Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

Elon Musk’s longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January, according to the Guardian’s analysis of his social media output. The posts, made on his platform X, reflect a renewed embrace of what extremism experts describe as white supremacist material.

“Whites are a rapidly dying minority,” Musk said on 22 January, a short time before taking the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, while reposting an Irish anti-immigrant influencer’s video about demographic change.

Musk’s posts included him repeatedly claiming white people face systemic discrimination, endorsing the conspiracy that there is an ongoing genocide against white people in countries around the world and promoting a claim that white people would be “slaughtered” by non-whites if they become a demographic minority.

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      They’d add a few zeroes. A few hundred million is less than a 1% increase.

      Last I saw, he was angling for a $1 trillion bonus for his next round of grifting.

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        The targets they set for him to get that bonus seem pretty unachievable to me, though. It would take him having to stop actively turning people sour on the brand, which I can’t see happening any time soon.

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          That’s what they said about his previous ridiculous bonus package (following that outcry, Musk replaced the board with family and sycophants). Tesla’s valuation is completely divorced from reality and I wouldn’t be shocked if he somehow grifts his way into meeting the targets, at least on paper.

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    Remember when they said “it was not a nazi salute”? Aging like milk and this point it’s just mostly mold.

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    He has plenty of things that should keep him busy, but does this instead. Those workers sleeping at the office must be truly inspired by his racist shitposting achievements.

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      He has plenty of things that should keep him busy

      He didn’t get to where he is by working for it, so why would he?

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    Bro, you got infinite money. You could be at the beach. You could be traveling the world staying in 5 star hotels. You could attend any concert you want, anywhere you want. You could be gambling millions in a Monaco casino like a Bond villain. You could live in a custom penthouse inside a giant golden blimp.

    Why did you decide you want to be a pathetic loser?

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      I’m sure there are a bunch of guys with infinite money that we never hear about because all they do is lounging at the beach.

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      I’m pretty sure he has the money to have any concert he wants put on for him with the exact lineup he wants.

      Might have to add a few extra b’s though to get some hold out artists who would refuse. They would cave though and at worst donate the money if they were that disgusted

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            What’s up with these circlejerk where people bring up shit no one asked for and then pat themselves on their backs.

            Can you fuckwits ever stay on topic? Democrats will save the day… any day now.

            Now call me tankie or whatever makes you feel better. Better not look into my comment history though, might blow your little bubble. Fucking idiots.

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    This sniveling weasel would take a race war over a tax hike. What a fucking little nut job.

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    Illustrating that hoarding resources does not equate to value or utility. This scumbag ‘has it all’ and is still unhappy with himself, still inferior to other humans however you wish to measure, and still a lame fucking douche who doesn’t understand what women or anybody wants. Also highlighting why blind shouldn’t follow blind, you could end up like this Elmer fudd/Brian peppers abomination