This story (and the degree to which it is being artificially pushed, including by being posted on HN every 3 minutes to make sure it gets seen) is well within the range of usual "dirty tricks" attacks that come out whenever someone publicly sets themselves against the democratic party.
>After Insider contacted Musk for comment, he emailed to ask for more time to respond and said there is "a lot more to this story."
>"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light," he wrote, calling the story a "politically motivated hit piece."
>Insider extended the deadline and reiterated the offer to Musk to comment on the claims. He did not respond.
I'm not saying this is what happened in Musk's case. Maybe he is guilty -- wouldn't be the first rich guy (or just, the first guy) caught doing something like this. Just saying, Musk became Enemy No 1 of the left and then almost immediately, a sexual-deviancy charge appears from long ago and is being obviously aggressively pushed across all platforms, and it'd be irresponsible not to wonder, given how often the left gets caught using this exact tactic.
At least, in the 3 minutes I was willing to spend thinking about it, I couldn't dream up a way to use that quote to imply your guilt.
When you're guilty, not so much...
I dont know all of the facts but I'm a decent speculator.
I'd bet up to $1000 that it's true.
As far as "victimized cult mentality" goes, I really don't think Republicans rate, really. They mostly don't participate in the victimhood-industrial complex.
Republicans support a variety of policies -- different ones support different policies, but they include:
Limiting abortion.
Decreasing illegal immigration.
Increased access to firearms.
Lower taxes, especially on incomes.
The elimination of Section 230 protections for large tech platforms.
An increase in domestic energy production, with an eye towards energy self-sufficiency.
A decrease in H1 visas.
Increased school choice, through a combination of charter schools, school vouchers, and home-schooling support.
Increased policing, especially the enforcement of misdemeanor theft, vandalism, trespass, and destruction of property.
Increased enforcement of drug laws, especially pertaining to methamphetamines, heroin, and fentanyl.
A decrease in cooperation with China.
You may oppose some or all of these policy positions, but you can't reasonably claim that they aren't policy positions. I tried to give you a smattering from across different types of policy, rather than just things in the news recently.
Shouldn't need saying, but this is not my list of policy goals. I have opinions, but they're not relevant to a discussion of whether the Republican party has or has not got a platform.
Pre-Trump, maybe. The GOP is post-Trump now. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/conservati...