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Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD party
(www.theguardian.com)
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To anyone confused: Musk may live in the US, but like all the uber-wealthy, he doesn't consider himself a citizen of anywhere because he can jump in his private jet and fly anywhere on a whim without needing to have his passport checked by anyone.
These people do not live in the same world as us, and the fact that Musk is knee-deep in numerous countries politics is ample fucking evidence of such. He will support any group that benefits him in the short-term, that's all.
He believes that, as one of the Owners, it’s his prerogative to appoint the viceroys who will rule on his behalf. And that he owns enough of Germany to veto any reluctance they might have of having another Nazi government.
Good luck on him trying that. I still strongly believe that things are very different here...
Well, yeah, things are different in Germany than in the States. For one thing, there's proportional representation.
But, and I know this is unlikely, this time could be different. Trump actually got the popular vote. Not by much, but he did get it. It is physically possible for it to happen in Germany, and Europe is not ready for it.
Basically, people would be voting for Musk lol. I mean haven't you heard that he is the genius who designed all of spaceX's rockets and all of tesla's cars and factories? Who wouldn't want somebody like that running their government? (with tremendous amounts of sarcasm)
I mean I like to think that Europeans are less gullible than Americans. IDK, are they less gullible than Americans? 'Cause if not, then yeah, it could happen. Barely.
Yes, you won't get another iteration of the Nazi party directly. Like there won't be swastikas and eagles and Jew-hatred. But you could absolutely get fascism. Germany supported the genocide in Israel, which is apparently a-ok because it's not Jews who are suffering. As long as you have an Other to hate and fear, and enough uneducated/brainwashed people to rally behind you, you can fash it up. Chaplin moustache notwithstanding.