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Leading German politicians compare Elon Musk to Vladimir Putin over AfD endorsement

www.euronews.com /my-europe/2024/12/30/leading-german-politicians-compare-elon-musk-to-vladimir-putin-over-afd-endorsement

The tech billionaire and close Trump ally has sent shockwaves through German politics by publicly endorsing the far-right Alternative to Germany party weeks before snap federal elections.

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This is the first time, I've seen our non-extremist political parties share an opinion in a long time. Incredible work, Elon.
- Nice implicit FDP snub. :)
- That was his plan all along. He's a martyr, he knows people need a common enemy and he's sacrificing himself for the greater good of peace, love and unity specifically in the German political landscape. Masterful gambit, sir!
Although there are similarities, they are not quite the same.
For example, Putin has never been caught using voice altering software to create an alt character that praises him.
- Putin hires an army of trolls from different media to praise him, so traditional vs tech bro approach
  
  It's an ancient tradition, reportedly Nero had a corps of young men hired applaud him and yell encouragement every time he spoke publicly.
It's so crazy how quickly Elmo has gone from media darling to outing himself as an unhinged (pro-)fascist. This is Elmo & Scholz in March 2022:
- Yeah, dude's ratings have been circling down the toilet for a while now.
The actual news here is that Merz found it in him to criticise AfD policy.
The Russians defeated the Nazis. Putin literally worked in East Germany after the war.
A more apt comparison is Hitler. Or maybe one of the execs at IBM who* profited from the Nazis.
- Ehoy?
  Who? That?
  
  Who* autocorrect sry

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