Elon Musk He always has a comment for anyone who criticizes him or decides to stop betting on his business. This week the Tesla CEO launched a series of attacks against the investor George Soros after he decided to take his money from the electric car company.
Musk assured on his (literally) Twitter social network that the millionaire of Jewish origin, -and who is frequently the victim of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories-, “hates humanity.”
The South African billionaire asserted that George Soros “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization.” He did not give reasons for the attack, but it happened 3 days after Soros’s investment fund pulled all its money out of Tesla.
George Soros reminds me of Magneto: Elon Musk
“Soros reminds me of Magneto,” Musk posted on his Twitter account, sparking a barrage of anti-Semitic responses blaming Soros for using his philanthropic causes to influence US politics.
The comparison has a deeper layer. Erik Lensherr, civil name of Magento, is the main antagonist of the saga of X Men Created by Stan Lee. He is a Jewish survivor of the Nazi death camps who now seeks to protect mutants, even by hurting humans.
The investor is also a survivor of the Nazis
For his part, George Soros, 92, is also a Jewish Holocaust survivor in Hungary who is frequently attacked for his origin and wealth.
Following Musk’s comment, left-leaning commentator Brian Krassenstein pointed out that Magneto isn’t always the villain of the superhero saga.
“[Soros]also a Holocaust survivor, is relentlessly attacked for good intentions that some Americans think are bad simply because they disagree with their political affiliations,” he wrote.
To this Musk responded minutes later: “You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, executive director of the Anti-Defamation League, condemned Musk’s tweets, saying they fuel conspiracy theories and racism.
The SpaceX CEO later apologized for his tweet… saying he had been unfair to Magneto.
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