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Here's an example of Elon Musk agreeing with a man who repeated an antisemitic belief that the Jewish community is inviting immigrants to further racism against
by the-chitmonger 2y ago
Here's an example of Elon Musk agreeing with a man who repeated an antisemitic belief that the Jewish community is inviting immigrants to further racism against the white population (also alluding to the Great Replacement theory - and if you want to claim that it isn't explicitly being stated, implicit nods are inherent to most political statements)[0].
Elon Musk also endorsed and spoke at an AfD event[1], which comprises members that are 7.5X more likely to participate in Holocaust denialism: believing that the Holocaust is Allied propaganda[2]. Multiple former leaders (including a co-founder) of the AfD describe the party as extremely far-right and authoritarian[3][4]. Elected members of the AfD have been found on a Facebook group sharing memes about baking Anne Frank in a pizza oven and insulting interracial couples[5]. Maybe you could claim that these are past events, but the frequency of these issues are alarming. Even so, we have a more recent example: in 2024, a leading member of the AfD was fined for using a slogan that was used by the Nazi military[6].
At best, you could call Elon Musk an absolutely bone-headed moron who has no idea who he chooses to support or where he chooses to attend. With Occam's razor it seems like he has embraced a lot of hateful ideology.
Oh, and also, it was a Nazi salute.
[0] https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1724908287471272299 https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1724908287471272299
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/01/25/elon-musk-addresses-germanys-far-right-afd-party-in-surprise-rally-appearance-amid-nazi-salute-controversy/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/01/25/elon-musk...
[2] https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/buch/meron-mendel-ueber-israel-reden-9783462003512 https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/buch/meron-mendel-ueber-israel-re...
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20230604004557/https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/afd-vorsitz-meuthen-101.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230604004557/https://www.tages...
[4] https://www.fr.de/politik/lucke-verlaesst-seine-11155453.html https://www.fr.de/politik/lucke-verlaesst-seine-11155453.htm...
[5] https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.angst-vor-schaden-fuer-die-partei-afd-abgeordnete-sollen-rassistische-facebook-gruppe-verlassen.18dface9-9dc1-4b98-a05e-3b46ec9f6758.html https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.angst-vor-scha...
[6] https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/german-court-fines-afd-bjorn-hocke-using-banned-nazi-phrase https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/german...