{"id":1771523,"date":"2022-12-11T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771523"},"modified":"2022-12-11T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T14:34:01","slug":"elon-musk-calls-elton-johns-bluff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-elton-johns-bluff\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Calls Elton John\u2019s Bluff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Felon-musk-calls-elton-johns-bluff%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=1771523&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:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/elton-john-twitter-elon-musk-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Elton John committed one of the most subversive acts performed by any rocker \u2026 ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/remembering-elton-john-unexpected-bond-with-rush-limbaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John performed at the wedding of radio titan Rush Limbaugh<\/a> and his bride, Kathryn Rogers, in 2010. John, who is gay and married to David Furnish, seemed an unlikely choice to entertain the conservative firebrand.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an understatement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elton John virtue-signaler lol<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL7sGW3djg\">https:\/\/t.co\/nL7sGW3djg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan J\u20dd (@magicwhiptx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/magicwhiptx\/status\/1601280672370655232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The gig brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1302384\/Why-did-Elton-John-sing-Rush-Limbaughs-wedding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of heat<\/a> to the Grammy winner.\u00a0Gay columnist Michael Musto dubbed him a \u201cwhore,\u201d for example. The pop icon must have known that reaction would be coming, but he took the gig anyway (and reportedly shared his fee with a favorite AIDS charity, according to People magazine).<\/p>\n<p>John had a personal connection with Limbaugh, one forged far from their respective microphones. The decision went deeper than that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/chrissie-hynde-rush-limbaugh\/\"><strong>RELATED: CHRISSIE HYNDE: MY DAD LOVED RUSH LIMBAUGH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRocket Man\u201d also knew that through debate, and dialogue, people can find their way to understand each other.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why John\u2019s actions this week seemed out of character, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>John publicly quit Twitter, blaming the platform\u2019s unwillingness to censor so-called \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All my life I\u2019ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltonofficial\/status\/1601200277276659712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>John simply regurgitated the corrupt media\u2019s line of attack against Elon Musk, the new Twitter owner who has dramatically changed how the Big Tech behemoth operates.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets have raged against Musk in recent days as he dismantled sweeping sections of the company dedicated to censorship and one-sided fact-checking. The same outlets said nothing as Twitter allowed left-leaning misinformation to thrive on the site for years, from Hillary Clinton\u2019s repeated election denials to COVID-19 rulings not based in hard science.<\/p>\n<p>No Big Tech platform is perfect, but few voices spoke out about \u201cmisinformation\u201d when it flourished in the pre-Musk years.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we\u2019ve seen proof of Twitter\u2019s willingness to crush both dissent and valuable information via the first two installments of \u201cThe Twitter Files.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Liberals fume as Elon Musk gives independent journalist Bari Weiss unprecedented access for Twitter Files 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SsjoPUyDGq\">https:\/\/t.co\/SsjoPUyDGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1601162285048889346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The old Twitter regime hid information that could hurt Democrats, like the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, while letting reams of Fake News flood the platform without a hint of punishment. Liberal stars could share misinformation to their heart\u2019s content, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/disney-cancel-bette-midler-hocus-pocus-2\/\">Tweeting hate toward Republican<\/a> figures, and know they wouldn\u2019t face any consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Yet conservative actor James Wood faced Twitter censors for mentioning the Hunter Biden scandal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/big-tech-censorship-conservative-comedy\/\"><strong>RELATED: BIG TECH IS CRUSHING CONSERVATIVE COMEDY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More recently, we\u00a0learned how Twitter shadow-banned conservative thought leaders like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino\/status\/1601360374670200832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Bongino<\/a> and Charlie Kirk, turning the digital town hall into an MSNBC-like arena.<\/p>\n<p>You might think an artist of John\u2019s caliber might be uncomfortable with that state of affairs. Instead, he quits the platform under dubious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Musk could have raged against John for quitting Twitter. He might have resorted to name-calling or blocked his existing account in a fit of fury.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Musk took a page out of John\u2019s playbook.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you\u2019re concerned about?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1601275664098725891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An artist as seasoned, and wise, as John should know better than to cheer on censorship and strict content guardrails. The arts demand creative freedom to flower, as do cultural conversations on the most challenging topics of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s betting John has no real answer for Musk. His team likely thought this was the proper virtue signal to share at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s kind but targeted response reveals the folly of the \u201cmisinformation\u201d critics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elton John committed one of the most subversive acts performed by any rocker \u2026 ever. 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