Parents aren't as conservative as the right likes to think
Parents aren’t as conservative as the right likes to think
Analysis by Philip Bump
National columnist
July 3, 2023 at 1:47 p.m. EDT
Donald Trump speaks Friday at the Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier for The Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/03/elon-moms-for-liberty-gop/
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The past few months have not done much to dissuade Elon Musk from the idea that he knows more about everything than everyone. So those who managed to use the crumbling Twitter ecosystem this weekend would probably not have been surprised to see the jack of all trades weigh in on who he thinks should help guide civilization forward.
“The childless,” he wrote in response to a tweet, “have little stake in the future.”
Another user, one with a check mark next to their username, picked up the idea.
“Democracy is probably unworkable long term without limiting suffrage to parents,” they wrote, earning a “Yup” from Musk.
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Applegrove:
So Musk is trying to fluff up astroturf parents movement by love-bombing parents into thinking they are more special Americans whose vote is more important?
