The Billionaire Coup: Musk’s Takeover and America’s Failure to Stop It
Wake Up, America—This Is Urgent
The fact that a billionaire immigrant is being allowed to systematically weaken federal agencies while other immigrants are being deported or having their citizenship questioned is deeply alarming.
But it’s more than alarming—it’s a coup in slow motion. Elon Musk, through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has taken direct control over critical government functions, dictating how federal agencies communicate (forcing them onto X), locking employees out of systems, and moving privileged—and at times classified—data onto private servers under his control. With the Justice Department and FBI being gutted and a GOP-controlled Congress looking the other way, it appears there is no one legally challenging him. The result? A private immigrant citizen is dismantling the U.S. government from within, unchecked.
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, Musk made his intentions clear, posting on X:
USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die
This is more than just rhetoric. Musk is actively gutting USAID and other federal agencies, crippling America’s ability to operate on the global stage.
Musk has expressed resentment toward his home country, South Africa, and some of his views align with apartheid-era ideologies. Whether by design or coincidence, he is now working to undermine the very country that helped end apartheid. He isn’t helping America—he is harming it. Despite his wealth, Musk remains a mean-spirited man who, by the standards of those he aligns with, might be called “low IQ.”
We’ve seen this pattern before—historically and biblically—and it never ends well for democracy.
Historical Parallels: The Anatomy of an Oligarchic Takeover
What Musk is doing eerily mirrors past moments in history when unelected billionaires or corporate elites seized control over a nation’s core functions:
Gilded Age America (Late 1800s-Early 1900s):
Industrialists like J.P. Morgan and Rockefeller amassed such power that they controlled not only the economy but key government operations, bypassing elected officials.
Musk now does the same—wielding control over communications (X), space infrastructure (SpaceX, Starlink), and national security data without oversight.
Post-Soviet Russia (1990s-Present):
After the collapse of the USSR, oligarchs privatized state industries, bought political influence, and operated with impunity. The government became dependent on them.
Musk has already privatized U.S. government communications and infrastructure while shielding himself from regulation.
The Fascist-Corporate Alliance (1930s-40s Europe):
Mussolini and Hitler relied on corporate elites to help consolidate their regimes. These industrialists influenced policy, controlled messaging, and shaped public perception while the state turned authoritarian.
Musk’s open alignment with far-right leaders, combined with his silencing of dissenting voices on X, mirrors this dangerous synergy.
A Biblical Parallel: The Second Beast of Revelation?
Revelation describes a second beast that wields technology, deceives the masses, and compels the world to worship a system of power. While I am not saying Musk is the second beast, he certainly embodies aspects of it:
Technology as Power: Musk has the ability to control global communications, manipulate information, and exert influence over governments.
Worship and Blind Devotion: His followers treat him like a messianic figure, defending every move—even when it harms democracy.
An Unchecked Coup: Much like the beast in Revelation, Musk operates beyond traditional government oversight, consolidating power in ways unseen in American history.
This level of concentrated power in the hands of one unelected man—especially one who shows hostility toward democratic institutions—is something that has not happened in America since Lincoln’s assassination. Even during Andrew Jackson’s reign of terror against Indigenous people, the Union itself remained intact.
Conditioned Not to Recognize the Coup
Today, however, Musk is actively dismantling America’s infrastructure from within—and no one is stopping him as we watch it happen in real time.
The question is: How long will we watch before it’s too late?
Consider this, the GOP took "Stay Woke," a term rooted in Black activism—one that literally means being aware of systemic injustice—and turned it into a rallying cry against critical thinking, ginning up their base to turn a deaf ear to “wokeness”. Curiously, the GOP wants their base asleep because asleep people don’t question, don’t resist, and don’t recognize the coup happening in real time.
Now, with Musk consolidating power in ways even Trump never could, the stakes are even higher. Because the GOP trick worked. Their base is asleep and fighting imaginary DEI wars instead of listening to those DEI people who told them to "Stay Woke."
