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Elon Musk expressed support for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on X, stating “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

Party leader Alice Weidel welcomed his endorsement, urging followers to review her criticisms of German politics.

The AfD, polling at 19% ahead of February’s federal election, is officially under scrutiny as an extremist group by German authorities.

Musk has previously questioned the party’s “far-right” label. Controversy surrounds the AfD, including links to a meeting discussing deportation of migrants.

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[–] snekerpimp 195 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Damn, so he’s just going to buy every government? I guess the first one was so cheap, he figures he can afford at least four or five more.

[–] 9point6 107 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I miss when rich guys just bought sports teams

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 60 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] A7thStone 16 points 3 weeks ago

That shows how good they were at rehabilitating their image. How did those "philanthropists" get the money to build the libraries?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_strike

[–] PlasticLove@lemmy.today 28 points 3 weeks ago

I miss when they had their heads chopped off.

[–] frunch 25 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Didn't his estimated wealth nearly double in the past couple years? He's got enough money to buy all the governments at this point

[–] rayyy 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy government, get money from government, buy another government - rinse and repeat.

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[–] Curiousfur 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Doubled in the past month. ~$220 Billion to $440 Billion or something.

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[–] benni 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Fortunately, AfD is not in the government and possibly never will be

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 21 points 3 weeks ago

They have been getting traction consistently and German politics moved significantly to the right over the past years. Now supposedly progressive parties like the social democrats and greens spout stuff that five years ago was exclusive to the AfD and maybe the fringes of the Bavarian CSU.

Even if they don't govern they get their way more and more, which helps normalising their positions more and more, which gives them more and more votes.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

They had 93 seats in the German parliament as of 2017 and are now the second most popular party as of a 2023 poll.

I just got those numbers from a DDG search two minutes ago. Where did you get your information?

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 78 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, has Musk straight up admitted to being a white supremacist or has he only dropped anvil-sized hints so far?

[–] FlyingSquid 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I mean this was pretty blatant:

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[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 56 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Elon: "Why are they considered far-right? They don't look far-right to me!"

Also Elon: ⬅️-----------------------------🙋➡️

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

It's pretty much comes down to

Do they support trans people and trans rights?

Yes: Woke mind virus.

No: TAKE MY MONEY!

That's why he's in right wing politics now, he's said as much. His trans daughter, who he dead names, was "stolen" from him.

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Bruh.

Is Germany gonna do the "Defensive" part of Defensive Democracy?

(Please ban AfD already)

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Realistically, it's not gonna happen. There's too much cowardice in our political system for that.

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[–] Breve@pawb.social 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't the conservative bobbleheads talk about evil globalist conspiracies? Like, I found it right here for you guys! It was right in front of you the whole time!

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In case you are unaware, when a racist says “globalist” they are not talking about worldwide events, the word “globalist” is a direct replacement for the word “Jew [derogatory]”.

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[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The rest of the world might need to bring the US to heel. We're exporting hate and racism as a means to build fascist states around the world. Our rich are so rich and protected by the US military that they are becoming untethered from all remaining constraints about law and sovereignty for other countries.

Here be dragons.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Musk has previously questioned the party’s “far-right” label.

Shut up Musk. Your countries political center (if it existed) would count as conservative in Germany.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Our political center is far right anywhere else. Democrats are right-leaning centrists and Republicans are literal Wolfenstein Nazis

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[–] floreana@poliverso.org 35 points 3 weeks ago

@MicroWave
He is just pissed because a Union just sued his Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, so he goes crying to the ones most likely to make the boo boo go away if given power.

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 34 points 3 weeks ago

As if I needed any more reasons to hate that fucker...

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

on the same day that an anti islam afd supporter committed a terrorist attack on a christmas market even

elon sure can pick them

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[–] xenomor 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Are we allowed to discuss the many many benefits that society might receive if Elon Musk were in fact assassinated?

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Foreigners need to stay out of politics. Musk especially included.

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[–] SulaymanF 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Meanwhile Tesla sales are down in Europe 28% despite an increase in overall EV sales.

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[–] iAvicenna 21 points 3 weeks ago

Elon truly is the embodiment of cancer wow. First Nigel farage and now AfD.

[–] CaptPretentious 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So Musk really is just going full Bond-esk super villain with world domination right? That's what this is? He doesn't have to win any election so long as he can just buy every government, which he can then ensure he owns all the money, to buy more...

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[–] Treczoks 16 points 3 weeks ago

Nazis welcoming another Nazi.

[–] hubobes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

One of their supports just murdered 2 and insured 60 when he drove his car into a Christmas market...

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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Did people also saw Hitler like that before he got in power?

"Oh look that bozo doing shit again" and then bam, the bozo is the head of state?

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