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Elon Musk attacked German support for migrants and promoted a call to support the AfD, a far-right extremist political party (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 9 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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In the post shared by Musk, the account lamented the presence of humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean Sea that rescue migrants from distressed vessels.

"These NGOs are subsidized by the German government," the account posted. "Let's hope AfD wins the elections to stop this European suicide."

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[-] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 227 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Elon Musk is a Nazi.

He endorses a party with Nazis in the highest positions. Bernd/Björn Höcke is the leader of the Thuringian AfD and courts decided that he’s a nazi. Not a right wing extremist, a fucking nazi.

AfD members have called for a second Holocaust (Marcel Grauf and an unknown talker at a party conference), the execution of refugees (Dieter Görnert), the imprisonment of homosexuals (Andreas Gehlmann), the creation of a new SA (Andreas Geithe), the imprisonment of left wingers in Buchenwald, a former concentration camp (Mirko Welsch) and most probably Musks favourite: Germany practicing apartheid (Holger Arrpe).

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 67 points 9 months ago

10-15 years ago I remember being told that Nazism couldn't take hold again in Germany because of all the laws, and the education in schools about Nazis, and stigma, and people who would fist-fight Nazis in the street if they saw right-wing symbols.

Was I sold an optimistic outlook or has the situation just changed that drastically since then?

As a non-German who is particularly not keen about Nazism but who doesn't speak enough German to keep a closer eye on it over there, I'm grateful for your name and shame overview.

[-] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 60 points 9 months ago

German here. Sorry bro, that was all just wishfull thinking. Actually fascism can come back anytime, anywhere if we don´t actively prevent it.

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[-] seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.de 41 points 9 months ago

Nazism is still a shunned no-go, and the AfD knows that (and regularly accuses others of being Nazis). The way I see it, its officials are still Nazis though, but they get around acknowledging that by just positioning themselves as counter-culture opposition to progressive movements, which is great at mobilizing a united front of anyone who feels attacked by any part of progressivism. Meanwhile, they also covertly appease other Nazis and the extreme right through dogwhistles and the like. The anti-progressive voters just ignore or tolerate this. This combination sadly proves successful. When they start building the camps, of course everyone should've known they're Nazis, but no one thinks that far even though it's their policies' logical conclusion.

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[-] Lumidaub@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago

The internet was still a very different place 10-15 years ago.

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[-] Random_German_Name@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately we don‘t have enough left wing fist-fighters anymore, cuz „ArE yOu ReAlLy BeTtEr, If YoU pUnCh NaZiS?!“

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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago

Bernd/Björn Höcke

Thins joke about not using his proper first name is so old and worn out by now it should definitely be retired. Just call the man Bernd and be done with it.

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[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 206 points 9 months ago

Apartheid-baby in support of nazis? Say it ain't so.

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 80 points 9 months ago

Apartheid mining heir baby, even. The man is practically a living stereotype of modern colonialism.

If he were fictional, the author would be accused of lazy writing and overusing tropes. Unfortunately for us though, he is not fictional.

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[-] notepass@feddit.de 160 points 9 months ago

And he was called out on his own Plattform by the german foreign office for it:

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 101 points 9 months ago

The replies are insane, tbh.

It's crazy just how quickly Musk has centralized such an extremely xenophobic and fascist community on Twitter, even compared to before.

And of course they all have that paid checkmark. No wonder he does it so consistently, it makes a fortune. Sigh.

[-] CosmoNova@feddit.de 59 points 9 months ago

The platform will likely get blocked within the EU quite soon if it stays this way. After a devastating report about misinformation, they loosened oversight even more, meaning it actively does not conform to EU regulations (regarding hate speech for example) anymore. Facebook has already received hefty fines for less so I honestly don't expect Xitter to be around much longer.

[-] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

Is Xitter to be pronounced "shitter"?

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 24 points 9 months ago

Yes and posts are pronounced “x-criments” instead of tweets now

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[-] reddfugee@feddit.de 27 points 9 months ago

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[-] Random_German_Name@feddit.de 52 points 9 months ago

Yes. Yes, I am proud, that my tax money saves lives. Fucking cunt

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[-] genfood@feddit.de 24 points 9 months ago

What the actual fuck…

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[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 107 points 9 months ago

If you still use Twitter, you're supporting a #fascist, full stop.

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[-] virku@lemmy.world 83 points 9 months ago

Ten or so years ago I liked the guy. He did great things with tesla and spacex. Now every bit of information I get about him deminish my respect more than the previous. It seems like tesla and spacex has done great in spite of him, not because of him.

[-] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 9 months ago

He did great things with tesla and spacex

His employees did, I doubt he knows jack shit about designing cars or rockets. He stole the credit to create this image that he's like a real life Ironman.

It seems like tesla and spacex has done great in spite of him, not because of him.

Twitter is the perfect example of that, what happened to it is the demonstration of what happens when there's no one to babysit him out of not taking stupid decisions.

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[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 82 points 9 months ago

So this pice of shit is now interfering with elections in Germany... Sounds like a reason to shut off Twitter.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 70 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Has Musk forgotten that without government subsidies there wouldn't have been a Tesla today? Fucking hypocrite! Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor.

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[-] seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.de 61 points 9 months ago

Ah, the party whose members are actual Nazis. I would say mask off, but that mask has been off for longer now. Sad that he feels empowered to be this blunt.

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[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 61 points 9 months ago

Can someone tell that loon EU is not the US?

Statements like that can bite back and hard here.

[-] Im14abeer@midwest.social 53 points 9 months ago

Can someone tell that loon US is not apartheid South Africa?

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[-] Onion6068@feddit.de 58 points 9 months ago

Fuck this guy.

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[-] Syrc@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago

Breaking news: African who lives in America suddenly cares about the influx of immigrants in Europe, for no apparent reason whatsoever

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 56 points 9 months ago

What?

The apartheid emerald mine baby doesn't have the most tolerant views of migrants?

I'm shocked! Shocked I say!

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 54 points 9 months ago

Every time I see these headlines: piece of shit, piece of shit, piece of shit.

[-] braxy29@lemmy.world 52 points 9 months ago

yep, definitely turned out to be the kind of hateful shitbag his grandfather would have loved. bleh

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[-] 4am@lemm.ee 51 points 9 months ago

This psychotic fuck wants to become Emperor of Mars

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 35 points 9 months ago

He should be sent to Mars, now..

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[-] carbonicnoodle@feddit.de 44 points 9 months ago

So Elon received new orders from Moscow...

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[-] snek@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago

Everyone who has ever played Secret Hitler knows not to elect Hitler as Chancellor. We're in the end game now.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I for one like that he's being this blunt rather than conveying what's on his mind in a tip-toey way. It's easier to identify the cunt's true colours and disillusion-ise poor souls who still believe in him.

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 33 points 9 months ago

Holy fucking shit full mask off fash what a cunt

[-] z3n0x@feddit.de 24 points 9 months ago

Alter, wie peinlich.

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[-] IrrerPolterer@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

Funny how he's not even trying to hide his true colors anymore.. :/

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[-] Tomassci@kbin.social 21 points 9 months ago

Wait, you're telling me the rich guy who makes money off nazism supports nazis?

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