The response by many has been predictable and frankly, boring. Their sky is falling victimhood is getting a little old. Watching some pundits hyperventilate over Elon Musk taking ownership of twitter is sort of like viewing clips of the Johnny Depp civil suit trial. The guilty pleasure of observing the “train crash” they insist on displaying is simply too much to pass by but at some point, you ask yourself an inevitable question.
What is wrong with these people and why am I wasting my time?
In the United States, the First Amendment to Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech. Categories of speech that are given lesser or no protection by the First Amendment (and therefore may be restricted) include obscenity, fraud, child pornography, speech integral to illegal conduct, speech that incites imminent lawless action, speech that violates intellectual property law and true threats. Open debate has been encouraged and protected for 246 years.
Many of these same people who will now endlessly attack Mr. Musk probably own a Tesla automobile. Hypocrisy is not a stranger to them, and self-awareness is not a cherished trait. One of my favorite authors was Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., who frequently ended a story with the phrase – “so it goes.” It was thought to be a fatalistic expression of acceptance of things one cannot change or prevent.
Mr. Musk won his battle for Twitter, and if he keeps his promises, we all will have won – even his loudest critics which will not stop them from whining. So, if Elon Musk can help preserve free speech which is good for business and the markets we are all in.
And so it goes.
