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Elon Musk’s address to Germany’s far-right AfD party, where he downplayed Germany's Nazi past and criticized multiculturalism, has sparked global alarm.

Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, called the remarks “incredibly dangerous,” warning of their potential to embolden right-wing extremists and threaten Jewish security worldwide.

Critics highlighted Musk’s alignment with far-right ideologies, including his Nazi salutes at Trump’s inauguration.

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[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

Don't be daft lad, you're one of us now!
Anyone putting up with this fucking weather is.
2 rules:

  1. Don't be a cunt.
  2. See rule 1.

Anyone othering you is in breach of rule 1 and will be tutted at furiously

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I will say that being in Blackburn, 30% Muslim, and looking very obviously Jewish- everyone has been very kind. (Not suggesting that being Muslim automatically makes you antisemitic, but there are, unfortunately- and thanks to Israel mainly- a fair number of Muslims that hate Jews.)

[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

I've only ever found Muslims to be at worst civil and at best excellent friends. And I used to live in Luton (highest proportion of Muslim population in the UK). I'm not Jewish though.

Weird question - I've never been able to say for sure if someone is Jewish by looking at them (unless they're wearing a yarmulke or Hasidic getup). I remember someone at work telling me to go talk to Mark, he's the 'obviously Jewish guy', and having zero idea who that was. Even when he was pointed out to me I couldn't see what was different from him and any other dark-haired European. Is this a me problem or are people just projecting patterns?

[–] FatCrab@lemmy.one 3 points 6 months ago

Basically it means a certain of Mediterranean-adjacent appearance. There is definitely a phenotype, but, like most of these sorts of things, it's a very broadly variable one. This is why I find it so frustrating when people racialize the the Israel-Palestine conflict. People with roots around the Mediterranean all look very similar.

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