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Elon Musk's Guiding Principle Seems to Be Trying to Inflict as Much Cruelty as Possible
Buy-n-Shoot NewsIn a 2018 essay, The Atlantic's Adam Serwer attempted to make sense of the political chaos unfolding roughly a year and a half into president Donald Trump's first term. His argument, that "cruelty is the point," became a common catchphrase among Trump critics, arguing his politics of demonization and exclusion were intentionally inflicting pain. Serwer argued that cruelty was central to the Republican Party, which incentivized fear and vindictiveness. In many ways, Serwer's analysis seems more relevant than ever following Trump's return to the White House. And it's not just Trump, who has seemingly taken a far more hands-off approach. […]
