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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.

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[–] gabe@literature.cafe 86 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wow. He straight up just admitted he's a Nazi. Absolutely fucking vile.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He thinks it's controversial to not let migrants (men, women and children) drown and die, and has no problem promoting a party which is full of nazi sympathizers.

He's a sociopath, a racist and a fascist.

And those likely aren't even his worst characteristics, given the stories of sexual assault, links to Epstein, and the fact his father married his own daughter.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] HappyMeatbag 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don’t think I want to let him off the hook with a metal disorder.

I won’t accept that he’s a sociopath until there’s an official diagnosis. Sociopaths deserve empathy and need treatment. Musk is just a reprehensible asshole.

(By the way @Hyperreality, I’m not arguing with you. I’m taking the word “sociopath” more literally than you intended. I know what you mean, and agree.)

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Even a sociopath needs to want the treatment for it to work

[–] AreaSIX@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

"Metal disorder" sounds like a decent band name.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All billionaires are nazis. The fact nobody sees this is the main reason why shit has gotten so bad.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

How is that? Is the AfD a Nazi party? Maybe you should let the Government of Germany know, since Nazi Parties are explicitly illegal there. Or maybe you should stop throwing around terms like "nazi" to mean "things you don't like" unless you have something specifically actionable, that would get the party banned in Germany?

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 year ago

There actually are motions underway in pursuit of a party ban on those grounds, yes. It hasn’t been determined yet if their statements and objectives qualify, but there is widespread belief they do.

[–] matengor@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

They are far right wing, and the AFD state division of Thüringen is considered extremist and is under surveillance of the Verfassungsschutz (domestic intelligence services). They have a lot of proven Nazis in their ranks and the party leadership does absolutely nothing against it.

So IMHO it's safe to use the blanket term Nazis for the AFD, although they of course don't see themselves as such.

[–] Johanno@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

We had many years of a Nazi partin Germany called NPD they were finally banned a few years ago, but obviously another party filled that spot. The AFD was far right wing but not extremist and got fast more votes than the NPD ever got. After internal fights they went more far right after they thrown out their founder. Now they are even more extreme right and you can consider them a Nazi party. Banning the party is currently under consideration.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is the AfD a Nazi party?

Yes.

Its a far right party that harbours nazis/fascists.

Multiple rulings have passed that its legal to call some of their members those things.

If not all of them are, they are associating with nazis. Which makes them nazis.

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