Summary

Elon Musk sparked outrage in Germany by endorsing the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on his platform, X, claiming “only the AfD can save Germany.”

The AfD, which polls second ahead of Germany’s February snap election, has been labeled extremist by German intelligence.

Political leaders accused Musk of election interference, while others criticized his remarks as harmful. Musk later doubled down, calling for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s resignation.

Musk’s comments align with his past support for far-right and anti-immigration figures across Europe and beyond.

  • lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
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    13 hours ago

    This country collapses when the far right party is in power.

    We have a huge problem. Me need young people from other countries, because Germany is pretty old.

    Having those clowns in power will worsen the problem.

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      2 hours ago

      An unfortunate truth is that this generation’s youth is actually more conservative than the previous one…