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Summary

Elon Musk has intensified his involvement in European politics, supporting far-right parties like the UK’s Reform UK and Germany’s AfD.

Musk called for the release of British far-right figure Tommy Robinson and criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while backing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

In Germany, Musk endorsed the AfD as the country's "last hope," drawing accusations of election meddling.

His stances have drawn praise from right-wing leaders but criticism from European officials.

Musk’s support may stem from personal ideology and potential benefits for Tesla amidst regulatory debates in Europe.

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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Tommy Robinson is a literal fucking thug. Musk wouldn't last 5 fucking minutes in a Milwall footy brawl

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 64 points 3 days ago

Ok folks realistically, how do democracies defend themselves against a billionaire Nazi with an army of bro-troll followers who has the US president in his pocket and is actively meddling with other countries affairs? Because this is starting to become Bond villain shit. Is the only answer an agent 007 with a special license?

[-] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Russia has been doing it for years.

We have Facebook pages with names like “Glorious Britain” or whatever that tell us brown people are to blame or it was better in the 70s.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago

this is going to sound radical, because it is. And I'm not implying anything nefarious. but....

the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 days ago

He needs to be killed by any means necessary. He is the single greatest threat to humanity. Whoever gets him will be a hero to humans everywhere. This shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.

[-] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Wouldn't that leave some other rich asshole to buy up his companies and take his place? I think the only thing that's gonna help is a revolution. The way things are going it seems inevitable.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Yes we need a revolution, and killing Elon and other billionaires and rich assholes will need to be a part of that.

We’ve tried peaceful change but the rich buy up elections and make protest illegal, so they made violent revolution the only option left.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[-] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Could he just shut up for 5 minutes. Please.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 86 points 3 days ago

That man is so evil he does not deserve the air he breathes. Yet he is the richest man in the world, so amazingly filthy rich, he can waste $40 billion, and it doesn't make much difference!

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago

Friendly reminder, because I'm just this petty when it comes to assholes like Musk.

He's not the richest man in the world. He's the richest man in the world dumb enough to talk about it.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

And there are plenty of people who's wealth really can't be adequately calculated. How rich is the House of Saud? Do you count the entire GDP of Saudi Arabia since they basically control it as absolute monarchs? Because that's over $1 trillion.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

and they intentionally obfuscate things and hide their wealth. because unlike KetamineMush, they know that the when the pitchforks and torches come out, he'll distract us from them.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Well Musk understands that you only "win" the "game" by being the richest, and if no one knows you're the richest, it doesn't count!

[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

He works so hard to prove he earned the nickname Space Nazi

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago

Fascist moron

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

He has gone full Nazi and is letting the world know. There's something wrong with this asshole, but his influence and money is real and dangerous.

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Good thing he’s running America. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

I think Elon might be the person in life I hate the absolute most.

I hope he gets aggressive cancer. Yeah. That's how much I hate him.

[-] Anivia@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

Make it rabies instead so his death will be agonizingly painful

[-] quaternion@discuss.online -1 points 2 days ago

Ooooh Elon and Alec up a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 24 points 3 days ago

Is it clear yet that he is a NAZI? I hope so.

I genuinely would like to know...

Does he actually believe in these ideologies, or do they just happen to align with his interests presently?

I suspect it's the latter.

[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 days ago

It's the latter. He was ostensibly a liberal for years. Now that it benefits him, he's far right.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

...or is he just pandering/manipulating certain demography, Mr Cheetos and his cabinet of freaks.

His not political, just a psycho.

[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 days ago

Why did you say "or" and then not present a new option?

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Sorry, I inserted the subtext that it's for financial gain. My "or" was that he cares more about ego trip and less about financial gain.

That's what I thought.

The core tenets of far right in the UK and Germany just wouldn't seem that relevant to a wealthy person. It's not like he's going to interact with migrants in any way.

What is it about the right that benefits him though? Small government and reduced regulation?

[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 days ago

Those would be the biggest benefits to him, in my eyes.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Mark my words, watch Musk be sworn in as president in 2029. Watch.

[-] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

We don't need musks shit over here, but I am really worried about next elections. Labour is unsurprisingly not doing much, but if we slide back into racist politics, that be much, much worse...

[-] Cpo@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Why is it that every man with shit loads of money derails sooner or later? Do they need to be told "no" more often?

Musk = Dumbass

[-] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Can't wait for him to piss off to Mars and leave us all alone. He can then form the hateful, Nazi hell he's trying to force the rest of us to live in.

It’s time he flies on a rocket

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

You mean he should pilot it, like Stockton his sub.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Everyday that guy looks and acts more like Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

Supporting = bribing

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago

Can’t this dickhead hurry up and piss off Putin so we don’t have to listen to his nepo baby mewling anymore?

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It’s weird that the harder he leans into MAGA the more he looks like a Sith lord.

[-] FeloniousPunk@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago

This guy spends FAR too much time sniffing his own farts.

[-] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Birds of a feather flock together

[-] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't think that the safe harbour provision should apply when the person posting is the owner of the company.

[-] amon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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