Elon Musk Promotes Tweet Calling for 'Republic' Run by 'High Status Males'
Elon Musk Promotes Tweet Calling for Democracy to Be Replaced With ‘Republic’ Run By ‘High Status Males’


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Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was “interesting” — this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by “high status males” and “aneurotypical people.”
The account that originally shared the post in question, @AutismCapital, has many recent tweets that show support for former President Donald Trump, criticize Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, or otherwise promote those on the right and take swipes at those on the left.

The screenshot of text, apparently from 4chan, that was shared by @AutismCapital said:
People who can’t defend themselves physically (women and low T men) parse information through a consensus filter as a safety mechanism. They literally do not ask “is this true”, they ask “will others be OK with me thinking this is true”. This makes them very malleable to brute force manufactured consensus; if every screen they look at says the same thing they will adopt that position because their brain interprets it as everyone in the tribe believing it. Only high T alpha males and aneurotypical people (hey autists!) are actually free to parse new information with an objective “is this true?” filter. This is why a Republic of high status males is best for decision making. Democratic, but a democracy only for those who are free to think.
The tweet was shared with a caption that read, “Also known as the Reich effect” — apparently a dig at Musk critic Robert Reich, an attorney and author who previously served in the administrations of multiple Democratic presidents. The @AutismCapital account has repeatedly attacked Reich for his criticism of Musk and mocked his height (Reich is only 4’11” due to a genetic disorder that affects bone growth).
Musk quote tweeted the post along with his own comment, “Interesting observation.”
Unsurprisingly, Musk’s promotion of a tweet calling for democracy to only be allowed for “those who are free to think,” defined as limited to “high T alpha males and aneurotypical people,” was swiftly met with critical responses noting its sexist and antidemocratic position — and the conflict with Musk’s own claims to support free speech.
The billionaire owner of a major social media posting commentary that argued for “disenfranchising everyone who isn’t a male celebrity or autistic” was revealing him to be an “open fascist,” wrote Vox contributor Eric Levitz, who drily added it was a “suboptimal” situation.


Musk comes out for disenfranchising everyone who isn’t a male celebrity or autistic. Interesting to imagine the poll tests and campaign ads in such a world https://t.co/qT2tDDYj0i
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) September 2, 2024



Does seem suboptimal that the owner of the most politically influential social media platform is now an open fascist
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) September 2, 2024


A selection of other reactions:


Elon apparently now believes that "only high T alpha males" and people with autism have the capacity to grasp the truth, rather than take comfort in conformity. That's some weird, self-congratulatory stuff. https://t.co/NQf59ABb2N
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) September 2, 2024



Imagine thinking that high testosterone correlates with heightened ability to judge whether something is objectively true or not. 🤡 https://t.co/qXhGwJ95Ax
— aleroi 🇫🇮🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 (@aleroi) September 2, 2024





Just noting Elon’s a rightwing media mogul and oligarch who wants you to believe he’s a centrist voice of reason who paid $44 billion to save free speech by platforming trumpers and election-and-vaccine deniers and amplifying his own AI and catturds and charging $8 a month for it
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) September 2, 2024



So, you've gone full-throttle sexist now?
This "observation," which is not based on any actual observation, flies in the face of every study of conservatism in social psychology.Many studies show that conservatism is associated with social conformity and a submission to…
— Yann LeCun (@ylecun) September 2, 2024



Proof this is a ridiculous and false observation: all the “alpha men” who blindly trust Elon Musk.
— Just.A.Thought 💭 (@e_galv) September 2, 2024

Musk’s tweet was even dunked on by right wing accounts, including former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis and another woman who posted that as a woman she was “thereby vulnerable, but carr[ied] an equalizer,” presumably meaning a firearm, and she didn’t “have any trouble asking if something is true and going against the flow if it’s not.”



Ummmm, I'm a woman (thereby vulnerable, but carry an equalizer) and I don't have any trouble asking if something is true and going against the flow if it's not.
— Michelle Summers (@MichelleSu3081) September 1, 2024


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