Elon Musk’s rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war
Elon Musk’s rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war
Musk has posted about an impending civil war on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months. Some warn it’s dangerous rhetoric.
Musk has posted about an impending civil war on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months. Some warn it’s dangerous rhetoric.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has repeatedly prophesied a future civil war related to immigration.
Musk has posted about the subject on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months, according to a review of his posts by NBC News. And his posts usually include a specific prediction: He thinks that Europe in particular is headed toward a “civil war” due to the arrival of refugees from other continents.
Musk’s interest in the subject of a civil war poked into public view earlier this month when he weighed in on anti-immigration street riots happening across Great Britain. “Civil war is inevitable,” he wrote on X.
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Musk’s rhetoric is unheard-of for a corporate executive speaking in public, but the prediction of a civil war has become a frequent talking point among some far-right activists who view a civil war in Europe or the U.S. as not only unavoidable but also as something to be welcomed.
“What you’re seeing in these calls for civil war is a white supremacist clarion call. It is a dog whistle,” said Jon Lewis, a research fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.
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I'd be more worried about the rhetoric if I thought most people who are still on Twitter and agreed with Musk were able to carry their AR-15 any significant distance before getting winded.
This joke has gotten pretty old by now and only helps downplay the seriousness of their dangerous ideas.
Haha you showed those silly fat gun owners. Good thing they aren't carrying something that can shoot a projectile faster then you can run!
If you thought I was making this about gun owners in general and not right-wing Elon worshipers, why do you think I specifically mentioned the gun they think will win them this civil war of theirs?
Not everyone is out to take your guns away.
It's gotten worse than that, I'm afraid. That ProPublica article that dropped yesterday about the militias was concerning.
Because this is the Internet, a link is always appreciated: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent.
I doubt folks are marching anywhere and shooting at each other it'll be more likely drones doing the work. You can fly a drone from your home or your car or your yard. They even have drones with AKs attached to them. Maybe the civil war after the next one will be fought with people in formation again, but the civil war these guys are proposing will be much more digital.