Meanwhile, Stephen A. Smith has made it clear that he will not limit himself to sports – at least not when he is not seen on ESPN’s platforms.
This was the case on Sunday evening when the First attempt star responded on X to a post by platform owner Elon Musk, in which he questioned why people in fiction seem willing to cheer on “the resistance,” but not in real life.
Musk’s post states:
You saw The Hunger Games and sided with the resistance.
They watched Star Wars and sided with the resistance.
They saw The Matrix and sided with the resistance.
You watched Divergent and sided with the resistance.
They saw “V for Vendetta” and sided with the resistance.
If it’s fiction, you understand it. But you refuse to see it if it’s the reality you live in.
Wild.
While it’s not hard to read between the lines to see what Musk is getting at, that didn’t stop Smith from asking him to clarify his position.
“Hmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!” wrote Smith. “So what exactly is the resistance????”
Mmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!
So what exactly is the resistance???? https://t.co/2z6LWiIW6H– Stephen A. Smith (@stephenasmith) 11 August 2024
Musk’s political leanings weren’t difficult to decipher, and it’s worth noting that the Tesla founder is set to interview former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump on Monday. Smith, meanwhile, hasn’t shied away from criticizing Republicans and Democrats alike, especially in the run-up to the 2024 election.
Smith, for his part, announced just last week that although he is independent, he has voted predominantly Democratic throughout his life.
Given his political leanings — or lack thereof — it would have been fair to wonder whether the ESPN star was pointing out the obvious flaws in Musk’s post or amplifying them. Based on the responses — not necessarily a reliable narrator on the platform these days — most seem to believe the former was the case, with Smith taking issue with comparing dramatized movie plots to real life.
(Stephen A. Smith on X)
