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ShazzieB

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34. Because he can?

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:46 PM

Mar 2025

I'm sorta being sarcastic, but honestly, does he really need another reason? I'm not sure he has a real reason for half of what he does, beyond being drunk with power and high on the sociopathic pleasure of hearing the angry and agonized screams of those he's harming.

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Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? [View all] Nevilledog Mar 2025 OP

People who have a brain decided to collect the seeds. louis-t Mar 2025 #1

True, it is destruction just for the sake of destruction PatSeg Mar 2025 #38

To speed the day when MAGA decides who gets what, including food. Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #2

After the invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 Turbineguy Mar 2025 #13

Agribusiness-X probably bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #3

Agree. It's likely because none of those seeds are proprietary "one and done" seeds. CincyDem Mar 2025 #6

Terminator seeds don't exist outside a few labs NickB79 Mar 2025 #9

Is that a "don't exist outside a lab" because the science didn't work or... CincyDem Mar 2025 #12

Public outcry scuttled it NickB79 Mar 2025 #15

Public outcry put the orange fraud fatty in the WH wolfie001 Mar 2025 #50

I think they were marketed to 3rd world countries MadameButterfly Mar 2025 #32

They've got a lower-tech version of that already... keep_left Mar 2025 #22

And also, markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #31

Thank you canetoad Mar 2025 #46

No problem, glad it was helpful. keep_left Mar 2025 #49

Profitization through theft. There I fixed it for you. I use Profitization instead of Privatization ... aggiesal Mar 2025 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Dotty Mar 2025 #4

Because MAGA is Russia. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #5

Indeed! Russia wants to erase us. sagetea Mar 2025 #18

Was that part of the whole doomsday vault scenario? I know they also stored pharmaceuticals because I Vinca Mar 2025 #7

Because it's related to climate change Diraven Mar 2025 #8

It's part of a smart Government. Turbineguy Mar 2025 #10

Only the billionaires can control the food supply. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #11

Same reason he wants to control near-Earth orbit. Global oligarchy Maru Kitteh Mar 2025 #14

How often is the seed removed and new seed put in its place ? anybody ? republianmushroom Mar 2025 #16

Can't really answer that the way it was asked ... MiHale Mar 2025 #29

Thank you republianmushroom Mar 2025 #36

Because they are stupid and have no idea what the people Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #17

Musk does not want the government to feed anybody but him. dchill Mar 2025 #19

Shit. Just that. PS, time to find the stash of nonGMO seeds i missplaced... txwhitedove Mar 2025 #20

"Our food system is only as safe as our ability to respond to the next plant disease..." Wednesdays Mar 2025 #21

The Irish Famine was not all caused by potato blight but by the theft of agricultural products from Ireland Botany Mar 2025 #43

Maybe Elon plans to buy Monsanto and wants to eliminate possible competition. Martin68 Mar 2025 #23

Might not work out the way he thinks it will. bluesbassman Mar 2025 #24

If you add white supremacy + the belief that empathy is a weakness + the belief that taxes should never be raised on the Uncle Joe Mar 2025 #25

Because it has to do with the common good and science which helps people of this nation and the world Botany Mar 2025 #26

I have a degree in botany (no pun intended) Mountain Mule Mar 2025 #39

Me too as in having a degree in botany Botany Mar 2025 #40

... Solly Mack Mar 2025 #27

The lack of genetic diversity is what killed off a bunch of banana species JT45242 Mar 2025 #30

Because he is part of "enemy within" that wants to sow Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #33

Because he can? ShazzieB Mar 2025 #34

Musk intends to rule the world if he's allowed to. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #35

Ebenezer Trump..... SergeStorms Mar 2025 #37

A small suggestion. Probably silly to most people. Linda ladeewolf Mar 2025 #41

Because he is incredibly ignorant about anything outside of his world. TNNurse Mar 2025 #42

It bothered me highly. Figarosmom Mar 2025 #44

He wants to replace them with his own ubermensch seed Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2025 #45

they saw it's about genetic diversity PedroXimenez Mar 2025 #47

Elon is a moron Historic NY Mar 2025 #48

Send 'em all to the seed bank on Svalbard before Musk kills them. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #51