Weekly Roundup: Jimmy Carter vs Elon Musk

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 700-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, Brad and Dan reflect on the political legacy of the late Jimmy Carter, examining his commitment to the separation of church and state, his dedication to social justice, and his consistent evangelical values. They contrast Carter’s humble integrity with the modern complexities of figures like Elon Musk, whose wealth grants him outsized influence in government. Brad and Dan also analyze the fractures within the MAGA movement, highlighting the growing tension between traditional populist factions and technocratic elites. The episode concludes with a discussion on Chief Justice John Roberts' concerns regarding judicial independence amidst the potential for authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AXIS Moondy
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0:39.3	at all protected.
0:40.3	On the beach.
0:43.3	In terms of the political aspects of what he wants to do on the hill, and he has outsiders.
0:50.3	And as much as people say, well, Elon is a billion-billionaire outsider.
0:53.3	First, I don't mind that they're billionaires.
0:55.4	I like people that are successful.
0:57.2	What are the difference whether they're billionaire or broke?
0:59.0	I'd rather have someone successful.
1:00.2	And I like that it's an outsider and an engineer and not a politician and not looking for anything out of the game.
1:05.4	He's not that much of an outsider.
1:07.1	In fact, one of the criticisms and the concerns is that he has billions of dollars tied up in government contracts.
1:15.2	You don't see a conflict of interest here?
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