Elon Musk is under fire after publicly backing a far-right political party in Germany, suggesting the current government should not be re-elected over its position on the current migrant crisis in Europe.

Sept. 30 (UPI) – Elon Musk is under fire after publicly backing a far-right political party in Germany, suggesting the current government should not be re-elected over its position on the current migrant crisis in Europe.

  • @sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
    125•9 months ago

    Elon Musk is a South African who lives and operates in the US. Why tf is he trying chiming in about any German electoral process?

    How about Apartheid Clyde stays in his lane.

    • @janonymous@lemmy.world
      28•9 months ago

      He’s building a Tesla factory in Germany. So that might be why. Also it’s not just a right wing party, but the most extreme right wing party in Germany that isn’t forbidden yet.

      • Dojan
        1•9 months ago

        Wait he hasn’t finished building it and it’s already suffering daily casualties? Yikes.

    • @RaincoatsGeorge@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6•9 months ago

      The fact that this gets media coverage like it even remotely matters is madness. Will there be media coverage of my posts on the topic, since it’s suddenly world news when a private American citizen comments on what is happening in another country…

      • @Deiskos@lemmy.world
        47•9 months ago

        Because it does matter, motherfucker has millions of people listening to him and a worldwide social media that he controls. Even if his opinions are trash, he amplifies and spreads this garbage, and gives a platform for the scum of the earth who wouldn’t have it otherwise.

        Fucking Henry Ford of our age.

      • fiat_lux
        35•9 months ago

        This isn’t Tom the small business accountant from rural Ohio commenting on Germany’s immigration policy on a facebook post. It’s someone who controls more money than the GDP of multiple entire countries, and who has already shown an interest in using his companies to influence geo-politics based on his opinions in the moment.

        If anything, you should be concerned that a single individual can make choices about global politics without discussion or legal safety guards - which has historically caused some issues in the place that the AfD comes from.

      • Sonori
        10•9 months ago

        To be fair, this is a private American citizen with close enough ties to far right politicians he hosted the campaign launch of one, who’s whim personally controls a major space launch provider and a site that sets the terms of public conversation and normality for a terrifying large number of people, and ohh ya, in an economic system based around the idea that the person with the most capital gets to decide what to do , well he has the most capital.