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‘Hands off our Democracy’ say the German elitists to the people: Progressive German politician wants Elon Musk to stop stating the obvious
American Thinker ^ | 01/07/2025 | Bill Ponton

Posted on 01/07/2025 8:55:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind

“Hands off our Democracy” has now become the rallying cry of the German ruling establishment and press. In a recent interview with the German magazine, Spiegel, Green chancellor candidate Robert Habeck was asked if he believed Musk to be a danger to Germany. He responded with the following.

He [Musk] will do anything to push through his interests. The combination of immense wealth, control over information and networks, the use of artificial intelligence and the will to ignore rules is a frontal attack on our democracy. Just because he comes across as relaxed and builds electric cars, we should not be deceived. There is only one answer: Hands off our democracy, Mr. Musk! We cannot afford to be careless or naive. Germany has long been in the sights of foreign actors – especially now during the election campaign. They see Germany as an easy target. Unfortunately, disinformation campaigns have a relatively easy time of it here.

I guess from Habeck’s viewpoint, it is just fine for a European billionaire like George Soros, with murky ties to the Nazis in his youth, to interfere in U.S. politics, but it is intolerable for a U.S. billionaire to tweet a few words about the current German ruling establishment. It seems a little unfair to Musk. After all, it is not like Musk is funding a paramilitary group such as ANTIFA to stir up trouble prior to the presidential election. Moreover, as far as I know, Musk is not pouring millions into the campaign coffers of prosecutors who will go on to unleash a crime wave across their country. Musk is just stating the obvious that the current German ruling elites are fools.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democracy; germany; musk; roberthabeck

1 posted on 01/07/2025 8:55:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The Greens are the real modern-day fascists. Everything they do wants to combine their collectivist ideology with state power, to control private industry and civil society.

Reminds me of Liz Warren here in the USA.


2 posted on 01/07/2025 8:58:44 AM PST by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

When the Left sez democracy, they mean Deep State.


3 posted on 01/07/2025 9:00:36 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson paraphrased, "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )
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To: PGR88

“The Greens are the real modern-day fascists. Everything they do wants to combine their collectivist ideology with state power, to control private industry and civil society.”

I wondering if when the German people hear:
“Hands off our Democracy” has now become the rallying cry of the German ruling establishment and press.

They are thinking; “what Democracy”


4 posted on 01/07/2025 9:05:48 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: SeekAndFind

So many “Do you hear yourself?” moments these days.


5 posted on 01/07/2025 9:07:57 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Grew up in 3-D/B4TV)
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To: rottweiller_inc

The Greens are “watermelons”. Green on the outside and red on the inside. All of the old commies from the 70’s and 80’s that did all the bombings and assasinations are now Greens.


6 posted on 01/07/2025 9:09:14 AM PST by Tailback
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To: SeekAndFind

Democracy is too important to be left in the hands of the voters.


7 posted on 01/07/2025 9:10:20 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Tailback

Yup, and Europe has some well watered melons.


8 posted on 01/07/2025 9:12:07 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: SeekAndFind
"You keep using that word..."
9 posted on 01/07/2025 9:15:52 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: Frank Drebin

"DEMOCRACY"


10 posted on 01/07/2025 9:19:59 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

IIRC-—GERMANY WAS A TRUE POWERHOUSE WITH MACHINERY PRODUCTION.

THAT IS NOW IN THE TOILET OVER “GREEN ENERGY” WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO POWER THESE COMPANIES.


11 posted on 01/07/2025 12:29:59 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: SeekAndFind

12 posted on 01/16/2025 11:47:52 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

testing


13 posted on 01/16/2025 5:06:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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