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sessed by it. And every time you turned on the TV, they'd say it's halfway done. The rescue is halfway done. Elon Musk is the hero that we needed. He's doing it with nothing in return. He's just amazingly created a company that can rescue astronauts in space when nothing else can do it. Do you think that's what's going to happen, or will it be ignored because it's just so obviously positive, patr…

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according to Radar Online, who has an exclusive. They've got some kind of insider at MSNBC News who says that Joy Reid is really, really mad about getting fired, and she's ready to scream bloody murder. And she might have insight or knowledge about bad things that happened at MSNBC, and she might seek vengeance. She might seek vengeance.

Now, here's the funny part. Did MSNBC not see this coming? You know, I've wondered for a long time, like, why don't they get rid of her? It's so obvious that she's bad for their brand, I thought. And I thought, man, it's just taking forever for them to do the obvious, to improve that slot. And maybe now we know why. Maybe they were afraid that she would be completely unpredictable and be seeking vengeance and have all kinds of insight or knowledge so she could take down the entire network.

So how could MSNBC have seen this coming? Well, they could have asked me. I saw it coming. So did most of you. Could have asked anybody. But I think they knew it. Yeah, she looked like trouble.

So can you make a list of all the things that Scott would enjoy the most, and where would you put "Joy Reid destroys what's left of MSNBC"? Top 10, right? I mean, even if it's a long list of things that Scott would enjoy, top 10. So I've decided to go all in on supporting Joy Reid. Joy Reid, Joy Reid. It doesn't get any better.

Anyway, let's check on the color revolution that's totally not a color revolution. You know what a color revolution is. It's all the dirty tricks that the US uses to overthrow other countries, making it look like there's a groundswell for whoever we support, and there's action in the streets, and there's giant protests. But of course they're all organized and paid and completely artificial. And then we control their media so the media acts like the challenger that we want to be in office is the only one that can do the job, and the other one's a Nazi. Sound familiar?

Well, that's what's happening right now in the United States. But I asked Perplexity the AI. I said, given all the things that are happening, the protests and whatnot against Tesla, etc., are we experiencing a color revolution? And Perplexity said, oh no, no, no, I don't even know what you're talking about. So I guess not, right? Because AI couldn't identify it.

So it turns out that there are only totally organic protests about, in this case, Tesla. Because there are tons of young people who really, really care about the exact method that was used to reduce costs at the organization they've never heard of called USAID. These are the least organic protests I've ever seen. You thought Black Lives Matter looked a little suspicious. You thought Antifa looked a little suspicious.

The people who are hating the electric cars, the very same people who would have killed their own children to make sure there were lots of electric cars to save the planet, suddenly they just hate the electric cars and the person who's doing it. And boy, do they hate anybody who's trying to get rid of the waste and abuse and fraud. And then Reid Hoffman just went on Colbert, I think it was last night. Reid Hoffman on Colbert. Huh, what does that sound like? That sounds like somebody making sure that the media has a message that supports the protesters, exactly like a color revolution. That's exactly what you'd expect to see.

But at least you can trust Colbert not to be part of any kind of... okay, maybe you don't trust Colbert. So Colbert asked Reid Hoffman, "Hey, you know Elon Musk. What do you think about him doing all this DOGE cost-cutting?" And what did Reid Hoffman say? Well, he's smart enough. He's very smart to say, "Well, we like cutting the waste, of course, but we think that he could do it in a more compassionate and perhaps more legal way."

What's that sound like? That's what I call a generic complaint. You want to hear another generic complaint? It should have been done sooner. That's my ultimate ridiculous complaint. Well, it was a good idea, but it should have been done sooner. Okay, shut up. Well, it's a good idea, but it should have been done with more compassion. Shut up. Well, it's a good idea, but it should have been done with more attention to the legalities of it. Yeah, which would have stopped you from doing anything. Shut up.

These are such generic, stupid, ridiculous, pure propaganda complaints. Does anybody know that the compassionate method would have worked? Did we do a study? Is there a way to fire massive amounts of people and make them feel good about it? "Oh, we're going to take your job, but we'd like you to feel good about it." And although the people are not very compassionate, we have an AI you can talk to, and the AI has been proven to be more compassionate. So here's the AI. "Hey, AI, Elon Musk and his DOGE team just fired me." "Oh, that's bad. Oh, he should have been more compassionate." "But I am. I'm the AI." "Oh, that's terrible. Oh, what would you do? So bad. He's so uncompassionate. And I'm not even sure that it's all legal."

Oh, the AI would say, "Oh, that's so bad. It should have been done sooner, and it should be more legal and more compassionate." And by the way, I'm going to tell you something you've never heard before. Here's some advice you can take with you for the rest of your life. This will serve you really well. He should have used a scalpel instead of a chainsaw. Yeah, those are my generic complaints.

And by the way, it reminds me of Hitler. How exactly does it remind you of Hitler? Well, Hitler, maybe he owned a chainsaw. I don't think he did. It probably didn't own a chainsaw. But did he own a scalpel? No, he probably never owned a scalpel. See? So Hitler didn't own a scalpel, and Elon Musk is not using a scalpel. You see, right? Can you see? It's kind of obvious now. Everybody sees it now, right? There's no point in hiding it.

And there was also that time he raised his arm above his waist. Who does that? Hitler. Hitler does that. And by the way, Bill Burr says that was a Nazi salute. So if you can't believe Bill Burr, who's the biggest freaking idiot I've ever seen in my life, if you can't believe him when he interpreted something to be absolutely ridiculous, well, who can you believe?

Yesterday I saw the ultimate. It's almost like this Russian egg with an egg thing, where somebody said that Musk was a Nazi because he supported the far-right party in Germany and said that they're the only ones that could fix Germany. Now, I assume that that has something to do with immigration, that they must be opposed to mass immigration. So I assume that's what he meant, that they're the only ones that can stop Germany from just being overrun, becoming a different country.

So the allegation was that the far-right party in Germany is pro-Nazi and that Elon Musk was supporting them. So I mean, that's proof, right? That's proof he must be a Nazi because he's supporting a group that also is accused of being a Nazi. So I said, "Hey, AI Perplexity, can you give me some examples of what this far-right party is?" Because I've never weighed in one way or the other about German politics, but I thought, whoa, that's a pretty incendiary claim. So what would be some examples of this far-right party supporting Nazis?

And so it gave me examples, and listen to these chilling examples. There was the one time one person who was in the party said something that was similar to what the Nazis had once said, without giving me the example. What would be the example of what they once said that he also once said? Because I'm not positive, but I'll bet you people say a lot of things that Nazis once said. But don't we need some context? Don't I need an example?

Then there was some other individual. Now, keep in mind that these are not the party's platform, which has nothing to do with anything Nazi, but rather there were individuals who were blamed for saying something that reminded someone else, a critic. It reminded a critic of Nazis. Do you know what else reminds the left of Nazis? Everything. Everything. Everything reminds the left of Nazis.

So the other was some leader said that not every person who was in the SS was a criminal. So therefore he must be backing Nazis. To which I say, I'm going to need a little context on that one. Is it possible, and by the way, I'll be blamed for being a Nazi just for saying this, so I'm going to do it anyway because I don't give a... you know I don't care. Did it mean, and this is a question, not a statement, did it mean that there might have been some people who were just sort of pressed into it and didn't do anything especially illegal? They were just trying to stay alive and play along during, you know, was there somebody who was in the SS who basically was just doing the bookkeeping and didn't want to be there but it was easier than not? I don't know.

So wouldn't you like to know what that example was? So it sounded exactly like every leftist complaining about every Republican candidate for president. Every Republican candidate for president has been compared to a Nazi no matter what they did. Apparently it's just the same thing happening in Germany, that there's people who will say, "Hey, it looks like it's a sunny day." "Oh, does it look like a sunny day? Well, did you know what today is?" "No, I wasn't even thinking about the..." "Oh, it's Hitler's birthday. So you're saying that Hitler's birthday looks like a sunny day? You obvious Nazi."

And then you wipe your brow like this is terrible, and they say, "What? There it is. Your hand is above your waist." "Yeah, your hand was above your waist. That's called a Nazi salute." And you say, "But it wasn't. It wasn't. I was just wiping my brow because you made me so nervous." "No, no. First of all, Elon Musk supports you, and since he's a Nazi..." "Why do you say he's a Nazi?" "Well, obviously because he's supporting the Nazis." "But why do you say they're the Nazis?" "Because they say things that remind me of Hitler." "But wait, reminding you of Hitler is everything that happens every five minutes. Everything reminds you of Hitler. Why is that a standard for how somebody else is Hitler?" "Well, don't ask questions."

So the color revolution is on, and obviously the Tesla attacks are paid. Obviously. Does anybody doubt that? Is there anybody here who thinks that suddenly all the people who were pro-electric cars and afraid of climate change, that suddenly they completely changed their opinion because they really like the waste, fraud, and abuse? Or that they're really worried about the compassion of the people who are being fired from these ridiculous jobs where there should have been half as many people? Does anybody think this is genuine?

Does anybody think that the leftists woke up and said, "Wait a minute, he's using a chainsaw instead of a scalpel on things that have nothing to do with me, and I didn't even know existed"? Nobody cares about this. No. Well, the people who are getting fired care about their own lives, but nobody cares about it as a topic. Nobody cares about it as a political problem. It's basically every company.

Oh, this is the other thing. I think Reid Hoffman said that somehow Elon Musk didn't understand that the government is different from a private company. I think he understands that. Do you know who else understands it? Everybody. Everybody literally everybody in the whole freaking world knows that the government doesn't operate like a private company. Everybody knows that. So there's your generic complaints. Oh, he's not using a scalpel. It should have happened sooner. Oh, should have used more compassion. I'm not sure if it's all legal. No, none of it's organic. It's all performative.

By the way, have you noticed how many people are using the word

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"performative"? It's now completely part of the Republican, let's say MAGA, pro-Trump world. We're seeing nothing but performance. This is completely artificial. And do you know how I know it's artificial? Because nobody's asking enough questions. Yeah, I saw one video where somebody talked to one protester and said, "Are you getting paid?" And then the one protester said, "Oh, yes, definitely be…

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