Commentary
Not long ago, Elon Musk was regarded as a liberal superhero with a cape because of his support for green energy and electric cars.
But now that he’s the new owner of Twitter with his estimated $40 billion to $50 billion acquisition, the left is as angry as hornets. Hundreds of employees are threatening to quit and many thousands say they are dropping their Twitter accounts.
But why exactly? Here is what Mr. Musk said upon his successful Twitter takeover:
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. … Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.”
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