Wonkette continues to provide context and reporting sorely lacking from other coverage of German politics and Musk’s endorsement of a Nazi party there. https://www.wonkette.com/p/elon-musk-boosting-german-fascists

“Musk’s politics have never been particularly mysterious, unless you are a political reporter for The New York Times.”

Elon Musk Boosting German Fascists, What Could Possibly Go Wrong

His politics are so mysterious!

Wonkette

@heidilifeldman

Both Peter Thiel and Elon Musk came from countries where Americans ended their family's way of life.

Peter Thiel was born in Frankfurt Germany.

Elon Musk is from apartheid South Africa.

They likely grew up on tales about how American democracy ruined their parents & grandparents way of life & wealth under Nazism & Apartheid.

@Npars01 @heidilifeldman

Hitler was particularly enamored with the way the US genocided the Native Americans and conquered their land (a major source of inspiration for his "Lebensraum" policy). Meanwhile, US segregation and Jim Crow laws were the main inspirations for both South Africa's Apartheid state and Hitler's Jewish policies. So, rather than blaming America for the downfall of these systems, it's more likely both Musk and Thiel were interested in experiencing the "real thing" firsthand

@nceladean @Npars01 @heidilifeldman if you're taking suggestions on adapting historical policies, might I suggest re-education camps for CEOs.

@nceladean @heidilifeldman

It's possible that Musk, Thiel, Ellison, and Koch hate American democracy for reasons like a family history of racism, greed, plus vengeance & retaliation.

@heidilifeldman die nazis sind nach dem Krieg wohl nicht in die Antarktis ausgewandert, sondern sind kurz davor an der Südspitze Afrikas hängen geblieben, so scheint es
@heidilifeldman well the Nazis invested heavily in rocket science.

@heidilifeldman LOL! Musk has never been strong enough to free from his own racist origins, roots & family's admiration for Adolf & his Nazi butchers.

He's the living antithesis to the June 6, 1944 Normandy landing operation, which regrettably left Capetown & Pretoria Nazis untouched.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/joshua-haldeman-elon-musk-grandfather-apartheid-antisemitism/675396/

Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather

The billionaire has described his grandfather as a risk-taking adventurer. A closer read of history reveals something much darker.

The Atlantic

@ArenaCops @heidilifeldman Joshua N. Haldeman at Wikipedia.

He was openly and proudly racist, antisemitic, and even an anti-vaxxer.

We all have skeletons in the ole family tree, the trick is to try to put some distance between yourself and your odious ancestors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman

Joshua N. Haldeman - Wikipedia

@stacey_campbell @heidilifeldman Elon's stupid endorsement of a German right-wing party surely is one piece of evidence that he failed to put some distance between himself & the ideological sewer worshipped by his misguided racist granddad.

Besides the noticeable fact that Elon's primarily addicted to public attention.

Bad luck for him, that despotic spoiled brats have no friends.

@heidilifeldman When you're the world's freaking richest attention junkie, every way to get people's notice surprisingly jumping up in your mind will be walkable.

Don't be shocked if Musk's going to lick Stalin's sarcophagus in Moscow, for the world press.

@heidilifeldman

*Pure idiot Evil!*Deport him!

@LisaWarnerLisaLuv @heidilifeldman nope, you have grown him, deal with him (your own mess) on your soil. ;-) no ones interested. Tbh, I hope the Trump/Musk tandem screw US to the ashes, thats the only way how you as nation will wake up.

@janantos @heidilifeldman

🤗*Good Morning!*You do know that Musk came here as an illegal immigrant?*So America Didn't raise him!*As a matter of fact I was not brought up to worship money!*or Crave Social Power!*As a matter of fact I despise lying!*& I don't care who you are!*I don't know who raised these selfish evil entities?*I know none of them have good morals!*& Honorable Ethics like anyone I was exposed to ever!*Nor do I really ever want to be!*& It perplexes me👉
#Evil

@LisaWarnerLisaLuv @heidilifeldman hold on, and who else allowed illegal immigrant to gain such power in US, if not US itself. Face the fact US is enabler of him. ;-) But I see you are waking up

@janantos @heidilifeldman

🤗*[You do know that Musk came here as an illegal immigrant?*So America Didn't raise him!]*As a matter of fact I despise lying!*& I don't care who you are!*I don't know who raised these selfish evil entities?*I know none of them have good morals!*& Honorable Ethics like anyone I was exposed to ever!*Nor do I really ever want to be!*& It perplexes me why people voted for Evil Trump at all?*As well all those Republican politicians are not good examples f👉
#Evil

@janantos @heidilifeldman

🤗*[You do know that Musk came here as an illegal immigrant?*So America Didn't raise him!]*As a matter of fact I despise lying!*& I don't care who you are!*As well all those Republican politicians are not good examples for our children!*Anyway I hope everyone has a wonderful day!🤗👉
#Evil

@janantos @heidilifeldman

🤔Listen I don't know what your trying to say but for me Trump is an evil antichrist!🤔*& The Christian Cult that he caters to have things very screwed up!*& Have Trump making very wrong moves in society!

@janantos @heidilifeldman

You can't blanket everyone in America responsible for voting for Evil!

@heidilifeldman Now for how much more can Trump be bought? Not like he hasn't presidential activities for sale--of course, percentages, too. ON THIS term, (Trumps) Honor is for sale, a plaque or pin to show you paid. The world changed back when. Campaign finance laws much be Honorable. Again

@heidilifeldman
as a citizen of e.u..

i strongly recommend to vote in upcoming elections, and it is not just one election cycle, it is many after one.

democracy is a process, not a one election cycle.

this starts to be literally, battle of democracy vs rule by the few.

not limited to e.u., also other countries.

@heidilifeldman
as a throwing out theory.

could it be that elon musk thinks that x.com represent averga joe and jane somehow, and he (elon) is surrounded by yes guys in x.com. he has tweaked algorithms in favor of his own views.

knowing elon musk's past history, he might be that ... unintelligent.

@heidilifeldman 🔥 True burn on the NY Times. Thanks for the laugh.

@heidilifeldman

A megalomaniac narcissist that grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, has more money than brains… and extreme right wing views, holding the biggest megaphone one can buy.
What could possibly go wrong.
#uspol #fascism #musk

@heidilifeldman Royal Dutch Shell's Henri Deterding did the same in the 40s and was eased out of the company #history https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP11-Petroleum_and_WWII_Allied_Victory.mp3
@heidilifeldman He got some more stripes since last time
@heidilifeldman And they shamed the Times and NBC News into "reporting" all this a good ten hours later. You see, they're watching the eyeballs and engagement. So anyone should leave a comment on a Wonkette-like site ahead of the curve commending the article. Then the newspapers, desperate to squeeze some profit off of something vaguely viral, will "report" it. This will be very impressive after Trump is sworn in.
@heidilifeldman Yes, though from the perspective of an American living in Germany, I think she has this reversed. The AfD is certainly disturbing, but MAGA is more brazenly fascist. It's more frightening that the AfD would welcome a Musk endorsement or follow Trump as a role model.