What musk can learn from what and khodorkovsky

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Tom Wolf formulated the term “masters of the universe” as a ridiculous description of the Wall Street merchants. Elon Musk literally takes the idea. He hopes to colonize Mars.

But musk has reached the ground with a stumbling block. After falling with Donald Trump, the richest man in the world discovered that he is not even Mr. Washington – not to mention the universe.

Musk’s fall is part of a universal style. Decades of globalization have created a lack of rich few around the world. But when power collides with money and political power, there is only one way to bet. Politics always comes out at the top.

In different countries such as Russia, China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – and now the American – the few who have developed political ambitions have been reminded by force as the real authority lies.

victory policy More than money may be a surprise for both Marxists and confident capitalists-who believe that politicians will always dance to the rich tone.

However, as noted, the power flows from the barrel of the gun. Control of the state members – the army, the prosecutors, the tax authorities – ultimately important for more than billions of billions in the bank.

Of course, politicians need money, especially on the way. Election is expensive as well as the customer policy of an authoritarian state. Musk Financial support helped Trump winning the 2024 presidential elections.

Vladimir Putin’s rise to the top of power in Russia was facilitated by some of the richest men in the country – who were hoping that the vast wealth of the wealth they made in the 1990s. But as soon as it was firmly installed in the Kremlin, Putin showed the few who were president. When Mikhail Khodrukovsky, the richest man in Russia, began to become an independent political force, Putin arrested him. Khodorkovsky He served 10 years in prison. Boris Peresovsky, who had achieved a vast wealth in Yeltsin years, was forced to exile and died in mysterious conditions.

Jack Ma, the richest man in China, set out relatively slightly. It is clear that President Xi Jinping saw Master’s views sometimes and sometimes frankly as a challenge. After MA delivered a speech in 2020, the financial organizers criticized, its ANT Group’s offer was suspended and all of MA was suspended disappear From the general outlook. The Chinese Communist Party placed the most prominent capitalist in the country in its place.

He remained outside the prison and began to appear again. but Jimmy LayA media pole in Hong Kong, who supports the pro -democracy region movement, is currently serving a long prison sentence.

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a man admired by Trump, showed that he could attend the richest men in his kingdom to the heel. Dozens of wealthy businessmen closed in Ritz -Carlton in Raydeh in 2017 -A phenomenon in purification of anti -corruption. Among them was Prince Walid bin Talal, the most famous investor in the Kingdom. The episode sent a message of harsh power that has never been forgotten.

The best way for billionaire to isolate herself from the whims of the country’s leader is to become the leader. This was the path followed by the late Silvio Berlusconi, a controversial pole that established his political party and served three periods of the position of Italian Prime Minister. Bizena Ivanevili, the billionaire who has become the Prime Minister of Georgia, has followed a similar path. Trump used himself his wealth to finance his entry into politics

But the lack of few makes the transition. And those who work on margins need to walk carefully. To maintain their wealth and freedom, they must understand the borders. In India, the wonderful wealthy Ambani family maintains close relationships with Narendra Modi, the country’s prime minister. But they never seemed to challenge his leadership.

Carlos Selim, the richest man in Mexico, remained close to a series of Mexican presidents, while rarely expressing political opinions. Selim Al -Duraous’s neutrality enabled him to keep influence regardless of the administration in power. until I worked with Collaboration, cooperative infrastructure projects.

Many Americans were retreating to the idea that the relationship between money and power in their country could be compared to how to do things in China, Russia, Saudi Arabia or Mexico.

After all, the United States is a long -term democracy with firm property rights. The idea that the president can use the law to pursue revenge against the richest man in the country still seems somewhat horrific. But the president has already said that Musk could lose federal contracts and warned him of “very severe consequences” if supported the Democrats.

Some of Trump’s most enthusiastic followers want to go further. Steve Bannon suggested the nationalization of Musk’s Spacex, which plays an important role in federal space programs. Trump also urged the investigation in the event of Moses migration with the aim of deporting him.

confiscation? Exile? All this seems very non -American. But this is America Trump. never say never.

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