Germany's far-right AfD welcomes Musk backing
Summary
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.
Germany's far-right AfD welcomes Musk backing
After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany's far-right AfD, the party's leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude.Deutsche Welle
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floreana
in reply to MicroWave • •He is just pissed because a Union just sued his Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, so he goes crying to the ones most likely to make the boo boo go away if given power.
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MonkderVierte
in reply to MicroWave • • •Shut up Musk. Your countries political center (if it existed) would count as conservative in Germany.
Tiefling IRL
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in reply to Tiefling IRL • • •Maggoty
in reply to vaultdweller013 • • •Please don't abuse Arizonans they already abuse themselves by attempting to live on the actual surface of the Sun.
vaultdweller013
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in reply to MicroWave • • •The rest of the world might need to bring the US to heel. We're exporting hate and racism as a means to build fascist states around the world. Our rich are so rich and protected by the US military that they are becoming untethered from all remaining constraints about law and sovereignty for other countries.
Here be dragons.
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in reply to Flying Squid • • •Yeah but we can discuss it without saying it should happen, right? (not trying to be a dick about this, honestly)
Flying Squid
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Elon: "Why are they considered far-right? They don't look far-right to me!"
Also Elon:
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NotMyOldRedditName
in reply to rustydrd • • •It's pretty much comes down to
Do they support trans people and trans rights?
Yes: Woke mind virus.
No: TAKE MY MONEY!
That's why he's in right wing politics now, he's said as much. His trans daughter, who he dead names, was "stolen" from him.
Cliff
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in reply to Cliff • • •Queen HawlSera
in reply to rustydrd • • •As a believer in Horseshoe Theory (Just hang around a tankie long enough, you will too)
I'm really hoping these people somehow wrap around to being left.... I mean that won't happen because the Horseshoe only bends one way, but damn.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Germany moves to protect top court against far right
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in reply to Maggoty • • •Queen HawlSera
in reply to Maggoty • • •At this point it's not about the money, it's about ~~THE METS BABY!~~
It's about feeling like he's in charge. At this point he's so drunk on attention and power that he'd order a nuclear strike on his own daddy's Emerald Mines if he thought it'd make him look like a big man.
andrew_bidlaw
in reply to MicroWave • • •katy ✨
in reply to MicroWave • • •on the same day that an anti islam afd supporter committed a terrorist attack on a christmas market even
elon sure can pick them
just_an_average_joe
in reply to katy ✨ • • •In case someone needs to read the story:
dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-…
An anti-islam, ex-muslim, pro-afd, rams a car into christmas market killing atleast 4 people so far.
Magdeburg Christmas market car-ramming death toll rises to 4
Deutsche Welleours
in reply to just_an_average_joe • • •killingspark
in reply to ours • • •just_an_average_joe
in reply to ours • • •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.
Realitätsverlust
in reply to just_an_average_joe • • •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
just_an_average_joe
in reply to Realitätsverlust • • •He had a website to help women escape Saudi arabia, due to state oppression. He had issues with German state not doing much to stop the spread of islam in germany. He claimed Germany is enabling "islamization of europe".
For context, in may 2024 there was a anti-islam rally, and a refugee tried to attack them and ended up attacking a police officer and killing him. This culminated in a historic rise of anti-islam and anti-immigrant AfD. And they won the state election in Thuringia in September.
Germany currently has federal elections in February, this attack was an attempt to incite anti-islam sentiment again just before the election.
He was pro-immigrant for ex-muslims, but anti-immigrant for muslim ones (which happen to be the majority).
Realitätsverlust
in reply to just_an_average_joe • • •I am german, so I am well aware of the entire situation here.
However, I don't feel you can call someone pro-AfD simply because he was opposed to islam. Again, someone who was pro-AfD wouldn't have chosen to attack a christmas market, but instead a mosque or something.
If I look through my political beliefs, there are very likely a few things in the AfD manifesto that I agree with. That doesn't make me pro-AfD. Just as there will be a few things in the green party manifesto I agree with, which does not make me pro-green.
Calling him pro-AfD is a fairly disgusting attempt of framing imo.
just_an_average_joe
in reply to Realitätsverlust • • •Magdeburg: Mourners gather for Christmas market vigil
Deutsche WelleRizzRustbolt
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Jack
in reply to MicroWave • • •Did people also saw Hitler like that before he got in power?
"Oh look that bozo doing shit again" and then bam, the bozo is the head of state?
pyre
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in reply to Jack • • •Queen HawlSera
in reply to Jack • • •People didn't think of him in that light till WW2 started.
Before that he was actually beloved by most, so much so that when he annexed Poland, the rest of Europe and America basically went "Aww shucks"
MonkeMischief
in reply to Jack • • •Unfortunately I'm fairly sure that particular monster actually had some sense of charisma and strength-projection. I'm sure people still saw through it, but couldn't say much because he was considered a "world leader" with the rest of em.
This, of course, was before the grand spectacle that was reality television, so now our megalomaniacal monsters simply have to generate interesting headlines and do bozo nonsense to attempt world takeover.
I'm legit surprised MrBeast or a Kardashian hasn't attempted to buy rulership over a smaller country at this point. You know, just for the views.
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