Elon Musk is a global problem
Elon Musk is a global problem
The far-right billionaire seems to be trying to replicate all across the world what he already has achieved in the US.
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Published on: 07/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Elon Musk's narcissistic political ambitions are not limited by the borders of the United States. Musk started his “world tour” of stirring far-right sentiments and attempting to install radical, Musk-friendly figures in positions of power in the United Kingdom. In early January he once again tweeted “Free Tommy Robinson!” and shared a link to his controversial documentary titled Silenced. He was ordered to pay Hijazi 100,000 pounds ($125,260) in damages, cover his legal costs to the tune of 500,000 pounds ($626,300) and served with an injunction preventing him from publicly repeating his false claims about the Syrian schoolboy. By making the documentary Silenced, in which he repeats the false claims, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October. A decade-old “grooming gang scandal” related to the abuse of white girls in several English towns and cities. The truth and all its nuances, however, do not concern Musk. He decided the “cover-up” narrative serves his agenda and turns the wider public against immigrants, so has continued to push it. Musk's tweets and overt support for figures like Robinson may not trigger immediate change in the UK. Musk has also made a visit to Germany as part of his world tour of far-right agitation and support. In an opinion piece published in the conservative newspaper Welt am Sonntag in late December, Musk made his support for the country’s Far-right Alternative for Germany. Musk is likely trying to help the AfD secure a victory in Germany’s February 23 elections. Trump is working to elevate the far right in several other countries. He has struck up a close bond with the right-wing prime minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. A recent poll shows that close to 45 percent of Poles would vote for a candidate endorsed by Musk. It is early days in Musk’s attempted global far-right revolution. Some of his moves may work, others may not have the level of political impact he is hoping for.
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