Summary
Elon Musk’s growing political influence is sparking concerns as he increasingly aligns with far-right ideologies globally.
In the UK, Musk’s potential financial support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has prompted calls for stricter foreign donation laws.
Similarly, Musk openly endorsed Germany’s far-right AfD ahead of snap elections, despite the party’s ties to extremism.
His rhetoric and actions, including praising Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, have fueled debates on his influence in Europe and beyond.
Musk’s political entanglements also raise concerns about conflicts of interest, particularly with adversarial nations like Russia and China.
I still remember in 2019 talking about how Elon Musk was a complete piece of narcissistic shit over the cave incident and people rushing to his defense, talking about how he was either in the right, what he did wasn’t that bad, what he’s done has far outweighed this wrong, etc. Bet/hope at least some of them feel like real dipshits right now.
For the first time, I’m kinda glad the UK uses First Past the Post. Especially with ministers resisting calls to block oversized donations from Musk: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/21/ministers-resist-calls-to-block-musk-donations-to-farages-reform-uk 🤦♂️
Presumably it’d be easier for Musk’s favoured parties to gain (a meaningful amount of) influence in countries with proper PR?
