Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Imagining a Post-Roe World, and China's Covid Practices
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
John and Maria discuss society's reaction to Elon Musk buying Twitter. Maria questions why many reacted the way they did, and John explains how and why words matter in culture.
Then Maria asks John about an upcoming Colson Center event at the Wilberforce Weekend, where John will guide attendees to imagine a post-Roe world. A number of guest speakers will inspire us to consider the individual responsibility, as many states enact "trigger" laws in preparation for a dismantling of Casey and a weakening of Roe when the Supreme Court decides the Dobbs case, likely in June.
To close, John highlights a number of Breakpoint commentaries from the week, specifically pointing out the human rights challenges in China, lately expressed in China's "no-Covid" policies.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:06.5 | Today we're going to talk about the shakeup at Twitter with billionaire Elon Musk buying the platform and taking it private. |
| 0:12.8 | We're also going to talk about what's going on in China amid their zero COVID policy and what that means for its citizens. |
| 0:19.5 | What it's like to live in a communist nation |
| 0:21.5 | during this time and place. We have a lot to get to today. We're so glad you're with us. |
| 0:25.7 | Thanks for listening. |
| 0:30.6 | Welcome to Breakpoint this week from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. I'm Maria |
| 0:34.5 | Bear alongside John Stone Street. John, before we get started today, |
| 0:38.3 | I just had a quick favor. Do you happen to have $44 billion that maybe I could borrow? |
| 0:45.0 | Too late. And I will pay you back with interest. Twitter's already sold. And if you buy Twitter, |
| 0:50.3 | you will not pay me back with interest. You will because Twitter does not make money. |
| 0:56.5 | Maybe I'll buy it for $45 billion. And then I can take it off of Elon's hands. He's a busy guy. |
| 1:04.6 | I'm trying to figure out what the economic strategy would be there to pay more. |
| 1:09.1 | I'm saying I could be a higher bidder than Musk, if only you would lend me the money. |
| 1:14.0 | But you see, you're missing my point. |
| 1:18.2 | How are you going to pay me back? |
| 1:19.8 | Twitter is not profitable. |
| 1:20.9 | Is it really not? |
| 1:21.7 | It doesn't make any money? |
| 1:23.4 | No. |
| 1:25.0 | Okay, I'm fascinated by that. |
| 1:26.5 | This is the first story we wanted to talk about today, is this |
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