Op-Ed: Don’t Be Fooled – Here’s the Proof Elon Musk Isn’t Really a Conservative

Recently, 👤Elon Musk has become a conservative folk hero of sorts for routinely thumbing his nose at the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, coronavirus bureaucrats and others on the political left. However, this human subsidy aggregator is far from a free market hero.

While the political undertones of the Trump-dissing businessman seem to change by the day, one thing remains constant: his penchant for sideswiping fairness and law and order to seemingly make a quick buck.

Days ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon had pressured a law firm in his employ to terminate an attorney who previously worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission. This attorney earned Musk’s ire for the crime of probing him about misleading claims he made on social media regarding Tesla’s future status as a public company — a probe that yielded a $20 million fine and Musk resigning as the company’s chairman.

These bully tactics speak to a larger problem with how Musk operates. While he has charmed his way into the hearts of millions by going on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and jokingly pushing meme cryptocurrencies, those charades are nothing more than smoke and mirrors that hide his anti-free market, ethically ambiguous business practices.

For example, in response to a slew of crashes and accidents that involved his self-driving software, the National Transportation Security Board made some safety recommendations to Tesla and Musk to help prevent future incidents on the roads. Four full years have gone by, and Musk still has yet to comply, which may have led to further injuries and