# Why the hate for Elon Musk? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053 "2022-03-14T21:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 76
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053/76 "2022-03-16T03:59:51Z")
> [@nate](#): > > Stranger, I have genuinely always enjoyed your posts. But here is an example of hatred based on misinformation. If you have “genuinely always enjoyed [my] posts”, surely you’d be aware that I have cites. Right? > [@nate](#): > > - You believe he threatened to fire employees that didn’t come into work when he opened the Fremont factory back up despite the County’s ordinance. This is false. Say what? > **[Tesla gave workers permission to stay home rather than risk getting covid-19....](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/25/tesla-plant-firings/)** > > A day before their employment was threatened, the workers had spoken out on their concerns about conditions inside the plant. > [@nate](#): > > - You believe he used his influence at Tesla to have them buy Solar City for some sort of nefarious reasons but have no proof of that. Well… > **[Elon Musk wraps testimony in SolarCity trial after denying he set acquisition...](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/13/elon-musk-testifies-for-second-day-in-solarcity-trial.html)** > > Shareholders have sued Musk alleging that Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity amounted to a bailout. Wait and see… > **[Musk’s Fate in Lawsuit Over SolarCity Deal Likely Clear by April](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/musk-engineered-solarcity-purchase-as-bailout-investors-argue)** > > The judge deciding whether Elon Musk will lose billions of dollars in a shareholder lawsuit challenging Tesla Inc.’s $2.6 billion acquisition of a solar power provider said he would rule in about three months. I guess the Tesla board didn’t want to roll the dice: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-solarcity-lawsuit-idUSKBN1ZT2HF](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-solarcity-lawsuit-idUSKBN1ZT2HF) > [@nate](#): > > - You believe remaining (2?) residents of Boca Chica are denied access to their house and public beach. This is absolutely false. Uh… [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/16/tech/spacex-criminal-warning-security-boca-chica-scn/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/16/tech/spacex-criminal-warning-security-boca-chica-scn/index.html) Hmmm… > **[EXCLUSIVE: SpaceX facility under FAA review after changing rocket tests in...](https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/exclusive-faa-is-investigating-south-texas-launch-facility-after-change-in-rocket-tests-by-spacex/)** > > Test launches and road closures of a popular public beach near SpaceX’s Texas Launch facility in South Texas are now a weekly occurrence — including twice last week. But locals say when… Oh, and check this out: > **[Starbase Status - Boca Chica Road Closures](https://starbasestatus.com/closures/)** > > All current and upcoming Starbase/Boca Chica road closures. > [@nate](#): > > - You believe they are being harassed to sell by Musk without offering any proof. Ahh, well… > **[Elon Musk and the Grand Scheme That Tore Apart a Texas Town](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a30709877/elon-musk-space-x-boca-chica-residents/)** > > SpaceX is dismantling a remote beach community in south Texas, one house at a time. Not everybody agrees with your policework, Lou: > **[Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Reportedly Trying to Gobble Up This Small Texas Community](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-spacex-is-reportedly-trying-to-gobble-up-thi-1846850735)** > > Residents of Boca Chica Village are facing pressure from SpaceX and local officials to sell their property, ostensibly so CEO Elon Musk can realize his dream of creating a modern-day company town around SpaceX’s launch facility nearby, according to... > [@nate](#): > > In other posts you’ve accused him of wanting to build a 250 MW power plant in Boca Chica without proof. C’mon! [https://www.esghound.com/spacex-boca-chica-gas-plant-findings/](https://www.esghound.com/spacex-boca-chica-gas-plant-findings/) From the horse’s mouth: [https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder\_engagement/spacex\_starship/media/Draft\_PEA\_for\_SpaceX\_Starship\_Super\_Heavy\_at\_Boca\_Chica.pdf](https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship/media/Draft_PEA_for_SpaceX_Starship_Super_Heavy_at_Boca_Chica.pdf) Stranger --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053)._