Elon Musk livestreamed his chat with a leader of Germany’s far-right party, using the power of his social media platform, X, to amplify the party’s message ahead of an upcoming national election.

Summary

Elon Musk livestreamed a conversation with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, on his platform X, endorsing her and urging support for the AfD ahead of Germany’s February 23 election.

The livestream, which drew over 200,000 viewers, raised concerns across Europe about Musk’s influence in foreign politics.

AfD, under observation for extremism, has gained popularity amid discontent with Chancellor Scholz’s government.

Musk’s promotion of Weidel and controversial remarks on other European issues are being monitored for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.

  • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    38 minutes ago

    The world is trending towards atheism bud.

    this really doesn’t have anything to do with the concerns caused by a minority of culturally conservative islamists

    the same people who don’t like the conservative values that stem from Christianity or Catholicism

    it’s ok to dislike religious fascism in all its forms though? right? one might take the view that it’s ok to limit it coming from abroad as it’s hardly going to improve the situation.

    It’s just smoke screen for blatant racism and xenophobia

    this is patronising. there are racists and there are xenophobes and there are people who would prefer that immigration be slower or just less. these are overlapping groups of people but they are not the same. by making it impossible for moderate politicians to talk about immigration control on the basis of values, it leaves only the more exteme ideologues

    I bet if we looked at immigration statistics for the US

    we are talking about Europe…

    but I’m probably more likely agnostic at this point. Now tell me what my values are?

    are you homophobic? do you think being gay should be illegal? think gay teachers should be fired? want to see sharia law implemented? support violence against people for drawing offensive cartoons? stay silent when others express support for terrorism? i expect you would answer ‘no’ to most of this. it is not unreasonable to express some discernment over people who would answer ‘yes’ to any of these when they are seeking to enter the country.

    Immigrants bring skilled labor that societies need to survive

    the necessity of immigration is a consequence of class warfare. only immigrants will accept the poor conditions fostered by neglect of the working class. global capitalists want to shift workforces wherever it is profitable, urban elites agree because it’s unfashionable to express any discernment over an immigrant’s values. meanwhile it’s the working class whose struggle is masked by all this and who bear the brunt of social problems when immigrants are funneled into underequiped areas of the country.