{"id":1452825,"date":"2022-04-25T12:45:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452825"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:45:21","slug":"its-about-white-power-liberals-freak-out-over-musk-twitter-deal-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-about-white-power-liberals-freak-out-over-musk-twitter-deal-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s About White Power\u2019: Liberals Freak Out Over Musk, Twitter Deal In The Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-about-white-power-liberals-freak-out-over-musk-twitter-deal-in-the-works%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452825&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1229893040-e1623414815950.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After news reports broke Monday about Tesla founder Elon Musk likely sticking a deal to purchase Twitter by as early as the end of the day, some liberals fumed publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Race hustler Shaun King suggested South African-born Musk\u2019s move to buy the platform was all about \u201cwhite power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its root, [Elon Musk]\u00a0wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s about white power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist,\u201d King continued. \u201cHe\u2019s upset that Twitter won\u2019t allow white nationalists to target\/harass people. That\u2019s his definition of free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk has openly called himself a \u2018free speech absolutist\u2019 and said that he wants to create a space where anything can be said about anyone,\u201d the activist claimed. \u201cThat\u2019s why white nationalists are giddy today. Here on Twitter and other platforms that I track daily. It\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd listen, I don\u2019t even like the Democratic Party,\u201d he added. \u201cSo for me, this isn\u2019t about left vs right. Not at all. It\u2019s about how the richest man in the world, a son of Apartheid, raised by a white nationalist, wants to be sure his speech, and that of other white men, isn\u2019t censored.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At its root, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElonMusk<\/a> wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about white power.<\/p>\n<p>The man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s upset that Twitter won\u2019t allow white nationalists to target\/harass people. That\u2019s his definition of free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shaun King (@shaunking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaunking\/status\/1518576839777734657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And listen, I don\u2019t even like the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>So for me, this isn\u2019t about left vs right. Not at all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about how the richest man in the world, a son of Apartheid, raised by a white nationalist, wants to be sure his speech, and that of other white men, isn\u2019t censored.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shaun King (@shaunking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaunking\/status\/1518592914347147265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Actress Yvette Nicole Brown compared the reported deal between Musk and Twitter to a \u201cdeal with the devil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cFor those leaving [Twitter]\u00a0<\/span>after this [Elon Musk] deal with the devil goes thru, make sure you download an archive of everything you\u2019ve contributed to this space,\u201d she wrote. \u201cYou had a good run, Twitter!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@twitter<\/a> after this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> deal with the devil goes thru, make sure you download an archive of everything you\u2019ve contributed to this space. <\/p>\n<p>You had a good run, Twitter!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 yvette nicole brown (@YNB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1518589321288118273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Young Turks host Adrienne Lawrence was looking for a new \u201ctech bro\u201d out there to challenge Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith news of Elon Musk possibly buying Twitter\u2026 Do you think there\u2019s another billionaire or tech bro out there creating a new platform in hopes of luring soon-to-be former Twitter users?\u201d she posed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With news of Elon Musk possibly buying Twitter\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Do you think there\u2019s another billionaire or tech bro out there creating a new platform in hopes of luring soon-to-be former Twitter users?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrienne Lawrence, Esq. (@AdrienneLaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdrienneLaw\/status\/1518590235503783940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo if\/when Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and turns it into a malevolent mouthpiece, where should Democrats and Progressives go for free speech on social media?\u201d said consultant Nikki Finke. \u201cAn existing site or do we start our own?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So if\/when Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and turns it into a malevolent mouthpiece, where should Democrats and Progressives go for free speech on social media? An existing site or do we start our own? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XmHYBowTeQ\">pic.twitter.com\/XmHYBowTeQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFinke\/status\/1518589728559353858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen an oligarch buys a communication platform to distribute rightwing propaganda that\u2019s not democracy,\u201d professor Jennifer Mercieca complained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When an oligarch buys a communication platform to distribute rightwing propaganda that&#8217;s not democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Mercieca (@jenmercieca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenmercieca\/status\/1518564610416300034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-calls-out-bill-gates-in-uncovered-text-messages-posts-side-by-side-photo-mocking-gates\">Elon Musk Calls Out Bill Gates In Uncovered Text Messages, Posts Side-By-Side Photo Mocking\u00a0Gates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-responds-to-snl-skit-mocking-him-links-to-satirical-babylon-bee-post\">Musk Responds To SNL Skit Mocking Him, Links To Satirical Babylon Bee\u00a0Post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-boosts-elon-musk-bid-slams-twitter-censorship-says-fire-board-members\">Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary Boosts Elon Musk Bid, Slams Twitter Censorship, Says \u2018Fire\u2019 Board\u00a0Members<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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