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Dennis Donovan

(27,268 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:45 AM Yesterday

Elmo's support of AfD should come as no surprise because he comes from a family of nazis

This is a 3 week old article:

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


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
Both Djt and Elo sprung from Germanic, early Nazi-affiliated roots Jrose Yesterday #1
And, most assuredly DENVERPOPS Yesterday #6
Thus sprach a NAZI Slavemaster mine owner Kid Berwyn Yesterday #2
Yikes Wild blueberry Yesterday #8
Much more info here, in the OP and first reply: highplainsdem Yesterday #3
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #5
It sounds to me like Elon is a threat to our democracy DeeDeeNY Yesterday #4
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
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 12:18 PM
Yesterday

They want to party again like it's 1939.

DENVERPOPS

(10,127 posts)
6. And, most assuredly
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:54 PM
Yesterday

also party like the Robber Barrons during the gilded age. Playing like it is the "Wild, Wild, West" with the economy...

DeeDeeNY

(3,567 posts)
4. It sounds to me like Elon is a threat to our democracy
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:36 PM
Yesterday

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
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:10 PM
Yesterday

and their furor came along, allowing him to execute his nefarious plan.

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