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Jennifer Horgan: Masters of misdirection Trump and Musk are laughing at our stupidity

We are blinded by memes and not facing the harsh reality: a convicted felon is going for re-election who will try to succeed by any means
Jennifer Horgan: Masters of misdirection Trump and Musk are laughing at our stupidity

Like Donald Trump, Elon Musk shares blatantly misogynistic and provocative tweets that are designed to distract from more important issues.

Social media is the new opium of the people, and it’s being doled out by men like Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Yes, I’m referring to Karl Marx’s famous comment on religion, and no, before anyone sticks a ‘Comrade’ before my name, it doesn’t make me a Communist.

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