — he keeps getting richer. At worst, the SEC imposes a minor fine, and at best, it just drops any investigation because America truly is a consequence-free nation where billionaires get away with everything! Musk is a danger to America, and Americans love him for it, just like they love traitor trump. Musk wants to “unlock” Twitter’s potential. Indeed, he does! He wants to unleash more chaos on the world. He’s not a disruptor; he’s just a plain ole f***ing a**hole! I! Can’t! Wait!
America is the playground for corrupt billionaires who have nothing better to do than f*** with democracy. And Americans let them because America loves its a**holes — traitor trump, Musk, Abbott, DeSantis, McConnell, MTG, Boebert, Cawthorn, Jordon, Paul, Gosar, et al. Fan-f***ing-tastic. Welcome to stupid America!