Given that Musk is actively working to undermine UE (L'Union européenne, EU in English, sorry for confusion), you'd have to be some kind of idiot to support him by buying a Tesla if you live in Europe.
Europe has since many years suffered with high bureaucracy, strict regulations and in general low innovation levels.
Musk has been very vocal about those issues in Europe. He might be right or wrong, but questioning European levels of bureaucracy and regulations is not undermining EU, it’s going to help it.
Interview with the afd, using his huge platform for disrespecting politician's etc.
He is a clear threat to democracy.
The fun stopped at that point.
I think the Greeks worked that one out a couple of thousand years ago or so...
Free speech does not mean there is no accountability for what you say.
But let's be honest Elon musk is doing propaganda and the worst version of free speech.
You are not bothered by an oligarch buying propaganda platform? / Making himself one?
doubly so when their main defense of "free speech" is defending neo-nazi's in the pocket of putin
Coincidentally, the US is also longest-standing democracy in the world.
Case in point, I am pretty sure that certain Nazi talking points, such as Holocaust denial is illegal in Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
What we're really talking about is the richest man in the world, who owns one of the largest social media platforms in the world, using his financial and social media power to directly influence politics and/or elections according to his whim, and (it seems) currently to the benefit of causes or candidates who are often right-wing, and/or extreme or anti-establishment in some way.
There's a lot to unpack there, beyond "free speech".
But Musk is not helping or solving any of those problems.
Even conflating the two is idiotic. Sorry.
In a recent interview with the party chair of the Afd, it was clear that he is just entirely clueless about the Germany and history in particular.
There are a lot of issues in Europe, but it is far from clear if neocon deregulation is really helping anything at all.
Note that I don't agree with the AFD at all, however what the media writes about Musk is often so far from the truth that I tend to watch or read the sources when I have a chance.
Musk just finds regulations icky, because he prefers to chase profits without bothering with governments.
EU is fine without rich assholes trying to undermine it.
How is this a problem for him? He should mind his own business as he is not European. He is a South African nazi. Why don’t you ask me instead?
Additionally, not every European country is a member of the EU. I would argue Europe would be a lot better without such centralized power in the hands of a few.
Fundamentally, I believe in a direct, decentralised democracy with Switzerland as a good example. I believe this system of governance gives prosperity and opportunity for as many as possible, while a centralised system like the EU(or USA) gives advantage to the already powerful and well connected, with the masses only an afterthought if beneficial to the ruling elite.
I think this is obvious to any thinking, rational individual.