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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElmo's support of AfD should come as no surprise because he comes from a family of nazis
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The Mirror - Elon Musk embracing South African heritage to 'fulfill destiny', proud dad says
As tech mogul Elon Musk prepares to step into a new political role in the next Trump adminsitration, his dad Errol seemed proud about his son's transition from left-wing to right-wing politics
By Ryan Fahey
15:58, 27 Nov 2024
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In a separate interview, Errol explained how right-wing poltics were at the core of his family's history. Elon's maternal grandparents relocated from Canada to South Africa in the early 1900s as they knew the Afrikaner government was a stronghold of support for Nazism outside of Germany.
"They used to support Hitler and all that sort of stuff. But they didn't know, I don't think they knew what the Nazis were doing. But they [the grandparents] were in the German Nazi party but in Canada. And they sympathise with the Germans. "
/snip
The Mirror - Elon Musk embracing South African heritage to 'fulfill destiny', proud dad says
As tech mogul Elon Musk prepares to step into a new political role in the next Trump adminsitration, his dad Errol seemed proud about his son's transition from left-wing to right-wing politics
By Ryan Fahey
15:58, 27 Nov 2024
/snip/
In a separate interview, Errol explained how right-wing poltics were at the core of his family's history. Elon's maternal grandparents relocated from Canada to South Africa in the early 1900s as they knew the Afrikaner government was a stronghold of support for Nazism outside of Germany.
"They used to support Hitler and all that sort of stuff. But they didn't know, I don't think they knew what the Nazis were doing. But they [the grandparents] were in the German Nazi party but in Canada. And they sympathise with the Germans. "
/snip
So, there's that... 🤔
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Elmo's support of AfD should come as no surprise because he comes from a family of nazis (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Yesterday
OP
It was musk's plan all along. Democrats were too smart to go for his shtick, so the magats
Ziggysmom
Yesterday
#7
He's a terroristic threat & after yesterday, we have proof of his interference.
NotHardly
Yesterday
#9
Jrose
(1,355 posts)1. Both Djt and Elo sprung from Germanic, early Nazi-affiliated roots
They want to party again like it's 1939.
DENVERPOPS
(10,127 posts)6. And, most assuredly
also party like the Robber Barrons during the gilded age. Playing like it is the "Wild, Wild, West" with the economy...
Kid Berwyn
(18,299 posts)2. Thus sprach a NAZI Slavemaster mine owner
The truth about Elump LymphocyteLover shared:
https://sethabramson.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-musk-from-his-biographer
Wild blueberry
(7,260 posts)8. Yikes
This is so horrifying it's taking a while for me to process.
Thank you for the link.
highplainsdem
(52,786 posts)3. Much more info here, in the OP and first reply:
dalton99a
(84,832 posts)5. +1
DeeDeeNY
(3,567 posts)4. It sounds to me like Elon is a threat to our democracy
If Biden wasn't such a good and moral person, he could take action against him before he leaves office, since the Supreme Court has already decided there would be no consequences if it was an official act.
Ziggysmom
(3,628 posts)7. It was musk's plan all along. Democrats were too smart to go for his shtick, so the magats
and their furor came along, allowing him to execute his nefarious plan.
NotHardly
(1,332 posts)9. He's a terroristic threat & after yesterday, we have proof of his interference.