Summary

Elon Musk livestreamed a conversation with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, on his platform X, endorsing her and urging support for the AfD ahead of Germany’s February 23 election.

The livestream, which drew over 200,000 viewers, raised concerns across Europe about Musk’s influence in foreign politics.

AfD, under observation for extremism, has gained popularity amid discontent with Chancellor Scholz’s government.

Musk’s promotion of Weidel and controversial remarks on other European issues are being monitored for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.

  • BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
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    15 hours ago

    You didn’t answer the question. I wasn’t asking whether Musk is right or wrong. I asked if you would complain if he was supporting far-left

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      1 hour ago

      I did answer, the way musk is throwing his weight around does not fit with the far-left at any point.

      In the dream world where musky was a real far-left supporter he would be in favour of:

      • Fair wages
      • Unions
      • Human rights
      • LGBTQ
      • Healthcare
      • Etc…

      In this dream I could support him, but he wouldn’t have earned $200B last year, and he wouldn’t have been practicing around with trump, like the greedy narcissistic fool he is.

      I could answer it in a different way: I would have supported Regan if he was Carter.