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submitted 6 days ago by MicroWave@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

UK Health Minister Andrew Gwynne criticized Elon Musk for focusing on British politics, urging him to prioritize American issues.

Musk’s criticism of Labour leader Keir Starmer over child sexual exploitation policies included accusing him of being “complicit in the RAPE OF BRITAIN.”

Labour pushed back, noting past local and national inquiries into abuse, including the 2014 Rotherham report.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting called Musk’s comments “misjudged.”

Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson has further fueled controversy.

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 149 points 6 days ago

No, no, please stay out of our politics, too.

[-] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 51 points 6 days ago

He can go back to South Africa & take his politics with him.

[-] djsp@lemmy.world 43 points 6 days ago

Please, I beg you — South Africa has enough problems as it is. Can he not go to Mars instead? He has always been very enthusiastic about the planet and he would be safe from the “woke virus” he so dreads — a win for everyone?

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

He came through Canada, they should have to deal with him first.

[-] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 days ago

Yep, that’s what I was thinking. Go 💩post on your dumb bird app, mooch from your employees, and do enough drugs to od for all I care, stay out of politics you twit

[-] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Hey! Don't try and palm him off on us.
Just because you took him when South Africa didn't want him it doesn't mean we are gonna fall for it!

Edit: Actually, fuck that, send him to Japan. Let Nintendo deal with him for a bit. They are already rich assholes he can't make them any worse.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 42 points 6 days ago

Better yet... fuck off entirely?

[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I like your ideas, do you have a pamphlet where I can learn more.

[-] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 35 points 6 days ago

Can he instead just stick a gun in his mouth?

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

He should shove it up his ass.

I don't want it to be quick and painless for him

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 6 days ago

Maybe he should stick to emerald mines

[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Maybe stick to buying companies, pretend that you founded them, market them well, drive it into the ground, then repeat the process.

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 14 points 6 days ago

You can't park here, mate.

[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 13 points 6 days ago

US, UK, DE... Fucker's going for world domination.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 13 points 6 days ago

After buying Trump he finally realized money talks. Im glad he's been too dumb to figure that out until now.

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Maybe every time he tweets at them, they should just delete their twitter accounts

Thats a devastating burn to America as well as Elmo tbh.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

None of the people who should hear it will understand it. The people who understand it didn't support it. Sigh, this is our lives for the next 4+ years I suppose. Unless player 2 joins the game again.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

Can we just blast him into the Sun already?

[-] djsp@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Since the US election I have been hoping for a fallout with Trump as Musk's Icarus moment, but I would be willing to forego the symbolism. I like your direct approach to the matter.

[-] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

I keep having to explain this.

The amount of delta v required to put something into the sun is extremely high and unnecessary. We just need to put him outside earth's orbit and the problem will be solved.

What are we afraid of? Some far future civilization will find his corpse in heliocentric orbit and revive him?

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 6 days ago

Like anyone can tell him what to do.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago

I think it might be best if he'd just stick to playing Diablo.

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 2 points 6 days ago

What a clown! A rich one, but still a clown!

[-] john89@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 days ago

This isn't news.

this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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