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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 hours ago

I don't even know why I bother with this train of though at this point, but I just can't figure out if he seriously believes the shit he's spouting, or if he's just playing up the shock value like an edgelord. I mean, it's clear he's way dumber than he thinks himself to be, but I can't get the nuance in it...

[–] cnirrad@lemmy.world 53 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's awful that they'd use race to deny him when there are so many other good reasons.

[–] Xuderis@lemmy.world 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/starlink-is-not-allowed-to-operate-in-south-africa-because-im-not-black-elon-musk/wrz3chh?op=1

The article literally says South Africa bans Starlink due to the race of the owner. As his race does not meet South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations:

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Musk's SpaceX, has been unable to enter the South African market due to the country's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations. These laws require that companies providing communication services be at least 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups to receive an operating license.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

So he can still own it as a white man so long as he allows 30% to be owned by someone black, Cape Malay, Indian, San, KhoiKhoi or 'coloured', or indeed many people fitting any of those.

Not because he "isn't black".

Lots of countries have rules about local ownership; eg in Thailand businesses and properties have to be 51% owned by a Thai person. Of course the difference here is that for centuries the rules were increasingly enforced to treat certain races as foreigners, to the point of quite literally trying to declare parts of itself independent ie foreign. This creates a weird scenario after the fall of apartheid that is definitely uncomfortable to read but how do you undo centuries of this with carrot instead of stick when it's people like Musk and Peter Thiel?

[–] Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone 20 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I hope when he croaks it's incredibly drawn out, painful and very very embarrassing

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 hours ago

hopefully he shits has pants in public.

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 41 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps he could learn the difference between not being black and being a total piece of shit.

Geniuses like musk don't have time to wallow in such absurdity /s

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 48 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Billionaires should not exist, by any means necessary.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 hours ago

Anyone still on X at this point is a Nazi collaborator.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago

Look who’s a victim ☹️