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.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
    -6•9 months ago

    What actually resulted in far right becoming a serious force in Europe was the economic war with Russia. These parties have been fringe for decades, and now they’re polling high in most European countries.

    The right took a stance against the war from the very start, while the left shat the bed by siding with the liberals. Now that support for the war is collapsing people are moving to the right.

    • @boredtortoise@lemm.ee
      5•9 months ago

      It’s the final straw (at this moment in time) yes for a situation which has been brewed for a much longer time

      Saw your edit

      The right took a stance against the war from the very start

      This relates more to the moderate right. The far right was openly supporting Russia and against sanctions even after the Crimean invasion. Only after 2022 mobilization they’ve started to hide this

      As the economy is once again in shambles thanks to how capitalism works, the voters are easy pickings for those with empty promises

        • @boredtortoise@lemm.ee
          2•9 months ago

          Yes. It’s a multi-pronged effort. Ops like these really take advantage of working classes in hardship everywhere

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
            -10•9 months ago

            The hardships that the working class is suffering are direct result of the policies European governments pursued over the past two years.

            • @boredtortoise@lemm.ee
              2•9 months ago

              Let’s fix that

              The hardships that the working class is suffering are direct result of the policies basically all governments in the world have pursued over the past four (or even more?) decades.

              And thus the landscape to gain support for reactionaries is ripe for picking.

              Europe isn’t alone. Capitalism slowly races wages down, the North America Trump play bolstered manipulating voters in places where voting is even possible, and then there’s the places where elections have been a bigger sham already.

              • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
                -7•9 months ago

                Sure, the solution to the problem is to move away from the capitalism system and the exploitation inherent in it. There seems to be no real progress in that direction, and instead we’re seeing a shift to the right and fascism.

                • @boredtortoise@lemm.ee
                  1•9 months ago

                  Exactly. Europe is just the latest continent teetering on the verge, while the same is happening and has happened again and again everywhere.