Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ in speech to far-right AfD rally

[River 127,487]

Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday, reiterating his support ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 election and telling the crowd that it’s time to “move on” from “past guilt.”

The Tesla CEO addressed the crowd alongside party leader Alice Weidel, saying that the party is the “best hope for Germany” and calling to “preserve German culture” and “protect the German people.”

“Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great-grandparents,” Musk said, seemingly referencing the country’s history with the Nazi party.

“It’s good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything,” Musk added, to cheers from the crowd of some 4,500 people.

 

[Hydrangea 7,899]

“Multiculturalism that dilutes everything” is a seriously disgusting phrase to be using in 2025. Feels like the world is in a major slide backwards 

[HelloHangoverz 17,452]

I'm sick of seeing this man's face everywhere and included in every news story about every major topic. Just enough already. The world has gone mad

[Emvee 8,831]

This is your cue, Europe. Do not let your governments fall to the propaganda of these clowns. 

[princedeeblebleble 3,646]

Hope those who thought Kamala wasn't fit for presidency is happy with the two manchildren ****ing **** up like this... like.. what the actual ****? Does he hear what he's saying? How is anyone aproving this?

[Gagaism 12,471]

I wouldn’t imagine getting myself caught in so much anxiety about all what’s happening now especially when it comes to this guy and US new president. It’s been really really bad. 

[elijahfan 27,484]

28 minutes ago, Hydrangea said:

“Multiculturalism that dilutes everything” is a seriously disgusting phrase to be using in 2025. Feels like the world is in a major slide backwards 

Especially from a guy from South Africa who feels the need to tell nations all over the world how they should behave.

[StarstruckIllusion 53,565]

It’s not about guilt, it’s about not repeating painful history. 

Once I burnt my hand on a hot toaster oven. I don’t feel guilty about it but I know to avoid that at all costs again lmao 

[PartySick 172,545]

7 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

It’s not about guilt, it’s about not repeating painful history. 

Once I burnt my hand on a hot toaster oven. I don’t feel guilty about it but I know to avoid that at all costs again lmao 

They can't understand that concept.

Here in the South they've basically tried to "reclaim" "Southern pride" i.e. the confederacy, while ironically mixing it with good ol' fashioned American nationalism.

In Florida, slavery isn't taught as slavery. It's taught as American heroes saving Africans from a life of savagery and unemployment by relocating them to the promise land of America and helping them aquire skills like agriculture and domestic care.

Any mention of America's past mistakes isn't seen as a criticism of times past, it's an attack on our modern country.

All the MAGAs think this way. Sprinkle in the third of Americans who don't care about anything enough to do their civic duty and you've got people like Musk thinking he's a world leader.

And the terrifying thing is...he might be.

[bpmMonkey 7,729]

Does this idiot understand that AfD won’t be in government regardless of how many zooms he’s hoping on to? Unless they get over 50% they’ll end up in opposition for the next 4 years as they did before over and over. The only harm happening right now is that they push the CxU further to the right as their weak leader try’s to play catch up with Nazi narratives, shifting public perception in the long run

[River 127,487]

21 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

It’s not about guilt, it’s about not repeating painful history. 

Once I burnt my hand on a hot toaster oven. I don’t feel guilty about it but I know to avoid that at all costs again lmao 

yeah like I don't expect a german person to say "I'm sorry for the holocaust" every time they see a jewish person (I had a few encounters like this which were weird lol), it's not guilt but acknowledgement and doing the best not repeating the same history. but this rally is exactly the opposite of doing the best not to repeat this history.

[kwiax 3,028]

I hate how 2025 becoming such a scary time to live in... and it's just 5th week of the year

[Lucas 31,129]

1 hour ago, Emvee said:

This is your cue, Europe. Do not let your governments fall to the propaganda of these clowns. 

Honestly it's already too late. Extreme right is rising everywhere in Europe and there are literal nazis walking the streets with swastika flags. Social media is the same, nazis everywhere even denying that the Holocaust ever happened.

Netherlands which is a quite liberal country now has a far right anti islam government. Italy has a far right president with links to a neo-nazi group. Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic also had elections and far right won in all these countries.

Germany will have elections soon and far right is in the lead, same for France (next elections are in 2027 but there is big pressure on the president to leave or to impeach him). Germany's AFD clearly has the support of nazi Elon Musk, France's RN is a party created by a SS Nazi, they idolise Trump.

Belgium, Portugal and Austria polls are showing great support to far right. Romania's left won the last elections but the vote was cancelled (rumors of russian interference) and a nationalist candidate was chosen instead.

Like there are signs everywhere and it's all happening at once...

[Karl 3,575]

31 minutes ago, Lucas said:

Honestly it's already too late. Extreme right is rising everywhere in Europe and there are literal nazis walking the streets with swastika flags. Social media is the same, nazis everywhere even denying that the Holocaust ever happened.

Netherlands which is a quite liberal country now has a far right anti islam government. Italy has a far right president with links to a neo-nazi group. Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic also had elections and far right won in all these countries.

Germany will have elections soon and far right is in the lead, same for France (next elections are in 2027 but there is big pressure on the president to leave or to impeach him). Germany's AFD clearly has the support of nazi Elon Musk, France's RN is a party created by a SS Nazi, they idolise Trump.

Belgium, Portugal and Austria polls are showing great support to far right. Romania's left won the last elections but the vote was cancelled (rumors of russian interference) and a nationalist candidate was chosen instead.

Like there are signs everywhere and it's all happening at once...

Considering most of these governments have gotten in power by criticising the left and current governments, with falsehoods about loads of different things, I wonder who they're going to blame everything on when the citizens are still not happy with the way things are. Surely it'll just swing back left when the facade fades and people realise these right wingers aren't the answer to the worlds problems. 

[doraemon 1,145]

I will definitely put Elonazi on the black list travel ban, prohibiting him enter Germany