A lot of people think if two groups disagree then just picking the middle makes them better than either, likely because it may make the two sides court them so they feel important. Which would explain the pro-spanking stance too. The people who fall into that were often attention starved as children and view any attention as a positive.

So when you get full blown fascism on one side, and ineffectual pro-corproate neoliberalism on the other…

Those people may very well say that the correct path is in-between the two.

In this case letting a billionaire buy an election for the fascist and then honestly say with a straight face:

arresting Musk two weeks before the election could be a huge backfire.

Like if one mob wanted to burn their house down, and another mob wanted to burn half, they’d pat themselves on the back for “negotiating” to have 75% of their own house burnt down, and declare everyone has to be satisfied because it’s a compromise.

My takeaway is doing something about it before the election is probably a mistake. It has to do with reality, not values.