Elon Musk to advertisers who try to blackmail him: "Go f**k yourself"

That was from the ground up reaction to the Bud Light ads.

Not a top down attack.

The public stopped buying the product.

The public still wants X. It is being attacked by organizations

Your struggles with reading comprehension do explain a lot.

Some people will decide not to use their monies to advertise there. Too bad.

Can someone please cue KH to claim "The Right hates Mafia tactics"?

Recall, early October. It's not only X facing this. Recall, I believe Penn and at least three other Ivy League schools were threatened by Jewish millionaires and billionaires: Shut down Palestinian Rights demonstrations or the money stops. Instead of shutting down Palestinian students, I wish education institutions would have made analysis, what would occur sans money from Jewish millionaires and billionaires. A. What would occur if fund raising were increased from Gentiles? B. What would Gentiles say about life on campus if Gentiles contribute more? C. What cuts would be needed with fewer Jewish dollars?

He's 20% of Republican house speakers elected this century.

I also thought of Howard Hughes when watching that interview. This is a spiral that Musk will not pull from. Oh well...

If it doesn't work this time, you may need to resort to the following:

Now when I say "hello, Mr. Thompson" and press down on your foot, you smile and nod.

A company allows almost any speech without filter. They can do this without prosecution because the US Constitution allows it (2nd Amendment if you are wondering). Advertisers are weary of hate speech, but money can still be made so they stay, convincing themselves it is a few bad actors. New owner endorses hate speech, amplifying it to a new level, essentially making it company policy. Advertisers with an anti hate image decide to bail. They are well within their rights to do this and can advertise where it best suits their brand. Each company has made a choice that neither was forced to make.

This is capitalism.

Jim Cramer on Elon Musk: An unfiltered person who answers to absolutely no one

Musk answers to China and KSA. Did you ever see him say anything bad about them? Exactly. But you rubes don't want to see it.

How about “Our generation’s Henry Ford” then?

That covers the car angle. If you want some aerodynamics-related stuff, how about “our generation’s Charles Lindbergh,” although I wish nothing but the best for Musk’s children. But then, there are a lot who love Lindbergh’s America-First values again these days, aren’t there?

It's called leverage via a threatened boycott. That isn't 'blackmail'. And why call it financial punishment? Is Disney 'financially punishing every platform it doesn't advertise on? No, it is just a decision about where there advertising dollars do them the most good. Right or wrong, they are entitled to decide that Musk's platform has elements that make it a poor choice for their advertising dollars.

I know a guy who owned a Tesla, then sold it and bought a Rivian. Is he 'blackmailing' Musk by not buying another Tesla?

So, were right wingers extorting, shaking down and using Mafia tactics against Bud light, or were they just exercising their rights as a consumer?

Funny how conservatives love capitalism and the free market until it stops working for them. The responses from these corporations are purely market driven, because SURPRISE, society has evolved and racism, anti-semitism, xenophobia, etc. just aren’t selling the way they used to.

You're expecting him to admit to his own hypocrisy - not going to happen.

Does Tesla advertise on Twitter/X?