Anne Applebaum

When you're meeting people who disagree with you on a daily basis, when you're able to talk to them in a reasonable way, when you're all talking about real issues like where to build the bridge or which road to repair first, you know, Then you're not off in the world of mythology and celebrity politics that the extremists want you to be in.

I mean, remember, we also talked about mythology and the power of the online world and how it can sometimes be more powerful than the real world. You know, try to live in the real world and base your politics on what you see. not some threat that's been described to you on TV, you know, but actually look at your neighbors, look at your neighborhood, look how you live.

I mean, remember, we also talked about mythology and the power of the online world and how it can sometimes be more powerful than the real world. You know, try to live in the real world and base your politics on what you see. not some threat that's been described to you on TV, you know, but actually look at your neighbors, look at your neighborhood, look how you live.

I mean, remember, we also talked about mythology and the power of the online world and how it can sometimes be more powerful than the real world. You know, try to live in the real world and base your politics on what you see. not some threat that's been described to you on TV, you know, but actually look at your neighbors, look at your neighborhood, look how you live.

Try to fix those things and live in the real world as much as you can.

Try to fix those things and live in the real world as much as you can.

Try to fix those things and live in the real world as much as you can.

Thank you. No, there are no silly questions, you know, only silly answers, I guess.

Thank you. No, there are no silly questions, you know, only silly answers, I guess.

Thank you. No, there are no silly questions, you know, only silly answers, I guess.

I'm okay. I mean, personally, I'm fine.

I'm okay. I mean, personally, I'm fine.

I'm okay. I mean, personally, I'm fine.

So I'm not sure there is an exact parallel that we've seen anywhere else. What Musk has just done, as you've said, is he's a private citizen. They've given him some kind of quasi-government status. He's a government advisor, but he doesn't have a confirmed position. He's not part of any congressionally confirmed office or department. He himself is obviously not confirmed by anybody.

So I'm not sure there is an exact parallel that we've seen anywhere else. What Musk has just done, as you've said, is he's a private citizen. They've given him some kind of quasi-government status. He's a government advisor, but he doesn't have a confirmed position. He's not part of any congressionally confirmed office or department. He himself is obviously not confirmed by anybody.

So I'm not sure there is an exact parallel that we've seen anywhere else. What Musk has just done, as you've said, is he's a private citizen. They've given him some kind of quasi-government status. He's a government advisor, but he doesn't have a confirmed position. He's not part of any congressionally confirmed office or department. He himself is obviously not confirmed by anybody.

And what he seems to have done is taken a group of some apparently even very young engineers into government offices and started demanding and downloading data. Let's put it this way. If, you know, the Chinese government were to be doing this by hacking, this would be considered a major cyber warfare attack.

And what he seems to have done is taken a group of some apparently even very young engineers into government offices and started demanding and downloading data. Let's put it this way. If, you know, the Chinese government were to be doing this by hacking, this would be considered a major cyber warfare attack.

And what he seems to have done is taken a group of some apparently even very young engineers into government offices and started demanding and downloading data. Let's put it this way. If, you know, the Chinese government were to be doing this by hacking, this would be considered a major cyber warfare attack.

There is no precedent for giving that kind of information or that kind of access to a private citizen, even if the president says it's okay. And so we're already in a realm where we're in an extra legal situation. You can talk about Russian oligarchs and their ability to shape policy. In Russia, you had this phenomenon of