But now that he's the new owner of Twitter with his estimated $40 billion to $50 billion acquisition, the left is as angry as hornets.

Hundreds of employees are threatening to quit and many thousands say they are dropping their Twitter accounts.

But why exactly?

Here is what Mr. Musk said upon his successful Twitter takeover:

"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. … Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it."

Does that sound threatening to you?

Who could object to more openness and free-wheeling debate on social platforms?

The answer is the slice of America that has been captured by a radical agenda that refuses to tolerate anyone with contrary ideas or opinions.

What's especially disheartening is that some of the most vicious attacks against Musk's mission of inclusion for Twitter come from the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International. They even criticize him for being a "free speech absolutist." Once upon a time in a far-off galaxy, these groups were vigilant guardians of free speech absolutism.