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Summary

Elon Musk rejected accusations of Nazi sympathies in a Fox News interview, calling it “outrageous” and blaming media propaganda.

Critics point to his straight-arm salute at Trump’s rally, endorsement of a German far-right party, and reinstating white supremacist accounts on X.

His cuts to federal agencies under DOGE have sparked protests and vandalism, including nicknaming Teslas “swasticars.”

Musk claims he's targeted for character assassination and receives daily death threats. He and Lara Trump compared the attacks to those against Donald Trump, accusing mainstream media of spreading lies.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago

It’s 100% okay to kill a real Nazi. Moderate that if you are a Nazi loving fuck.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I read the article, looking for Musk to explain more and all I got is that he can't be a Nazi because he has never personally killed anyone.

No, seriously, that's the clever defense of Mr. Geniusman.

I’ve not harmed anyone in my life, so it’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi, because the issue with Nazis was not their mannerisms or their, you know, choice of dress, but the fact that they killed millions of people

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

And even that falls short on many deaths his chainsaw government cuts will result in.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Yep. Also, going by that measure, Hitler was a vegetarian and lover of animals who never personally killed anyone

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

Not to mention his specific interventions in designs that lead to various fatalities. (Why the cybertruck/wankpanzer is a complete death trap, despite being designed by some likely talented engineers.)

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If it walks like a Nazi, and salutes like a Nazi, then it's a fucking Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

Like he can do more than 3 steps of Goose Step!

But he does talk like a nazi, except for replacing the "lazy jews/communists" with migrants/poors/democrats

[–] [email protected] 204 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 78 points 18 hours ago

I mean that's certainly outrageous

But it also certainly tells me he's a nazi

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 14 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

If Tesla's robot taxis ever make it to market, you'd Sieg heil a cab for a special discount.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

No no you're throwing your heart out to it! /s

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Elon Musk's grandfather was critical of the Nazis for not being anti-semitic enough.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

How is that even possible? I mean Nazis have got to be at the tippy top of the Jew-hating hierarchy, right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

he probably sees them sending them to concentration camp as not good enough, probably want immediate executions.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

Just because you're the best at something doesn't mean you should stop trying to improve.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
  • re-instates white supremacists accounts on Twitter while also banning journalists accounts (so its clearly not a "free speech" excuse of for the re-instatements
  • backs the aFD whose party leader has been fined multiple times for using Nazi slogans
  • Musk personally performs two back-to-back Nazi salutes from a podium on national television in front of huge live audience

For someone claiming to not be a Nazi he sure does Nazi things.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He even publicly called the AFD "centrist"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

If you genocide enough people I'm sure you're views will be more centered amongst the remaining people.

Just gotta keep genociding until you get there.

[–] [email protected] 134 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He's a Nazi from Nazi family, fuck him

[–] [email protected] 63 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

He's just a Nazi boy from a Nazi family

Spare us a trial from this monstrosity

[–] [email protected] 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sleazy Musk, sleazy DOGE, will he let X go?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The SMELL, bra, NO he will not let it go!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

He will sieg heil, tho!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

He prefers facist.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Not only is he a Nazi he’s also a fat retard

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

Hey, HEY, that's not fair! He's not a naz...{checks his behaviour}
I see. Ok, I mean he's not fa...{checks pictures}
Riiiight. Wel, he's not a retar...{checks behaviour again}

No, you're correct. Carry on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I see you share sime of his eugenics ideas though.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Does this dingus realize world leaders get daily threats? He wants to play president, this is all part of it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

he dint like it when everyone was calling him president MUSK in januarary

[–] [email protected] 85 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Let's look on the bright side. He is still reluctant to publicly acknowledge it, which means that even he knows it is a shameful thing to be. I would be more afraid if he said "Hell yeah, I am, what are you gonna do about it? Do you own a President like I do?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean I guess this might be conspiracy territory (although at this point I feel he's pretty much completely admitted as much through his whole "I am become meme" cringe persona) but I feel like it's pretty clear he knew exactly what he was doing at the inauguration and just did it as a "lol watch what edgy thing I'm gonna do... and they won't do a thing about it" and he was 8 billion percent right. Nobody did a damn thing.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago

Consequences for being a Nazi piece of shit suck don't they Elon.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 19 hours ago

Seigheiling nazi piece of shit

[–] [email protected] 51 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

If not Nazi, why Sieg Heil-shaped? 🙄

On a completely unrelated topic, just look at Hitler sending his heart out to his people, how heartwarming.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

I would like his heart to be cold and stilled.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 18 hours ago

Elon is a Cowardly Nazi Billionaire, which is somehow astronomically more pathetic than being just a Nazi, which is already one of the most pathetic things you can be...

[–] [email protected] 30 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Musk claims he's targeted for character assassination

Seem to remember him character assassinating a dude who helped save some Thai children a decade or so ago, except that was false and him acting real Nazi makes me think he prolly a real Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Also remember, every accusation from these people is an admission.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

In case anyone has forgotten, the specific character assassination was: "Elon Musk calls British diver in Thai cave rescue 'pedo' in baseless attack" (Guardian Website).

[–] [email protected] 26 points 17 hours ago

Just have the balls to admit it you bloated sack of shit.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Nazi works, but if he'd prefer something else, "technofascist" and "neo-feudalist" are both arguably even more accurate.

Or we could go a different way - "psychopathic douchebag" has a nice ring to it, or maybe "delusional fuckhead."

[–] [email protected] 32 points 18 hours ago

He behaves like a Nazi so he's a Nazi. And clearly calling him that is getting under his skin, so it's working. I don't think using a different word will have the same effect. Heck, he might even latch onto neo-feudalist thinking it's cool or something.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Musk claims he's targeted for character assassination

Only character?

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