Elon Musk, a billionaire, joined a plan getting in Germany’s AfD celebration on Saturday to show his ongoing support ahead of the approaching elections in the Western country. He urged Germany to “move from the past grief,” calling for AfD’s support.
Speaking, via a movie website, to hundreds of AfD followers gathered in Halle, an eastern European capital, Musk declared their group represented” the best hope for the future of Germany”.
During the digital address, he even stated,” The German people are really an old country which goes up thousand of decades”.
In his comment, he even apparently mentioned Germany’s Nazi past, stating” children should not be guilty of the crimes of their parents, let alone their fantastic parents”. He later made the point that society overvalues traditional culpability and that it was necessary to move forward from these viewpoints. ” There is too much emphasis on previous grief, and we need to proceed beyond that”, he said.
Musk also addressed the crowd saying,” I even read Julius Caesar was very impressed ( by ) the German tribes” and encouraged the supporters to “fight, fight, fight” for their nation’s future.
Musk, who maintains strong relationships with US President Donald Trump, more called the Germany votes “incredibly important”. ” I think it could determine the complete death of Europe, even the death of the world”, he remarked.
Establishment-level democratic leaders have expressed concern about his involvement in Western social issues as a result of his remarks on the social media platform X, which affect nations like Germany and Britain. Elon Musk’s role in European politics, according to critics, highlights the growing impact of billionaires on politics. Social Democratic Party’s co-leader Saskia Esken condemned his notes, saying,” Our politics is reasonable and cannot be bought”.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz pointed out the paradox in Musk’s says, noting the AfD’s antagonism to Tesla’s Berlin shop.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz also criticized Musk’s attempt to influence others, saying that decisions will be made by “reasonable and good folks.” Robert Habeck accused Musk of undermining Western democracy for private gain, and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against outside intervention, calling out Musk’s software, X.
However, Musk has justified his associations with the AfD by claiming their positions are often misunderstood, pointing to Alice Weidel’s connection with her Sri Lankan same-sex lover as proof.
German security services have, nevertheless, regularly categorized the AfD as an possible extremist organization because of how harmful their ideologies are.
Musk has recently indicated his right-wing inclinations for Germany. Earlier this month, Musk had invited c-leader of AfD Alice Weidel to speak on X ( formerly Twitter ), where he endorsed the party and praised the party’s anti-establishment stance.
The billionaire investor faced more scrutiny for displaying a hand gesture at Donald Trump’s opening march that some observers thought was a straight-armed Nazi respect during a year where he and other billionaires faced attention. Muss has consistently refuted the claims that it was a “my heart goes out to you gesture,” drawing comparisons to other famous people who have claimed to have done the same thing, including his predecessor Barack Obama and Kamala Harris’s opponent for the 2024 elections.
As for Germany, as Musk lent his support to the right wingers, large crowds of German citizens gathered on the same day to protest against far-right movements. Massive demonstrations occurred in Berlin and Cologne, with police updating attendance numbers to 35, 000 and 40, 000 respectively. In Berlin, protest organisers stated that 100, 000 participants joined the demonstrations in the capital, as reported by AFP.
Demonstrators used their mobile phones to illuminate the area at the Brandenburg Gate and display letters with the word” Resistance” inscribed on them.
With Germany’s February 23 elections approaching, AfD has reached unprecedented support levels of approximately 20 per cent, breaking long-standing post-war reservations about backing far-right parties.
With roughly 30 % of the vote, the CDU/CSU coalition is still in the lead, while CD U’s Friedrich Merz is the primary candidate for chancellor.
