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Elon Musk sparked outrage in Germany by endorsing the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on his platform, X, claiming “only the AfD can save Germany.”

The AfD, which polls second ahead of Germany’s February snap election, has been labeled extremist by German intelligence.

Political leaders accused Musk of election interference, while others criticized his remarks as harmful. Musk later doubled down, calling for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s resignation.

Musk’s comments align with his past support for far-right and anti-immigration figures across Europe and beyond.

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[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Save Germany from what? Being a successful, modern country that takes care of its people?

[-] Miaou@jlai.lu 4 points 7 hours ago

Ugh, I must live in alternate-reality Germany. Not like AfD can improve things, but come on

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

I genuinely apologize for my ignorance. Germany looks like a damned paradise of free healthcare and other social welfare programs from the States. What issues are you facing over there?

[-] matlag@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 hours ago

You should be more undersantding. Since Trump is now enraged because people call Musk the President, Musk needs to find a backup country where he'll be called the leader before Trump kicks him out. That's all just risk mitigation!

[-] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

You know what bothers me? Musk knows hes bullshitting everyone and it seems like its fucking laugh to him. Remember when the hyper rich built libraries and funded colleges and, i dunno, just gave back? To think, just a few short years ago, he was presenting as some kind of visionary. Turns out, hes just a capitalist asshole.

[-] CaptainThor@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Noblesse oblige still exists, but the loudest morons with wealth don’t do it. Classy people with wealth certainly still do

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago

Only Nazis can save Germany...isn't there precedent for that not working?

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 28 points 19 hours ago

He's a modern day Nazi leader, what do you expect him to say?

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

Matches up with history. Hitler had a giant portrait of Henry Ford in his office. American racism, genocide, and capitalism was a major inspiration for the Nazis

[-] themaninblack@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

There is nothing surprising about a white South African promoting a racist political party. White South Africans are the most openly and unabashedly racist people on the planet.

[-] CaptainThor@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Japan and China will challenge your statement

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

vietnamese people think elon musk and donald trump are right about everything because they are smart because they are rich and because america is a democracy

they are deified, basically. just like ho chi minh

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 77 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We're running into the paradox of tolerance real quick here folks. Democracies need to legislate limits to the political influence of rich idiots and soon, otherwise we'll all end up like the US.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 8 points 12 hours ago

Well, funny thing is we do have rules about what you can and cannot say, in Europe. I'm looking forward to him discovering those little subtleties, since he clearly cannot shut his trap.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Rest of the world, please take us as a cautionary tale, not a model for emulation

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[-] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago
[-] LavenderDay3544@lemmings.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

TBH he is. Ford was a piece of shit and so is he.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 44 points 1 day ago

Well, the nazism, the car thing, the evil vulture capitalist…kinda similar.

[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago

What the fuck does he even know about germany?

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

He knows what benifits him. That's the entirety of his motivations. Evil greedy assholes are quite dull, he just knows what makes him more money and more power.

[-] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 day ago

What the fuck does he know about America?

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 day ago

It doesn’t matter to him. All he knows that he’s a Dark Enlightenment fascist white supremacist. The poors and non-whites must die. Fascist governments must be in power everywhere so he can have his world where he is king, he has robots to do his bidding and can try to live forever.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

His knowledge is mostly restricted to the years 1933-1945.

He didn't read the ending. No one tell him the spoiler.

[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

How about a Life reenactment?

I, as Citizen of Germany by birth and Law, invite Elon Musk to Nürnberg. We bring some Judges and a Rope.

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[-] WeUnite@lemm.ee 73 points 1 day ago

No country is safe from Elon Musk's election interference. It's urgent that we boycott Twitter and Tesla. If you have a Twitter account do the following now:

  1. Send a DM to your favorite accounts and urge them to stop using Twitter.
  2. (If you haven't already) register for Bluesky.
  3. Make a Tweet saying you are no longer using Twitter.
  4. Tell your friends to follow the same instructions.

These could take as little as five minutes of your time but it will make a huge difference because of the ripple effect. When one person leaves it will automatically incentivize your friends to follow you. You have the power to make a difference.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 day ago

register for Bluesky

Replace that with Mastodon and you're golden.

[-] bss03@infosec.pub 34 points 1 day ago

Either is better than X/Twitter for now. Bluesky is "easier" for many people. I prefer Mastodon myself, but there's a bridge so I can follow Bluesky profiles (and vice-versa) which is nice.

[-] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Does BlueSky utilize Activity Pub?

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Elon grew up and enjoyed the South African Apartheid regime and he is a neo-Nazi.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Musk reminds me of that Blofeld character that was in one of those lethal weapon flicks

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

Diplometic immunite

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 48 points 1 day ago

Musk later doubled down, calling for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s resignation.

This stupid POS doesn't even know that this already happened a few days ago.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 216 points 1 day ago

It's important to note that right after saying this...

A German AFD supporter who retweets Musk drove into a Christmas market in a terrorist attack

Germany has stricter laws about inciting violence, it's a long shot but maybe he'll get charges

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[-] 30p87@feddit.org 171 points 1 day ago

Nazi supporting Nazi also supports other Nazis.

[-] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 93 points 1 day ago

Elon Musk is a danger to democracy all over the world

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