Friday, March 28, 2025

Elon Musk, literal NAZI? (Dem Now!)


Elon Musk's family history in South Africa reveals ties to Apartheid and Neo-Nazi movements
(Democracy Now!) March 27, 2025: Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country's racist apartheid laws. Musk's family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics.

DN! speaks with Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian (UK), to understand how Musk's upbringing shaped his worldview, as well as that of his South African-raised colleague Peter Thiel (VP J.D. Vance’s relationship with billionaire GOP donor Peter Thiel), a right-wing billionaire who co-founded PayPal alongside Musk.

"Musk lived what can only be described as a neocolonial life," said McGreal. "If you were a white South African in that period and you had any money at all, you lived with servants at your beck and call." More: democracynow.org

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