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Elon Musk expressed support for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on X, stating “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

Party leader Alice Weidel welcomed his endorsement, urging followers to review her criticisms of German politics.

The AfD, polling at 19% ahead of February’s federal election, is officially under scrutiny as an extremist group by German authorities.

Musk has previously questioned the party’s “far-right” label. Controversy surrounds the AfD, including links to a meeting discussing deportation of migrants.

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Nazis welcoming another Nazi.

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So Musk really is just going full Bond-esk super villain with world domination right? That’s what this is? He doesn’t have to win any election so long as he can just buy every government, which he can then ensure he owns all the money, to buy more…

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See, this is why I don’t mind George Soros, a billionaire, is funding left wing causes. Too much of the rich class is disproportionately funding the right. Fight fire with fire.

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Are we allowed to discuss the many many benefits that society might receive if Elon Musk were in fact assassinated?

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Sure would be nice if he just dropped dead of natural causes.

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I’d be, with extremely little resistance, willing to listen to your argument. Tread heavily if you dare.

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Say goodbye to western style democracies! Say hello to Russia style pseudo-democracies!

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Depends how western. For americans Russia is on the west.

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on the same day that an anti islam afd supporter committed a terrorist attack on a christmas market even

elon sure can pick them

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In case someone needs to read the story:

https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-ramming-death-toll-rises-to-4/live-71129061

An anti-islam, ex-muslim, pro-afd, rams a car into christmas market killing atleast 4 people so far.

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The site doesnt load for me but afaik it was a 50 year old doctor from saudi arabia that committed the attack. Allegedly, he was unhappy with the treatment oft refugees.

Also, it would make little sense for someone whos pro-afd to attack a Christmas market

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I know far-right extremists aren’t the sharpest bunch or the most well-adjusted but I’m trying and failing to understand the reasoning behind ramming a christmass market as an anti-Islam action.

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Maybe to increase religious tensions? He was very anti-muslim, and hated germany for enabling “islamization of europe”.

So probably in his mind, if he, being saudi, were to attack a christian related event just before the election, it would snowball into some anti-muslim winning election thus him getting what he wanted.

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It seems like he had a lot of trouble with state agencies and the justice system lately. He probably snapped and just wanted to hurt people. I don’t think this was an action that was supposed to send a message beyond “the system broke me so everyone must suffer”

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