Elon Musk Is Trying to Figure Out How Racist He Can Be
Elon Musk, fresh off of a week of what are now in retrospect only moderately unhinged tweets, is now tweeting about the Far Right's cherished Replacement Theory.
Deeply pathetic that the world’s richest man could do anything he wants but he chooses to spend his time role-playing as an Afrikaner on a website he owns https://t.co/oqmTdv471V
— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) May 24, 2022
In addition to being close with the Buffalo shooter's screeds, this theory was, as noted by others on Twitter, a popular conversation topic in the waning days of Apartheid South Africa, a time and place rich with history for a young Elon.
None of this is surprising. Ahead of accusations of being a sex pest at SpaceX and attempting to barter a handjob for a horse, Elon claimed he was now a card-carrying Republican, and that hit pieces would follow. As one reporter pointed out, Elon does not refute; he attacks.
This plan of attack sends Elon down an increasingly racist and right-wing direction. This is not the least successful career path in the United States, certainly it can get you elected to the White House. But Elon's job is a little different. He sells cars. He sells fancy, high-tech cars to liberals. Theoretically, as he goes right, he will become unpalatable to this left-wing audience. We all know someone with a Tesla. This person is not talking replacement theory.
Then again, maybe not! The liberal enclave of Silicon Valley is less liberal than it likes to present itself. This is Peter Thiel's part of the country, and Peter Thiel is far from a peace-loving hippie. Maybe Musk's racist turn won't hurt Tesla sales. Sure Tesla's stock has been down, but it fluctuates. Maybe this all ends up as Twitter drama. Maybe we'll all be surprised. Maybe we'll just be disappointed.
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