Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements



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Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country’s racist apartheid laws. Musk’s family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics. We speak with Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian, to understand how Musk’s upbringing shaped his worldview, as well as that of his South African-raised colleague Peter Thiel, a right-wing billionaire who co-founded PayPal alongside Musk. “Musk lived what can only be described as a neocolonial life,” said McGreal. “If you were a white South African in that period and you had any money at all, you lived with servants at your beck and call.”

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45 thoughts on “Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

  1. Can we not see how Zionism fits in here… Zionist ISREAL was a staunch supporter of Apartheid South Africa.

    Though Nazism was against the Jewish people… its has the SAME ethos as Zionism. Basically white supremacy and the Native right of Europeans wherever they may be. In the case of Israel. Israel is the child of Europeans native to foreign lands. Jewish Arabs and African Arabs and other religious and ethnic groups with unbroken lines of inhabiting the region are second class to those of European descent, even to converts of European descent.

    Truth be told… the epicenter of this belief seems to be Germany at the end of every line.

    Maybe it’s something in the water?

  2. If claims about Mr. Musk’s family ties to apartheid or neo-Nazi movements are true, liberals and the woke — perhaps you guys yourselves — may further argue that other (potential) immigrants (and perhaps potential innovators of Musk's type) to the US with similar connections should face immigration restrictions or surveillance once such links are confirmed. Yet, I would wonder if such policies would not utterly obliterate the unparalleled brilliance and innovation that have forged America’s greatness… 🤔

  3. Oh I'm sharing this wherever I can. I'm going to let everyone know that I know and people that I may come across that if they support X also known as Twitter or use PayPal that they are supporting people who support Trump. a lot of us didn't know this. In fact I myself who am a constitutionalist to my very core did not know that much about Elon mush brain Musk. I just recently found out about his ketamine saturation and everyday usage.

  4. This is an unfair hit piece. Elon Musk had nothing to do with apartheid. This is like associating all white people alive today with slavery and Jim Crow. You guys just want to whip up sentiments to smear the guy. I don't like the guy, but this is a dishonorable step too far.

  5. This discussion of Elon Musk underscores the proof that people who join anti-democratic movements are driven to oppress others. Antisemitism, Christian nationalism, German and Italian fascism, and the like, are the movements that provide the opportunities.

  6. Either way it doesn't sound ok, there is this billionaire whose decisions could potentially change the lives of millions or even billions of people on earth and he does this "nazi" Salute so
    1. He either did it to show that he is a full blown white supremacist
    Or
    2. He did it out of "my heart goes out to you" Or whatever he says and still doesn't seem be mentally sensitive enough to understand the historical significance of the "nazi satute" that he did i.e. an idiot who is self unaware and does stupid shit.

    Either way its not a person who should be capable of all the decisions that he is making to potentially change the lives of billions of people. His bff trump also has a history of white supremacy and this doesn't look good for "MAGA" we are on our way to Idiocracy.

    My take: he is both of the above, an idiot and a white supremacist, and he deserves all the hate that he is getting, but its not like our thoughs matter, he is on pace to be the world's first trillionaire, and he is influential enough to change what the history books say about him. His entire generation is set for their lives. Nothing we do is going to matter in the end.

  7. God Emanuel 🇪🇹 🖤 👑 🌎 Said prophecy must fulfill, the truth shall set you free 🌎 Vengeance his mine double 🔥 🔥,Four hounded years of slavery twelve tribe of Israel royalty 🇪🇹 🖤 🦁 👑, peculiar people scattered in the four corners of the earth 🇪🇹 🖤 🦁 👑 🌎. 🇯🇲 ❤

  8. There’s no need to pursue someone’s history. They can change. Hate is hate regardless of color. There are many Cubans that hate other Latinos, there are some black Americans that hate Africans, Asian Americans that discriminate on new Asian immigrants. Why should we just focus on whites? Hate comes from the devil. Digging into someone’s lineage doesn’t help with anything. How about we preach the love of Jesus towards all humanity.

  9. Thought Nazi's were popular again now, if not explain how one was invited to the Canadian parliament by Trudeau/Castro and celebrated by everyone in the building….. Even Jewish Zelensky, then you got John Stewert, he's Jewish and honoured a AZOV Nazi at Disney Land….. What am I missing here? 😂 😂 😂 😂

  10. Everything about this documentary is absolutely alarming!!!!!! 😭 And now we know Musk meant that salute as exactly what it represented! He’s gotta go and so does the rest of the cronies! 😡

  11. Let's b honest, white men, African, and American think they r entitled to all the benefits. To hell with everyone else, they only think of themselves. They thought it was acceptable to take what they wanted and didn't care about the lives of those they subjugated. NOW, it's poor me, we r being subjugated! It's laughable and ludicrous, and pathetic. I have no sympathy for them. We must b aware of their bull … tactics and not allow or buy into their rhetoric

  12. The fact Elon is prejudiced(racially or whatever) is really not his fault , cannot blame him for that , it is that deeply rooted apartheid culture in which he was brought up made him what he is today, that happens to many radicalized individuals not just to Elon.

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