Elon Musk is backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), triggering an outcry in Berlin in the run-up to a critical snap election.

“Only the AfD can save Germany,” the billionaire X owner wrote on the platform on Friday in the latest of a series of endorsements of European far-right parties.

Musk has recently supported European populist-right politicians in increasingly clear terms, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloniand Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Earlier this week, Farage boasted that Musk is “right behind” him — and raised the prospect that the tech tycoon would financially back his Reform UK party.

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    Hard no. Musk needs to lose his power by losing his popularity. Anyone he backs, verbally or financially, needs to see it as a net negative for their prospects. He needs to be vilified and demonized for his behavior.

    Should he be assassinated? No.

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      I dunno, I actually understand this take. Unlike the UHC CEO, Musk’s swift departure from existence would actually have positive effects for the world. He’s not just some benign CEO that can be easily replaced by one of thousands of like-minded sycophants, Musk is an actual dangerous force who individually holds a lot of power.

      Right now, it’s getting easier and easier to give serious consideration to the “kill baby Hitler with a time machine” thought experiment.

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      oh fuck off, every single bit of progress you enjoy from history had people willing to commit violence behind it.

      let’s vote musk out!!!

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      With these people it’s, the more the hordes hate you, more status you’ve got.

      There’s only one solution; assassination!