It’s an Elon post so obviously he’s just bullshitting, but I’ve seen this kind of sentiment among Amerikkkans broadly throughout my life, from the days of the Global War Of Terror up to now. It’s even a common insult/comeback in media for basically any mildly disruptive behavior. Why the fuck is there this mindset that the only reason someone would ever protest or challenge the government because they don’t have a job? Or that somehow having a job places you under a magical trance that makes you Fall In Line? For a country that emphasizes “”“freedom”“” USians sure love the idea of being subservient for money.
i took this as more to be an affront to the protestors legitimacy. if you just call them paid, you get to delegitimize them, and tossing the ’ get a jerb’ barb in is just a freebie.
If you’re getting paid to protest then protesting is your job, technically lol
Don’t expect fascists to be logically coherent. They’re not.