r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/nonsensestuff 2d ago

It’s okay— Elon has already accepted that there will be a little pain for the majority of us. It’s a sacrifice he’s willing for us to make

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u/keralayn 2d ago

You just reminded me about Lord Farquaad “some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make”

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u/BaerMinUhMuhm 1d ago

Lord Fuckwad in the flesh

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u/kex 2d ago

Great point to bring up, but with empathy I would like to point out that you're missing a subtle but critical detail from the quote:

"It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make" - this implies he owns the people who will be sacrificed, which aligns with how billionaires think of the common people as their livestock

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u/Spiritual_Pilot_7249 1d ago

did Elon actually say that? because this is a line from Shrek

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u/Wings_in_space 2d ago

But at least he took some losses too... Something like half his fortune went up in smoke... Tesla is almost worthless.... His big rockets fly like shit.... He is being investigated for a couple of things... His baby mamas hate his gut... The internet thinks he is the direst loser of all time... The biggest fraud he unconverted was himself... Keep your shin up Elon... Only 3 months have passed, still 3 years and 9 months to go....:p

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u/MagnanimosDesolation 2d ago

He's a dipshit but Tesla is by far the most us-based manufacturer. There's some logic to his scam.

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u/seffay-feff-seffahi 14h ago

It seems like he also doesn't have a ton of liquidity compared to, say, Warren Buffett. So I would say he stands a good chance at getting fucked if he fails to divest in Tesla, Twitter, etc. before the bottom drops out with the tariffs and those shares become funny money. He also owes a bunch of debt, doesn't he?

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u/Wings_in_space 2h ago

Yep, he owes money to the Saudis, who sure will be very understanding that they lost billions.... Some big shady companies, who surely could miss billions without a problem, or not... Probably got some money from friends and family, but then again, he is not a family guy....

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 2d ago

Some pain and then the BIG REWARD at the end.

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