r/anticapitalism • u/TheExpressUS • 10h ago
Elon Musk accused of trying to 'buy Texas' as he pours millions into Ken Paxton's campaign
https://www.the-express.com/news/politics/218323/elon-musk-texas-ken-paxton-funding34
u/Knighth77 10h ago
Accused of trying to buy Texas? He's trying to buy the whole country and hand it to desperate Republicans. They're bankrupt and rotten, so they need an ultra rich Nazi to bail them out. The irony is that even that the GOP is essentially a corpse, conservative voters will vote for them, anyway. They don't even need to spend millions to sell their snake oil. The lemmings are already consuming it.
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u/hyphenssuck 10h ago
This country needs some kind of rules about not letting questionable individuals hold office. Any kind of fraud on your record should be disqualifying.
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u/Troyger 10h ago
It does! The Supreme Court allowed “citizens united” to stand. A group of concerned citizens or corporations are allowed to funnel money through political action committees (PAC’s). It’s completely dark money, PAC’s don’t have to disclose their donors!!! Yaay America. Elon has a big enough ego that he wants people to know he’s funding the GOP
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u/broadcastday 8h ago
We need to close the loopholes that allow politicians to get rich off of their office. This country has to grow up and learn the difference between free speech and bribery.
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u/Aezetyr 10h ago
It's almost like the people of Earth need a method to choose our representatives across the rest of the countries of the world. What would such a thing be called? And why would it be under constant attack by the donald drumphfs, elon musks and peter thiels and oil barons of the world? Oh, right, because their class owns all of it, and we're left with the piss that "trickled down" from above.
That's what you chose when those "questionable" people were normalized on social media, traditional media, and the like.
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u/AcanthisittaNo6653 10h ago
Didn't he try to buy Wisconsin last time? Maybe he needs a little salsa to go with all that cheese. It's what happens when a trillionaire wants to buy in bulk.
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u/HeartlessCards2-22 10h ago
It didn’t work out well for him in Wisconsin, but Texas is definitely more of a fan of the South African than we are up here.
The turd really needs to be put in jail already and banned from participating in US elections at all, he’s already been found guilty of interfering once.
Jeez we really are soft on our criminal class, france making us look like little bitches once again.
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u/lm28ness 10h ago
and most of that money probably goes into their pockets and not really used for campaigning.
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u/Putrid-Mortgage6069 10h ago
Campaign Finance Reform NOW! There should be a single fund, fairly divided, for all campaigns.
Let the rich bitches donate to a single fund that is fairly handed out to all qualifying campaigns and candidates. Get the Elon Musks out of the business of buying elections for the Billionaires Broligarchy.
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u/Infinite_Second6928 10h ago
He already bought the US.
Texas is just an afterthought for the midterms.
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u/rileykill 10h ago
I don’t think it’s an accusation. Based on the BS in my mailbox it’s an observable fact.
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u/ALonelyImpulse92 8h ago
Lets not confuse capitalism with feudalism and oligarchy. Feudals and oligarchs need to be pillaged.
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u/underscoremyballs 3h ago
The only thing he needs to pour is a shitload of ketamine into his stupid fucking mouth and go bye bye.
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u/GrenHamblett 10h ago
You can just leave out the "accused of" part. How many pieces of evidence do we need ...
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u/redzeusky 10h ago
Meanwhile, in California we’re chasing away the billionaires w asset confiscation.
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u/H00dedcrow 10h ago
The American people should sell their Musk shares, that would remove his vile interference permanently.
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u/Large-Association-54 10h ago
Money can buy a lot of things but not a soul for this puny deformed dicked piece of shit!
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u/justconnect 10h ago
IMo, this is a good ad for Talarico, a good approach because it's pretty easy to see.
I wish he would mention that he's an 8th generation Texan a bit more.
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u/emerikanSky 10h ago
Musk needs to be deported. He lied on his immigration forms and has admitted it. Other people have already been deported for doing the same thing.
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u/BadlyTimedFarnsworth 10h ago
I’m waiting for all of the Texas MAGA billionaires to threaten to move to Oklahoma
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u/SuckItSaget 10h ago
He literally is working on a deal (ie buying/stealing the elections) to buy a state park in Texas - it is (or was -idk) on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission agenda for 2 days after the elections.
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u/Dramatic_Reserve5984 10h ago
He's not "trying" he already has long before this. He should be deported or in jail.
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u/Alarming_Disaster_23 10h ago
We need to nationalize his companies, seize his wealth and then deport him to South Africa. This guy is a traitor and a greedy, treasonous fuckwad.
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u/BUSYMONEY_02 9h ago
Accused? lol active trying….but this to me is where the question of us of public funds comes into play. cause to me it should be some kinda of law that says if you take A that should remove you from B
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u/tristand666 8h ago
He literally paid people to vote in the last election and nothing happened to him. We have no rule of law in this country.
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u/Wonderful-Variation 10h ago
You really have to be a deranged person to believe Ken Paxton deserves a place in government.