Elon Musk has been wanging on about a British civil war again, and this time he’s dragged Tolkien into it – 27 not-so-civil responses
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“Civil war is inevitable.”
Bro, you built cars, not prophecy scrolls. Sit down, Gandalf.— Non Political Views (@BkngNws) October 29, 2025
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What are you talking about?! We haven't had a Civil War since 1651, ain't nothing happening in 2025. pic.twitter.com/gzI1a1PBah
— Charles Davie (@chuckdavie) October 29, 2025
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“Civil war is inevitable” says the guy who spent $44 billion on a social media platform that amplifies hate and division, and plans to spend millions to help elect Donald Trump, whose base actively promotes a civil war. pic.twitter.com/Vlqpb6twQ2
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) August 4, 2024
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You literally didn't read or understand Tolkien. I mean, I could feed Grok an LLM of Scrabble tiles and it would crap out a better explanation.@grok provide an analysis of Tolkien's works as it relates to psychology of harmony, the gift of fear and the value of friendship.
— thedereksmart️ (@dsmart) October 29, 2025
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Surely, it's much more likely in the US, partly due to your efforts, when Trump tries to overthrow the Republic – when he refuses to step down.
— Dr Mark Twitchett (@Mark_Twitchett) October 29, 2025
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Not before March surely – it's too dark now, and there's lots of good telly on
— Shanghai Hannah (@ShanghaiHannah) October 29, 2025
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— Amin (@aguycalledamin) October 29, 2025
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Whatt do you know about UK? F off to Mars! https://t.co/UnfnPAoVeK
— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonTABB) October 29, 2025
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https://t.co/LPFB4Wq4m8 pic.twitter.com/P2Q7Mtvk2s
— Godspeed You Black Tamperer (ft Maya) (@twlldun) October 29, 2025
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"What did you do in the Civil War, Daddy?" https://t.co/JN0v2FEWGu pic.twitter.com/0t9GDSKcrU
— Inevitable Gassy (@OldGassy1984) October 29, 2025
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Be very wary of a man who does Nazi salutes and calls for race wars…
pic.twitter.com/WGJZuRKoU2— Harry Eccles (@Heccles94) October 29, 2025
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“Has the civil war started yet?” pic.twitter.com/ISh5JQecIu
— Mark Hammond (@MarkHam80780803) October 29, 2025
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Before it all kicks off shouldn’t we decide who the Civil War should be between?
I’m thinking Gammon v Grifters and the rest of us can watch.— Florence Lox (@floboflo) October 29, 2025
Nostra-dumb-ass.
Add it to his other great predictions. pic.twitter.com/BwnNeaxsIH
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) October 29, 2025
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