Political activists in Germany said Thursday they had projected an image of Elon Musk’s infamous raised-arm salute and the word “Heil” onto the outside of his Tesla plant.
Campaigners from German group the Center for Political Beauty and British activists Led by Donkeys shared pictures and footage online of the protest action they said they had staged late Wednesday.
The word “heil” is seen projected onto the factory near Berlin in the font of the automaker’s logo, to spell the message “Heil Tesla”, a reference to the Nazi greeting that honoured Adolf Hitler.
Philipp Ruch, founder of the Center for Political Beauty, said in comments to AFP that Musk had given “a Hitler salute, just like American neo-Nazis have been practising for years”.
Musk has rejected as “dirty tricks” and “propaganda” any comparisons between the Nazi salute and his gesture, which he repeated and accompanied with the words “my heart goes out to you” to the audience.
Musk has already drawn criticism in Germany for his vocal support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and repeatedly insulting German political leaders on his X social media platform.
With Germany in the midst of an election campaign, Musk has described the AfD as the “last ray of hope for the country”. He also hosted a discussion with AfD top candidate Alice Weidel on X.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, asked about Musk on Tuesday, said that Germany guarantees free speech but stressed that “what we do not accept is if this is supporting extreme right positions”.
The Tesla factory in Germany has been targeted by protestors in the past on environmental grounds.
In November, police cleared a protest camp in woods near the plant, where activists sought to block the site’s planned extension.
In March, a far-left group had claimed responsiblity for sabotaging power lines which supply the plant.
Oh shit that was real? I thought it was photoshop…
NAZIS RAUS!
Schiesst diesen Wixxer auf den Mars!
Ohne Anzug.
Next: small decals with text “wankpanzer”, “Incel camino” or “cyberstuck” selling like hot cakes.
Some person(s) in my city used to go around slapping stickers over Trump bumper stickers that said “drink beer, support the queer!”. As of recently several Teslas have had “Built by fascism” slapped on them… Wonder if it’s the same person(s).
What a legend 😆
It’s great because nobody can figure out who may be doing it.
There’s a running theory that it’s the same graffiti artist that had been doing anti-corpo stuff during Occupy WallStreet like some kind of ancap banksy but again, they haven’t been caught nor identified.
Who would buy hit cakes?
He is not a nazi and he won’t kill trans people. Sometimes I think people never leave their social media apps and they just sit there, believing everything is horrible outside their front door.
The dude wants to impregnate every woman possible because he thinks his genes are superior, is trying to push the afd into power and threw nazi salutes live on stage for the world to see. C’mon dude, pull your head out.
Yes definitely no Nazi Stuff!
Whatever anyone of you thought to see with your own eyes was a original gesture, choreographed by Elon himself. It will be the new gesture used to show how the “Heart goes out” to fellow Republicans. Rest assured it will catch on and even be used by officials in Law-Enforcement, Education, Politics, Healthcare, Defense and More!
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You Nazi…
Correct, he won’t kill trans people… he’ll just talk it up so other people do it for him and then take All the credit. That’s his MO.
He’s still a Nazi though.
If you actually believe that, you need a break from social media. :)
What’s your definition of nazi?
Apparently it doesnt matter what he says and does, all that matters is what goes through his head 😅
Hitler wasn’t a nazi, nor the oligarchs that propped him, the real nazis were the people!
Trumps government will work hard to dissolve American democracy and suppress anyone they don’t like. Trans people are in danger right now. I don’t think they’ll kill them directly, but many will be killed either by stochastic terrorism or because they are driven into suicide.
How is Musk not a nazi? He collaborates with nazis, he agrees with nazis, he speaks and acts like a fucking nazi. Wake the fuck up.
if he talks like one, acts like one, openly embraces and materially promotes nazis, is he not a nazi? what more do you need? Does he need to start gassing people to gain the priviledge of being called a nazi?
The nazis didn’t immediately start gassing people btw, it was a process that eventually led to that.
He doesn’t. Don’t you realize that social media manipulates you for clicks, for money? Elon Musk has been around for decades, now he makes one gesture, in front of all cameras, and people think he is a confirmed nazi? It’s just ridiculous. If I make that gesture, I’m a nazi too?
I think this is from the same playbook as Trump, just get attention, any attention. Stay in the spotlight and have people talk about you. That’s what he is doing.
The man owns Twitter. He profits from social media activity, personally. He is most likely reading all of this and laughing at people who thinks he is a nazi now.
In that case, if larping as a nazi is a viable economic strategy, i’ll just conclude that the US and its people are fascist. I mean i already knew that anyways. Elon is just awkardly trying to fit in, he is just a tailist!
Ah yes, the country that created Nazis & is pro censorship def still knows a thing or two about fascism.
What kind of censorship are they following? All that comes up online is removal of hate speech and misinformation.
I mean, yes. We definitely know how to spot someone literally doing a Hitler salute.
And we’re confident enough that there is no valid reason to ever use that gesture that we elected to prohibit it by law, yes.
The Elon dickrider has arrived
I despise Elon Musk, but that doesn’t mean I have to agree with you on your stupid takes.
No you don’t…
… but when you don’t it just makes you a Nazi apologist.
