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> he says some weird stuff like civil war is inevitable That's not an insult... And while provocative this is not weird. Everyone sees where things are going i

> he says some weird stuff like civil war is inevitable That's not an insult... And while provocative this is not weird. Everyone sees where things are going in the UK and Europe in general and a violent backlash is at least a plausible risk at some point. In fact, he made that comment during riots in the UK... > and slagging Starmer. In fairness, everyone does. Starmer is one of the most unpopular PMs in history after only about 6 months in power.

tim333 2y ago
I suppose people take different things as insulting. It's not that bad but thing like >The UK has become a police state https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1857420350516056102 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1857420350516056102 and this thing https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1822290335059353965 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1822290335059353965 are not very positive. I'm guessing you're not from the UK? If someone started posting "the US is a fascist hell hole" or whatever might you not find it annoying? And it's mostly based on ignorance and not visiting the country. And just for the record it's not a police state and the justice system is not like the second tweet. I mean you can say what you like but it may put people off buying the cars. by the way re >In fact, he made that comment during riots in the UK... The riots were to a large extent set off by bullshit from Twitter/Musk - they put out that three girls had been murdered by an asylum seeker so a bunch of people went to riot at the asylum centers but it turned out to be basically false as the murder was UK born.
- mytailorisrich 2y ago
  I am actually in the UK... I started with a genuine question, which has strangely been downvoted, and the many replies went in all directions except providing an actual reply... Regarding "the UK has become a police state" so if I understand when privacy groups say it HN agrees but when Musk says it it is unhinged and fascist... right. Now, I don't agree with the claim but how it is received is telling... > they put out that three girls had been murdered by an asylum seeke Which should show you that Musk had a point! That is exactly symptomatic of how things are going in a worrying direction in Europe regarding immigration. The issue is that people don't want to see and certainly not when Musk is telling them because that would be "far right " or "fascist"...
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    >Which should show you that Musk had a point! I can't believe HN devolved to a point where tehy are using anecdotes to justify racism. I thought we were supposed to be curious and data-driven?
    - mytailorisrich 2y ago
      Since you are now getting into insults instead of discussing and trying to be curious to look beyond face value, you have a point. Have a nice day.

tim333 2y ago

I suppose people take different things as insulting. It's not that bad but thing like >The UK has become a police state https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1857420350516056102 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1857420350516056102 and this thing https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1822290335059353965 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1822290335059353965 are not very positive. I'm guessing you're not from the UK? If someone started posting "the US is a fascist hell hole" or whatever might you not find it annoying? And it's mostly based on ignorance and not visiting the country. And just for the record it's not a police state and the justice system is not like the second tweet. I mean you can say what you like but it may put people off buying the cars. by the way re >In fact, he made that comment during riots in the UK... The riots were to a large extent set off by bullshit from Twitter/Musk - they put out that three girls had been murdered by an asylum seeker so a bunch of people went to riot at the asylum centers but it turned out to be basically false as the murder was UK born.

mytailorisrich 2y ago
I am actually in the UK... I started with a genuine question, which has strangely been downvoted, and the many replies went in all directions except providing an actual reply... Regarding "the UK has become a police state" so if I understand when privacy groups say it HN agrees but when Musk says it it is unhinged and fascist... right. Now, I don't agree with the claim but how it is received is telling... > they put out that three girls had been murdered by an asylum seeke Which should show you that Musk had a point! That is exactly symptomatic of how things are going in a worrying direction in Europe regarding immigration. The issue is that people don't want to see and certainly not when Musk is telling them because that would be "far right " or "fascist"...
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  >Which should show you that Musk had a point! I can't believe HN devolved to a point where tehy are using anecdotes to justify racism. I thought we were supposed to be curious and data-driven?
  - mytailorisrich 2y ago
    Since you are now getting into insults instead of discussing and trying to be curious to look beyond face value, you have a point. Have a nice day.