Demonstrating AGAIN that he hasn't got the first idea how German politics work.
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2024
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Or democracy.
Why would he care how democracy worked, it's not like he's planning on using it....
Great take on school playgrounds though…
Wonder if the cops will show up in force next time there's a protest at his Berlin factory.
They should arrest Musk, as soon as he steps on german ground and keep him until he gets his fair trial.
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Of course. Like all cops, their first duty is protecting the possessions of rich and powerful people from the righteous wrath of the rest of us. That takes precedence over the system, which takes precedence over the country, which takes precedence over the non–rich politically powerful, who take precedence over non-rich people who don't have political power.
If you don't know where in the hierarchy of "cops caring whether you live or die" you are, chances are you're either dangerously close to the bottom or clueless about your privilege.
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Tyrant? ROFL. The president in Germany is largely representative - no real power.
Yeah, you have to be really interested in German politics too ever hear anything about or from him, even living in Germany😅 Not exactly tyrant type stuff
I'm not German, but isn't the most powerful office that of the chancellor?
For decades the only German politician you'd hear about in the media was Merkel and last I recall, she wasn't the president...
The Chancellor (now Scholz and before that Merkel) are the heads of government and are, in practice, more influential. Technically the president ("Bundespräsident"), which is the head of state, stands above the Chancellor and so does the president of parliament ("Bundestagspräsident"). But this is mostly a ceremonial hierarchy and while the president has to "check" laws and sign them to take effect, this is basically always happening. In general the president is mostly a ceremonial position.
You hear a lot more about the chancellor, because as head of government, they are the only ones actually involved in creating/changing laws (of the positions mentioned).
Edit: If my research is correct, it only happened 8 times since 1949 that a president did not sign a law that was accepted by parliament and the last time was 2006. So it really is a pretty rare occurrence.
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It's not like he would have checked.
That guy has so lost it, it would be really funny if it all wasn't so serious.
President Musk is an embarrassment.
As is tradition for American presidents of the last few years. Current one has his moments, but I'm still underwhelmed.
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The thought that he could actually somehow help the AfD to victory scares the hell out of me. Once they are in power, they will not voluntarily give it up again. We have to stop them before the elections, by any means necessary.
The EU should sanction the US for political interference the same way we've sanctioned Russia.
I am stunned they still have not been banned under the law outlawing nazi parties.
Steinmeier: "Elon is a threat to European democracy"
Elon: "No, you are!"
Here's the richest man in the world, but he still can't buy better comebacks.
I think Trump and Elon are gonna have brain damage named after then.
Just put out an international arrest warrant for election interference on Musk.
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Wow the President of the USA calling insulting the President of Germany? Wow would have thought?
Part of a democracy is that voters should be educated fairly on what they are voting on.
So Musk using his influence to meddle with this process is anti democratic.
There is a term for it: Foreign Election Interference.
Musk ist so ne Arschgeige man, Drecksdepp
Was 1 Otto
How very diplomatic of him. Surely that's going to help further US' foreign relations.
Then again, president musk and first wasband trump would rather work with actual tyrants like putin, idiots like farage and the AfD, and probably with wannabe prime minister geert wilders.
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I’d say what I think they should do to him, but these pro-capitalist pig-mods would ban me again.
Based on this comment alone, I couldn’t possibly think they’d have had any reason….
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Whoever you are, whatever you do - downregulate Musk in the ways you can, for the benefit of societies all over the place.
If "anti-democratic" is on one side of of a scale, Steini is definitely on the opposing end.
Elmo should stop using ketamine instead of trying to destabilizing other countries.
He's no longer getting tax money for his idiotic projects. Weidel would sell her wife and suck him off if it helps her into power
Sounds like a badge of honor to me. Maybe it can come with it's own blue checkmark
I think the funniest part about this is how musk rants and tantrums and stamps his little feets and Germany barely looks at him and goes "Anyway - "
he is just looking for an excuse to pull his shit factories from east germany.
like every nazi elon needs to feel like the victim. all nazis do that - look at maga fucks.
space karen didnt get what she wanted in brandenburg...like the right to pollute the citizens like it was america. so now the PoS will insult opponents as long as it takes until someone is triggered to react. that will be the big mental ejaculation for the facist to claim to be the victim to justify their crimes.
so first and foremost it is important to harm the maga base. next vacation we'll all try stealing from american tourists, spit in their soups and quit buying shitty american products.
Can we declare this asshat a "persona non grata" already? Block X and let him visit his Gigafactory via Zoom until he apologizes.
You don't do what I say therefore you're a tyrant! And you don't allow me to say hateful and racist slurs therefore you're not for free speech!
Imbecile. I hope he rots.
Do Germany have any kind of laws Elon just broke? Just asking.
"Steinmeier is an anti-democratic tyrant!" Musk wrote in English. "Shame on him."
It's Germany, not North Korea
Quick Google search:
" Disparaging the German president remains a crime, and doing so publicly or through the media can cost from three months to five years in prison."
Now, I don't know if "tyrant" is strong enough word for that, but there is definitely a law he may break if he carries on with his insults.
Fuck you, musk asshole.
Always blame others for what you are. They can only say "no you" which is a weak comeback.
Posting news about who elon musk insults is not how we get rid of him. STOP UPVOTING MUSK THREADS DON'T GIVE HIM ANY ADS
What ads do you mean? If it was a link to Twitter, I'd understand, but this is to Deutsche Welle.
Wrong CEO was cancelled.
Nah, the UHC CEO was a bag of dicks. The work just doesn't stop at one.
The oligarchy of the US has made Musk feel too strong, too powerful. The rest of the world isn't quite there, as odd as that sounds.
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