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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 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 221 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

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).

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (36 children)

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 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 197 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 153 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] Carighan 110 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is Xitter to be pronounced "shitter"?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] br3d 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're assuming those accounts are real, and also assuming they're funded externally

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

What the actual fuck…

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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

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[–] virku 89 points 1 year ago (12 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year 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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[–] puppy 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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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[–] Syrc 60 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can someone tell that loon EU is not the US?

Statements like that can bite back and hard here.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck this guy.

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[–] braxy29 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This psychotic fuck wants to become Emperor of Mars

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

He should be sent to Mars, now..

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

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

[–] snek 43 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So Elon received new orders from Moscow...

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[–] puppy 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Holy fucking shit full mask off fash what a cunt

[–] IrrerPolterer 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alter, wie peinlich.

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