the "paid protesters" discourse happened in 2017 and R's killed it pretty quick because they realized it was only inflaming the situation (no faster way to infuriate your concerned constituents than calling them fake!). but Elon has the political instincts of Mr Bean so of course he's doubling down
Reposted from Rebecca Traister
I think there’s probably power in being up against people who simply can’t conceive of anyone caring enough to act without being bribed to do so. It means that they cannot imagine, or thereby prepare themselves for, a driven opposition.

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