PAUL STANLEY Wonders If ELON MUSK Could Have Solved World Hunger Instead of Buying Twitter

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has publicly questioned whether or not Elon Musk might have helped finish world starvation with the $44 billion he bid to buy Twitter.

If the deal formally goes by means of, it’ll make Musk — the Tesla and SpaceX founder and the world’s richest man — the brand new proprietor of the social media website that hosts greater than 200 million customers.

Earlier immediately, Stanley took to his Twitter account to share a Reuters information story in regards to the acquisition, and he included the next message: “I Could Be Lacking One thing (please inform me). Reasonably than funding a private acquisition, Would not our world be higher superior by utilizing far lower than 44 BILLION DOLLARS to eradicate world starvation?, remedy most cancers? The listing is lengthy & the chances countless.”

A couple of different notable rock musicians have been in obvious disagreement with Paul, with SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers chiming in: “Paul … you are in all probability one in every of my favourite folks I’ve ever toured with However A. Telling residents what to do with their cash is not our job B. Even with 44 trillion. You are not ending world starvation.”

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim “Ripper” Owens was equally unconvinced by Paul‘s take, writing: “Effectively he’s promoting Teslas, however I am certain they will not be shopping for these now both. It is cool you reside in a 1 bed room 800 sq. foot home and most of your cash goes to fixing world starvation. That is superior. As a substitute of followers shopping for any of your stuff give it to charity as an alternative”.

In the meantime, SACRED REICH frontman Phil Rind weighed in: “These folks do not care. Does anybody want a $500M yacht? Do folks want $100M properties? These guys do not even wish to let their employees unionize as a result of they could should pay them pretty. World starvation? Homelessness? These are different folks’s issues. All energy to the folks”.

Final October, David Beasley, the director of the United Nations‘ World Meals Programme (WFP),instructed CNN that it might solely take “$6 billion to assist 42 million folks which might be actually going to die,” and that billionaires — citing particularly the world’s two richest males, Musk and Jeff Bezos — must “step up now, on a one-time foundation.” When the CNN article was shared on Twitter, Musk responded that he would promote Tesla inventory if the WFP might present a plan to finish world starvation for $6 billion. However Beasley later clarified that he by no means meant Musk might really clear up world starvation with such a donation, however that the cash might have undoubtedly helped tens of millions. “$6B won’t clear up world starvation, nevertheless it WILL stop geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million folks on the point of hunger,” Beasley tweeted.

Stanley‘s response to the information of Musk‘s Twitter buy is in sharp distinction to that of his KISS bandmate Gene Simmons, who tweeted on Thursday in response to the acquisition: “Incredible information, on the outset. @elonmusk is now the proud proprietor of @twitter. Free speech, vital. However, Hate speech, factual misinformation (lies) shouldn’t be a part of Free Speech, in my humble opinion. Good luck to Elon.”

After one fan responded that free speech means “it is both all of it or none of it”, Gene fired again: “You are speaking out of your ass. You don’t have the proper to face up in a movie show and yell FIRE, simply since you really feel prefer it. That is Incitement To Riot. You realize that, proper?”

Musk, who has referred to as himself a “free speech absolutist,” has mentioned that Twitter might champion freedom as a non-public firm. Opponents to the acquisition have theorized that Musk will permit customers on the platform to unfold misinformation and hate speech underneath the guise of defending free speech.