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Musk's Meddling in European Politics

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Michael Olinger: 我主要介绍了埃隆·马斯克在欧洲政治中的活动,包括他在英国政治上的推文,对意大利总理的赞扬,以及他对德国另类选择党的支持。这些行为引起了欧洲领导人的担忧,挪威首相表示马斯克的干预令人担忧,法国总统马克龙也对此表示惊讶。我主要负责引出话题,并引导Bojan Pacewski进行深入分析。 Bojan Pacewski: 我主要分析了马斯克在德国政治中的角色和影响。我提到德国公众对纳粹历史非常敏感,因此对类似“希特勒敬礼”的手势非常反感。马斯克支持的德国另类选择党(AFD)是一个极具争议的政党,其中一些成员有轻视大屠杀的言论。马斯克通过社交媒体和参加集会来表达他对AFD的支持,但这种支持在德国国内引起了广泛争议,甚至连AFD内部也有不同的声音。此外,我还分析了马斯克对德国政治的看法受到了右翼影响者Naomi Seibt的影响,以及科技投资者Martin Varsavsky如何帮助马斯克在德国媒体上发表文章。总的来说,马斯克在德国政治中的干预行为复杂且具有争议性,其影响还有待观察。

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Elon Musk's recent involvement in European politics has raised concerns among European leaders. His numerous tweets about UK politics, praise for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni amidst a potential SpaceX contract, and support for Germany's far-right AFD party have sparked controversy and worry.
  • 225 of Musk's 616 tweets in the first week of January were about UK politics
  • Musk praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni while SpaceX negotiates a billion-dollar contract with Italy
  • Musk voiced support for Germany's far-right AFD party, describing it as Germany's hope

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According to the Financial Times, 225 out of Musk’s 616 tweets and retweets in the first week of January were about UK politics. Meanwhile, Musk has praised the prime minister of Italy, far-right politician Giorgia Meloni, describing her as “even more beautiful on the inside than on the outside.” At a time when his company SpaceX is reportedly in talks for a billion dollar contract with the Italian government. And then there’s his entrance into the German political scene; showing up to AFD rallies and more. Micah spoke to Bojan Pancevski, chief European political correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, about Elon Musk’s political profile in Germany, and its consequences. 

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