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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 9

Elon Musk Endorses Anti-Democracy Claim on July 4, Backing 'Universal Suffering' From Suffrage

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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 9

Elon Musk Endorses Anti-Democracy Claim on July 4, Backing 'Universal Suffering' From Suffrage

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 9

July 4 brought Elon Musk’s latest political escalation: he replied “I have wised up” to a post arguing that “universal suffrage leads to universal suffering.”
Devon Eriksen’s post urged Musk to “abandon classical liberalism,” claiming voters who are “takers” would reward dependency and overwhelm “makers” in America.
The opinion piece casts Musk’s response as consistent with an X feed that portrays immigrants as violent, highlights racial grievance and frames productive Americans as besieged by parasites.
Peter Thiel’s 2009 line that he no longer believed “freedom and democracy are compatible” is cited as ideological context for a broader anti-democratic pessimism spreading on the right.

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