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The Emperor Has No Clothes (Or Sense)

Elon Musk’s Spectacular Self-Destruction

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Joshua Powell
Mar 27, 2025
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Oh Elon!

In what historians will likely document as the most expensive midlife crisis in human history, Elon Musk continues his spectacular transformation from supposed tech visionary to Trump’s most desperate sycophant. As Tesla’s once-mighty empire crumbles around him, the question isn’t whether Musk will fall — but how many more billions he’ll torch on the pyre of his own ego before it’s over.

The European Rejection: Consumers Say “Enough”

The numbers tell a devastating story that no amount of meme-posting can obscure. Tesla’s European sales have collapsed by approximately 50% compared to last year. Germany, a country with a deep cultural memory and zero tolerance for fascist symbolism, has seen Tesla sales plummet by 59.5%. France isn’t far behind with a 63% drop, while Spain leads the exodus with a catastrophic 75% decline. The pattern repeats across the continent: UK (-18%), Norway (-40%), Netherlands (-42%), Sweden (-46%), Denmark (-40%), and Portugal (-31%).

What makes this implos…

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