Elon is a builder. We know him for his rockets, incredible vehicles, and satellite networks that connect the far reaches of Mongolia and people stranded in floods in North Carolina.

Some people don’t like it when he posts his thoughts about justice on X. But I do. I love it. I’ve learned so much about keeping society fair, safe, and free, and how critical it is to preserve Western civilization.

I went from thinking it was OK to welcome any immigrant who looked like they needed help, to understanding we must have secure borders and stop crime. Whether helping people in Europe, America, or Britain, Elon clearly wants to protect everybody and keep our world from falling apart.

I stand with Elon on immigration. I know firsthand most immigrants are decent, hard-working people. Even immigrants I’ve met say unchecked flows, no vetting, no proper screening, are the wrong way. With wide-open borders, vicious criminals slip right in with them. That’s not how to build a better America.

Elon has highlighted how Poland, with tight border controls, has stayed much safer. Meanwhile, my own city, Austin, gets more dangerous.

I love Elon for raising awareness about Iryna Zarutska from Ukraine, murdered in cold blood on video on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, with nobody reaching out to help this poor woman right away. As beautiful murals go up around the country (funded in part by Elon’s $1M pledge), I think of his deep drive to keep everybody safe, he wants to make sure that we don’t have to bear the pain of another Iryna Zarutska. Her death should not be forgotten, it’s how we can pledge to do better in America.

In the UK, there’s also huge room for improvement. Elon raises awareness about how it’s sliding toward a police state: people jailed for things they write online, serious criminals released early. I wouldn’t know this without him.

Now, with jury trials being eroded in the UK, I see Elon’s renewed heart for helping Britain. That’s what Elon does best, help humanity.  (Never stop, Elon!)

I’ve also filtered out cynics (I don’t meet many, but Elon warned against them). In a Lex Fridman interview, he said never trust a cynic, stay away from people who see bad in everybody, because they’ll excuse their own bad behavior by claiming everyone else is bad too.

Elon is wonderful when he says most people are “medium good.” He has real trust in humanity. I’d never heard of “suicidal empathy” until him. He raised my awareness of how it’s destroying Western civilization. Allowed me to examine myself and readjust my views.

Elon has highlighted Gad Saad and how suicidal empathy will destroy Western civilization, and he’s right. It deserves to be defended, not tried. If we lose it, everybody loses something valuable.

Past the rockets and cars (which are great), there won’t be an America around to enjoy them unless we preserve it. Since Americans built these wonders, future generations deserve to enjoy them too.

We don’t want to be complicit in the banishment of Western civilization, instead we should work hard to defend it.

Elon doesn’t preach from an ivory tower. He’s the most in-touch, high-position leader I’ve ever met, reaching out to all corners of humanity like no one else.