Fri May 5, 2023 – 8:53 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — When Elon Musk took over Twitter, I was skeptical. His trolling of leftists was undeniably hilarious (he’s very good at it); his hands-on approach to addressing the complaints of conservatives was encouraging; and his decision to restore the suspended accounts of those removed from the platform over their opposition to gender ideology (such as The Babylon Bee and Dr. Jordan Peterson) was very welcome.
But I’ve been wary of the habit social conservatives have of embracing any prominent figure who appears sympathetic to views held by virtually everybody 15 minutes ago (Kids shouldn’t get sex changes! Men shouldn’t complete against women in sports!) as if they are a genuine ally. Comedians who make jokes affirming that abortion kills a baby, for example, may be doing more to normalize killing babies than confronting their audiences. Kanye West was always unstable and erratic. Caitlyn Jenner should not be a Fox News contributor just because he isn’t delusional on everything.
And Elon Musk is no conservative. He has boasted about Tesla’s LGBT record; utilized IVF and surrogacy; had children with several women; and significantly, revealed his libertarian leanings with
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