{"id":162565,"date":"2020-04-29T19:54:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=162565"},"modified":"2020-04-29T19:54:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:54:56","slug":"elon-musk-goes-on-anti-lockdown-twitter-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=162565","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk goes on anti-lockdown Twitter spree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<div class=\"shift-to-hero\">\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=O2op1vW30m&amp;player=default\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk has had some controversial opinions about the coronavirus pandemic, but now he&#8217;s firmly taken a side against the lockdowns which are imposed in many places in the U.S. at present.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FREE AMERICA NOW,&#8221; the Tesla CEO tweeted to his 33.3 million Twitter followers on Wednesday, shortly after tweeting links to two stories on the subject of lockdowns \u2014 one <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> opinion piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/do-lockdowns-save-many-lives-is-most-places-the-data-say-no-11587930911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arguing<\/a> that the data shows that lockdowns don&#8217;t save many lives (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20200424-lockdown-saved-as-many-as-60-000-lives-in-france-study-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France might disagree<\/a>), and the other a news story on Texas retailers, restaurants, and other businesses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2020\/04\/28\/texas-reopening-restaurants-greg-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reopening<\/a> on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FREE AMERICA NOW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1255380013488189440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Replying to one Twitter user&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRightMelissa\/status\/1255397309350903812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comment<\/a>, which said that &#8220;the scariest thing about this pandemic is not the virus itself, it\u2019s seeing American so easily bow down &amp; give up their blood bought freedom to corrupt politicians who promise them safety,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1255397967416233986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">replied<\/a> &#8220;true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/10043\/who-to-follow-on-twitter-for-legit-trustworthy-coronavirus-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who to follow on Twitter for legit, trustworthy coronavirus info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tweets have attracted a large number of negative opinions, with one commenter claiming Musk is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtyoulookn\/status\/1255414674151088128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drunk with power<\/a>&#8221; and another advising him to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syl_Kane\/status\/1255380339310178305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get some sleep<\/a>.&#8221; On the other side of the spectrum, some Twitter users are praising him for being &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarekZee\/status\/1255383237326757893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">against government tyranny.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Give people their freedom back! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iG8OYGaVZ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/iG8OYGaVZ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1255377239853719552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s previous tweets on the coronavirus pandemic <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/9509\/elon-musks-coronavirus-tweets-somehow-dont-violate-twitters-new-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">include<\/a> suggesting unproven treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/story\/2020-03-19\/coronavirus-has-claimed-the-lives-of-an-infant-and-a-teenager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">falsely<\/a> claiming that kids are &#8220;essentially immune&#8221; to the virus and <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/9331\/entitled-billionaire-elon-musk-thinks-coronavirus-panic-is-dumb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> that the &#8220;coronavirus panic is dumb.&#8221; (We&#8217;ve gone deep on <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/9898\/what-it-means-to-be-immune-to-the-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what it means to be immune to coronavirus here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Tesla has had to <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/tesla-fremont-factory-shutting-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> its factory in Fremont, California due to the Alameda County&#8217;s shelter-in-place orders, after failing to prove that it constitutes an &#8220;essential&#8221; business. The company helped fight the pandemic by buying a number of ventilators which might be useful in treating COVID-19 patients, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/tesla-donates-ventilators-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivering them<\/a> to Los Angeles hospitals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of Musk&#8217;s most recent comments echo the slogans of pro-Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/16\/us\/protests-coronavirus-stay-home-orders\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anti-lockdown protesters<\/a> in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and elsewhere, which demanded the states to reopen. In some cases, however, reopening the states now would be against official White house <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/16\/politics\/read-guidelines-for-opening-america\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidelines<\/a> for &#8220;opening up America again.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tesla is expected to report its quarterly earnings after markets close on Wednesday, April 29. 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