As I watched SpaceX, Falcon 9, bring our astronauts home, I said a prayer of thanks that all would be well. It was a powerful scene to watch them emerge from the capsule. Although most mainstream news outlets did not even cover this historic event, it was only because Elon Musk was the eventual hero in getting them home.
These astronauts were stranded there for nine months. That is quite a change from the original eight-day mission that was planned.
I used to say that the only time the mainstream media did its job was when there was a Republican in the White House. President Donald Trump’s first term proved me wrong. They lied and peddled false news every day he was in office and thereafter. The American people know the truth now, and the MSM is becoming irrelevant. But I digress.
While NASA may be one of the government’s better programs, it had to depend on the private sector and Musk’s SpaceX to finally do the job. Thank God for the efficiency and success of SpaceX. Thank God for capitalism and free markets that make it possible.
It has been amazing to watch what has happened to the left in this country. These people have become completely unhinged. Violence is spreading everywhere, and Democrats are afraid to call it out. They are aware that it is their base, and in many cases, they are encouraging violence.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) immediately comes to mind. You may recall his threats to the Supreme Court justices, telling them they would not know what hit them.
The radical left is composed of pure hypocrites. The issues they care so deeply about quickly disappear when the wrong person is in charge.
Musk was the darling of the left. He had mastered the production of their beloved electric vehicles, and he was their hero. Now he is the most hated man in America. He is still producing their beloved vehicles, but now he is on the side of Trump and America. I am convinced these people hate America more than they love their electric cars, big government, illegal aliens, criminals, etc.
Organized political violence has almost always come from the left. Remember the summer of love in 2020? Cities were burning down. Police were being brutally attacked, and if an incident involved a cop and a black criminal, the criminal became the victim and police officers became the perpetrator. Any excuse was used to spur violence.
Back in the ’60s, the bombings were from the left, and many people died at the hands of activists. Remember the Weather Underground leaders who were friends of Barack Obama, Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn? These two were on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for years and ended up being law professors. So much for paying a price for terrorism.
Even as far back as the KKK, which was an extremely violent mob. They were all Democrats and a wing of the Democrat party. It is amazing how the Democrats have been able to rewrite their history.
Now the radical left is going after Musk and Tesla. He is threatening the waste, fraud and abuse that these groups depend on. They have bilked the American people, and now they have been outed. That cannot possibly stand. It threatens their very existence, so they will stop at nothing.
They are vandalizing dealerships, burning up cars and even threatening those who drive Teslas. I guess it has not occurred to them that many of these people are “their people.” They bought into all the “climate change” hysteria and bought the best electric vehicle, by all accounts.
Now, you all know that I have been very outspoken about the left’s fascination with electric vehicles. But now I just might get one. If the left hates them, it must be something I would enjoy.
Tesla stock has tumbled. I guess they also do not realize that many of these investors are ordinary people going to work every day who thought these stock shares would fund their retirement. Many retirement systems have bought into this stock plan.
Musk is the richest man in the world. He can likely stand to lose some of his wealth, but many Americans can be wiped out by a huge loss.
These attacks are nothing more than terrorism. These people are criminals and should be treated as such.
Do you think this violence will put an end to the conversation about violence regarding J6? Nah, not a chance.
Joyce Krawiec represented Forsyth County and the 31st District in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2024. She lives in Kernersville.
