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Elon Musk doubles down on his support for Germany’s ultra-right party (www.motherjones.com)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

I'm not optimistic enough to count on it, but upcoming events might just show a lot of white rural voters that across the board the leaders of these racist movements mostly aren't even really racist, it's mostly a grift for profit/power and they're just exploiting the poor's ignorance

[-] einkorn@feddit.org 19 points 1 week ago

I'd love to have your optimism.

There have been multiple investigations into finances and employees of high ranking party officials linking them to foreign influence. Changes in popularity? Niet.

It's the same as with Trump: "Yes, he us a crook, but he is MY crook"!

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

A lot of it is definitely racism with Trump. Can't have possibly voted for the black woman...

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Hey, they didn't vote for the white woman either!

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Look, if you're "not racist" but are willing to allow or use racism as a means to an end, you're actually pretty frickin' racist.

All the same harm is done.

"But I don't believe it in my heart!"

Wonderful. Do something that mitigates all the harm you're causing if not improve the lives of the people who are being harmed.

Can't do that because it would undermine your process? Time to accept it. You're a racist.

[-] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They are still racist they just don't care about poor people whatever the color of their skin

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Fascists gonna fash.

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 16 points 1 week ago

This article is still about the recent Welt op-ed. Just so nobody gets the impression, that Elon did something else yesterday.

Not that any of this excuses the opinions he shared with the world already.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 14 points 1 week ago

It's kinda hard to dispel the richest man in the words narrative when he also owns a major social network

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Are they aware he only supports xenophobia with regard to blue collar immigrants?

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I hope we collectively realize, to a point of action, that this is Hitler but also the richest person in the world with fans everywhere for multiple reasons before we instead have to document further atrocities.

Edit: And him and his presidential bitch are juvenile with at least one with intelligence to match.

[-] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Extremist's gonna extreme.

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

This Some More News episode is well worth a watch. “Nazi sympathiser Elon Musk’s Hitler problem”

https://youtu.be/xDyPSKLy5E4

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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Why are his nose and ears so red in that picture? Was this taken outside in winter or something?

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

resting heart rate can increase during times of extreme stress in a fight or flight scenario. the increased blood pressure will force blood into your extremities to increase chances of survival.

in this picture you can see his ears and nose are red, this may indicate his body is attempting to identify threats to himself using scent and auditory sensory. what may not be easily identified is the way his eyes are wide open, scanning for threats to his safety. I bet his hands and feet are also clammy.

the guy is absolutely terrified of what is going on to him, and is likely watching it take place like a 3rd party view. unable to stop or control himself because he's far too deep into the Putin cesspool.

If I was a profiling type, Elon needs approval from his base. since he's surrounded himself with the type of followers that would easily abandon him for the slightest sign of weakness, he's doubling down on whatever bullshit just so they continue to feed into his narcissism.

things will only get worse for him from here onwards as he slowly loses grip on his public image and his support falters. he will become desperate and dangerous. anyone around him should probably distance themselves now or face consequences later.

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