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ShazamIam

(2,724 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:44 PM 15 hrs ago

Elon Musk takes aim at MacKenzie Scott again for giving billions to liberal causes, calling the gifts 'concerning'

This paragraph is from near the bottom of the article:

"'Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse' should filed be listed among 'Reasons that Western Civilization died,'" Musk said in a now-deleted X post in March."


From the top of the article:
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared on Monday an X post written by John LeFevre criticizing Scott. The author and ex-banker's post sounded the alarm on Scott's gifts to nonprofits focused on issues such as racial equity, social justice, immigration protections, and LGBTQ+ rights.

Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, has donated over $19 billion to more than 2,450 nonprofits since 2019 via her Yield Giving organization. Her net worth remains above $30 billion thanks to the rising value of her Amazon shares.


LInk to the article: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mackenzie-scott-philanthropy-giving-charity-billionaires-wealth-politics-2024-12
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Elon Musk takes aim at MacKenzie Scott again for giving billions to liberal causes, calling the gifts 'concerning' (Original Post) ShazamIam 15 hrs ago OP
Western Civilization huh? underpants 15 hrs ago #1
Well, HE thinks he IS western civilization Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #5
He probably wanted to say "Kultur" but was afraid some people might not like the implications. n/t malthaussen 13 hrs ago #30
Asshole. Midnight Writer 15 hrs ago #2
+1 oasis 8 hrs ago #55
Real life Scrooge newdeal2 15 hrs ago #3
Rich people doing good with their money will not be tolerated. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #4
I suspect the female part is important. Biophilic 14 hrs ago #15
Oh yes that is a big part of why she is being targeted. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #18
Of course it's because of her sex. intheflow 1 hr ago #64
Everyone knows that women aren't people. COL Mustard 12 hrs ago #45
Damn, I keep forgetting that fact. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #46
Dead people have more rights than living women in many parts of the country. OMGWTF 12 hrs ago #47
Dead people are also allowed to cross state lines. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #50
All I want for xmas... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #6
Send him towards Mars Roxi 14 hrs ago #10
Excellent point! 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #53
Yes ReRe 12 hrs ago #51
Besass isn't involved with Space X, I thought that was. Muck🤔 arthritisR_US 5 hrs ago #63
MacKenzie Scott is making Musk look like an asshole LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #7
It ain't that hard either. bluesbassman 14 hrs ago #13
"making Musk look like an asshole" speak easy 12 hrs ago #49
The bar is so low, after all Marthe48 13 hrs ago #33
She's a better person than Muck and her ex husband. arthritisR_US 6 hrs ago #62
Exactly Rebl2 14 hrs ago #8
My question too. Dulcinea 14 hrs ago #14
He's drunk with power. 💀 littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #43
Exactly what I first thought MacKasey 7 hrs ago #58
Aparthied: a thing where the second your black workers required applegrove 14 hrs ago #9
And we hold Ms Scott in High esteem for her philanthropy to help people versus screw them over like the a-holes iluvtennis 14 hrs ago #11
LOL, ex-wives are the problem? what about ex-husbands? RandomNumbers 14 hrs ago #12
So what. He's spewing too. paleotn 14 hrs ago #16
Sending EgoLoon Odor to Mars ironman99 14 hrs ago #17
Fuck off, Sissy SpaceX DinahMoeHum 14 hrs ago #19
Hey Leon! Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #20
None of his damn business. Also, he should try it sometime Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #21
Translation: She gave millions to those "woke" black colleges Blue_Tires 14 hrs ago #22
Bingo! FuzzyRabbit 13 hrs ago #27
So a rich person who uses their wealth to try to make a positive difference in the world is a 'Reason that Western Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #23
At some point a Democrat needs to ask Musk, "Who the fuck are you? No one elected you to anything" jalan48 14 hrs ago #24
Huh? GB_RN 14 hrs ago #25
He still carring kis kid as a human shield? quakerboy 14 hrs ago #26
Another sociopath, just like Disaffected 13 hrs ago #28
Bingo. 👍 littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #44
Fuck this unelected POS bastard. NEOBuckeye 13 hrs ago #29
Soon, Elon will be hated worldwide more than even Trump or Putin. Intractable 13 hrs ago #31
Eloon really sounds like an incel these days. keep_left 13 hrs ago #32
It is necessary for the good of the race that the weak be eliminated, not coddled. malthaussen 13 hrs ago #34
The irony of this is that most who carry that philosphy resemble the thing they hate most ColinC 13 hrs ago #37
There is nothing quite so terrifying as a small man armed. malthaussen 13 hrs ago #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Lunabell 13 hrs ago #35
And giant mounds of shit that you can smell thousands of miles away ColinC 13 hrs ago #36
The musk-man is beginning to sound as crazy as TSF. How does anyone become that allegorical oracle 13 hrs ago #38
Civilizations die when the selfish and hateful refuse to contribute to the common good. Midnight Writer 13 hrs ago #39
What totally 3auld6phart 13 hrs ago #41
She was the cofounder of Amazon obamanut2012 13 hrs ago #42
People like Musky conveniently forget that. JanMichael 8 hrs ago #56
That is rich hypocrisy in deep delusional sauce Tweedy 12 hrs ago #48
Her money, her business n/t TexasBushwhacker 11 hrs ago #52
😹 Is he going to have her prosecuted? Meowmee 8 hrs ago #54
She is awesome. That is all. JanMichael 8 hrs ago #57
This lady is a true human being compared to musk who is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #59
Being criticized by Elon Musk at this point... Morbius 7 hrs ago #60
What's really concerningg area51 7 hrs ago #61

Attilatheblond

(4,540 posts)
5. Well, HE thinks he IS western civilization
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:58 PM
15 hrs ago

and it would never occur to him there are probably lots of reason those ex wives hate their former spouses. Ditto estranged daughters and their narcissist control freak fathers.

malthaussen

(17,785 posts)
30. He probably wanted to say "Kultur" but was afraid some people might not like the implications. n/t
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:27 PM
13 hrs ago

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
4. Rich people doing good with their money will not be tolerated.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:56 PM
15 hrs ago

Especially rich female people.

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
18. Oh yes that is a big part of why she is being targeted.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:46 PM
14 hrs ago

She is probably going to have the MAGA flying monkeys come after her now.

intheflow

(29,053 posts)
64. Of course it's because of her sex.
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 06:59 AM
1 hr ago

If it was a man, there would be no mention of his marital status.

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
46. Damn, I keep forgetting that fact.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 07:33 PM
12 hrs ago

American pets and livestock get better medical care than American women.
So we know where they are on the food chain.

OMGWTF

(4,480 posts)
47. Dead people have more rights than living women in many parts of the country.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 07:36 PM
12 hrs ago

You have to give prior written consent for anyone to use your body parts after you are dead.

2naSalit

(93,420 posts)
6. All I want for xmas...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:11 PM
14 hrs ago

Is for the world to tell him to fuck all the way off and then send him to Mars.

Roxi

(2,161 posts)
10. Send him towards Mars
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:29 PM
14 hrs ago

But don’t let him land there. No sense in having him pollute yet another planet.

ReRe

(10,902 posts)
51. Yes
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 07:49 PM
12 hrs ago

Words right out of my mouth after reading that. Richest man in the world and he's a POS!

Marthe48

(19,321 posts)
33. The bar is so low, after all
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:32 PM
13 hrs ago

She is doing way more than the bare minimum, but she'd be a better person tha n musk if she dropped a buck in a red pail.

Rebl2

(14,940 posts)
8. Exactly
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:19 PM
14 hrs ago

why is this any of his business?
Oh, by the way musk, didn’t you buy the presidency for that orange thing that will unfortunately become president soon?

applegrove

(123,603 posts)
9. Aparthied: a thing where the second your black workers required
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:24 PM
14 hrs ago

government support, like being a kid in school, to fight crime in your neighbourhood, off sick, old, studying, retired, to raise your children, injured, weekends, to pave the roads in your neighbourhood, to maintain good public schools for your children, sick, unemployed, poor or otherwise not working that second, that second you were ejected from the country and economy of South Africa and forced into a bantustan. The second you required any government help, this was so. So we know where Musk is coming from.

iluvtennis

(20,947 posts)
11. And we hold Ms Scott in High esteem for her philanthropy to help people versus screw them over like the a-holes
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:32 PM
14 hrs ago

Musk, TFG, et al do.



ironman99

(131 posts)
17. Sending EgoLoon Odor to Mars
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:46 PM
14 hrs ago

My fantasy is that Egoloon is on board his space craft for 3 days when Mission Control calls:

MC: Mission Control to Capsule

EM: Go ahead Mission Control

MC: Sir, you know that AI you installed on flight computers?

EM: Yesssss.

MC: Well sir, it sent us a message just now saying that you are a threat to humanity. Because of this it is adjusting the flight to send you to the sun and has locked all the controls. I'm sorry sir, but you are on a one way trip to the sun

EM: Do somithing......!!!

Buddyzbuddy

(58 posts)
20. Hey Leon!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:47 PM
14 hrs ago

MacKenzie is a perfect example of a great human being. Why don't you try to emulate her since you haven't been taught how to be one.

Blue_Tires

(56,725 posts)
22. Translation: She gave millions to those "woke" black colleges
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:50 PM
14 hrs ago

And if there's anything Melon Husk hates, it black folks getting educated and joining the professional workforce because it's stealing jobs from mediocre white men 😒

Wiz Imp

(2,411 posts)
23. So a rich person who uses their wealth to try to make a positive difference in the world is a 'Reason that Western
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:54 PM
14 hrs ago

Civilization died,' says the rich asshole who spent hundreds of millions of dollars in an attempt to destroy American Democracy. Self awareness is obviously not one of his strong points. What a pathetic loser.

jalan48

(14,510 posts)
24. At some point a Democrat needs to ask Musk, "Who the fuck are you? No one elected you to anything"
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:55 PM
14 hrs ago

GB_RN

(3,217 posts)
25. Huh?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 05:58 PM
14 hrs ago

What. The. Absolute. F…k?!?!

This makes no sense. There’s no logic nor coherence to the statement. Eloon must be suffering from tertiary syphilis. 😵‍💫

quakerboy

(14,196 posts)
26. He still carring kis kid as a human shield?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:00 PM
14 hrs ago

He and trump really are two of a kind. Gonna be a serious tranwreck when they turn on eachother

NEOBuckeye

(2,833 posts)
29. Fuck this unelected POS bastard.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:25 PM
13 hrs ago

So sick of him. His ass seriously needs to find a boot, one that will kick his freeloading immigrant behind back to South Africa.

Intractable

(581 posts)
31. Soon, Elon will be hated worldwide more than even Trump or Putin.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:27 PM
13 hrs ago

And that is why we will eventually be rid of him, one way or another.

keep_left

(2,523 posts)
32. Eloon really sounds like an incel these days.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:28 PM
13 hrs ago

I'm not kidding...this is the kind of crap we used to hear from MRA/PUA/alt-right "influencers" (gag) like Roosh V, not to mention incel forums like r/Frenworld. And then Roosh finally aged out of his ridiculous "pickup-artist" LARP, got a real job, and eventually deleted all of his web-shites. I thought we would be spared any further ignorant jeremiads about "Western Civilization". But no, Eloon is hell-bent on dragging us back to the dark ages, and he'll spend the better part of his fortune to do so.

How long before we start seeing "Deus Vult!" and "RETVRN" memes from Eloon?

malthaussen

(17,785 posts)
34. It is necessary for the good of the race that the weak be eliminated, not coddled.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:36 PM
13 hrs ago

This is the sum total of the philosophy of Mr Musk and his ilk. They worship at the feet of a bastard interpretation of evolution that demands "survival of the fittest," and sees those who are poor, disabled, or somehow not up to their standards of "fitness" as a waste of resources that could be better applied to the progress of the race (or the Race, if you prefer). That "Western Civilization" has devoted an increasing amount of time and resources to these culls is causing it to lose ground to the more ruthless (and numerous) competitors who are not concerned with such "coddling."

Their solution for fixing things is to eliminate everyone who is not productive enough. And they, of course, judge what is "enough."

-- Mal

ColinC

(10,939 posts)
37. The irony of this is that most who carry that philosphy resemble the thing they hate most
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:43 PM
13 hrs ago

But are even weaker than anything they most loathed

malthaussen

(17,785 posts)
40. There is nothing quite so terrifying as a small man armed.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:46 PM
13 hrs ago

Armed with money or with weapons, they will use either or both to act out their frustrations and cruelty. The irony is, indeed, that those who are smallest and meanest can do the most damage (short-term, anyway) once they are facilitated.

-- Mal

Response to ShazamIam (Original post)

ColinC

(10,939 posts)
36. And giant mounds of shit that you can smell thousands of miles away
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:41 PM
13 hrs ago

Should be nowhere near our nation's most sacred grounds.

allegorical oracle

(3,386 posts)
38. The musk-man is beginning to sound as crazy as TSF. How does anyone become that
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:43 PM
13 hrs ago

obnoxiously rude and petty?

Midnight Writer

(23,124 posts)
39. Civilizations die when the selfish and hateful refuse to contribute to the common good.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:45 PM
13 hrs ago

Civilization is people working together to help each other. If we throw that out the window, there is no civilization.

3auld6phart

(1,304 posts)
41. What totally
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:52 PM
13 hrs ago

Horrible mongrel Heinz 57. More fucki n money tthatn many countries have as in there own treasuriThis one freak that nature can take and rid this vale if tears past haste. Die ASshole. Excuse spelling errors.

obamanut2012

(27,884 posts)
42. She was the cofounder of Amazon
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:54 PM
13 hrs ago

He was Employee #1 she wss #2, nd she acquired all their financing and ran their financials. It was also her company

Tweedy

(1,220 posts)
48. That is rich hypocrisy in deep delusional sauce
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 07:37 PM
12 hrs ago

coming from a guy who appears to be actively attempting to destroy western civilization in order to bring back the kind of kakistocracy that destroyed Rome.

And why? Because his girlfriend dumped him? Because his former mayor (London Breed) won Covid by saving more lives in her 450,000 plus San Francisco city than others achieved? Because a judge in Delaware interpreted the law (according to precedent and correctly) against him?

In the end do we care why? The South African interloper show is so boring 🥱 and predictable!

Meowmee

(6,110 posts)
54. 😹 Is he going to have her prosecuted?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:23 PM
8 hrs ago

I think she was probably donating to those causes before she was divorced. In addition, elunatic has screwed over all of his ex-wives and girlfriends financially etc. . He can’t stand that women can be wealthy and have any sort of power.

For some reason, I was reading about his most current situation, he had three children with a Canadian musician, they are having a custody dispute now in which she says that he kept one of their children and refused to let her and her family see the child for 5 months. In the middle of all this, he started having two or three more children with another woman who works for him.

Morbius

(109 posts)
60. Being criticized by Elon Musk at this point...
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:20 AM
7 hrs ago

...rightly should be considered a badge of honor.

area51

(12,186 posts)
61. What's really concerningg
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:53 AM
7 hrs ago

is Eloon using his vast wealth to help ensure #DementiaDonnie won the whitehouse, and trying to make sure Germany's AfD party will gain power.

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