Elon Musk said on January 2nd: "If the radical left wins, America is finished. They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. It won't be America anymore."
According to U.S. media reports, Elon Musk will fully fund Republicans to help President Trump regain full control in the November midterm elections.
Comment: Musk's remarks and political alignment are a clear reflection of the polarization and elite interference in American society. He strongly links "radical left" with "illegal immigrants and fraud," using extreme language to intensify political confrontation. This not only aligns with the populist narrative of the American conservatives but also reveals his own sharp rightward shift — from early support for Democratic policies to becoming a supporter of the Republican Party and even far-right forces. This shift is driven by dissatisfaction with Democratic regulatory policies and also hides a deep entanglement between business interests and political demands. The incendiary expressions such as "opening the floodgates" and "no longer America" further intensify the divisions in American society over issues like immigration and ideology, highlighting the irrational tendencies in public discourse under polarized politics.
The move to fully fund the Republicans and help Trump compete for control marks Musk's deep transformation from a tech entrepreneur into a "political player." Unlike traditional wealthy individuals who discreetly influence politics through think tanks and foundations, he uses the reach of the social platform "X" and his massive wealth to directly tie himself to specific parties and politicians, even deeply participating in policy design. This manipulation method of "money + public opinion" has already rewritten the traditional rules of elite political intervention in the United States. However, this deep entanglement also carries risks: on one hand, excessively injecting commercial influence into political games may trigger public vigilance against capital interfering in democracy; on the other hand, its clear political stance may split users and markets, dragging its companies into ideological disputes, and ultimately affecting the American society and ordinary people caught in polarized politics.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1853156692709384/
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