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Elon Musk shared a publication on his X profile, which suggests that Hitler, Stalin and Mao Tsé-Tung were not responsible for the death of millions of people, but the civil servants were blamed for the atrocities of the former dictators of Germany, Soviet Union and China.
“Stalin, Mao and Hitler did not kill millions of people. It was its public sector workers. ” This is the phrase that was initially shared in an account of social network X, the old Twitter, called “Thealicesmith.”
It was then republished by the user “Rothmus” that identifies in the X as a defender of the “Laissez-Faire”, “individualism”, “properterianism” and the “Austrian economy”. Musk has republished some of the contents of this profile in X.
And that is what the tycoon also did this time, with the publication about Hitler, Stalin and Tsé-Tung, who released to his community of More than 219 million followers.
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— Rothmus 🏴 (@Rothmus)
Musk’s republication was seen as a message for US civil servants who are displeased with the cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (), which is leading in the administration of Donald Trump and where he promoted.
The president of the Union of the American Federation of State, Municipal and County employees, Lee Saunders, has already criticized the attitude of the tycoon.
“Our Nurses, teachers, firefighters, librarians They chose to make our communities safe, healthy and strong instead of being rich. They are not, as the richest man in the world suggests, genocidal killers“It underlines Saunders in a message in that federation.
“Elon Musk and the billionaires of this administration have no idea what real people go through every day. This is why he is so willing to use one to destroy people’s jobs, Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare, ”says this trade union.
What are the motivations of Musk?
Last January, Musk had already been widely criticized after a gesture that was seen as one during a Trump rally.
Now, replicate controversial content at a time when it is suffering a It is significant In sales, and in the action market, with thousands of people protesting against the entrepreneur who nicknamed Nazi.
In this scenario, it is legitimate to question What will be the motivations of Musk In promoting this type of messages, which are being highly harmful to your public image, consequently affecting your companies.
Adolf Hitler He led Germany between 1933 and 1945, and is responsible for the, which led to the death of six million Jews in the context of his “racial purity” policy.
JOSEPH STALINE led the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1953, when millions of Soviets died in forced labor fieldsof fome and in massacres carried out by its regime.
Mao tsé-tung He is known as the great leader of the Chinese Revolution of 1949, having founded the Popular Republic of China this year. Led the so -called “cultural revolution” that led to political persecution With executions, public humiliations and sending millions of people to forced labor fields.
