As has been observed by the novelist/poet/travel narrator Lawrence Durrell and many others for that matter, one of the most fatiguing consequences of keeping a journal is that future events will often invalidate the perspectives of the present. To counteract this absurdity, one must be a reporter rather than an analyst.

Let’s say for argument’s sake that the Trump family is worth ten billion dollars at this time, even knowing it’s not exactly correct. Now Elon Musk has paper wealth of 1.4 trillion, which is 1,400 billion. Musk is therefore 140 times as wealthy as the Trumps. Beyond that, Musk’s wealth exceeds the combined value of all but the 21 largest economies in the world, which leaves a remainder of roughly 200 nations. He could spend one million dollars a day for almost 3,000 years, but these could still be residual income left over.

Musk has proven himself to be indifferent or malevolent toward the masses. Even if Trump can still control the GOP from the sidelines after 2018, his power will start to wane while Musk’s power could go rampant.

There is clinical evidence demonstrating that Musk is unstable which includes his use of ketamine, a horse tranquilizer, known to be hallucinogenic for humans. He is a flamboyant racist which stems from living in South Africa during his formative years. Musk reinstated the Tate brothers to “X”. They are known for espousing the ideas of the manosphere which asserts that sex must be violent, e.g., the man must strangle the woman (but not kill her.) Musk is responsible for cutting of shipments and distribution of food and pharmaceutical aid worldwide resulting in the deaths of over 700,000, half of which were children through he firmly denies causing even one death. Then of course he fired tens of thousands of US government workers which will cause serious problems for years to come. On “X” he has goaded the British to “firebomb and assault their black and brown neighbors.” His US companies are inextricably tied to national security – he has dismantled the old rules of capitalism by blending mega business with government to an extend never before seen.

In modern times, no one person has ever possessed such a large share of the world’s wealth. Maybe he can buy elections. If you own a mutual fund invested in stocks, there’s a good chance you bought into his empire whether you like it or not. Please listen to the Kinks song “Money Talks.”

If you know people who known Musk personally, you are privy to a trove of peculiar facts that are chilling to say the least. And remember that some of his fantastic predictions for the future have no scientific validity.

Allan Frank

Phillipsport