Posted on 09/18/2025 4:17:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Elon Musk has branded Sir Ed Davey a “craven coward” after the Liberal Democrat leader accused the American billionaire of “inciting violence” with his appearance at the Unite the Kingdom protest.
Sir Ed today called for the Telsa owner to be sanctioned over remarks he made to crowds attending the rally led by Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley- Lennon, on Saturday.
More than two dozen police officers were injured when violence erupted in central London between flag-wearing thugs, police and counter-protesters.
The march saw more than 110,000 people in attendance and attracted international attention, with Musk appearing on a video link to address the crowds.
The X owner said that there was something “beautiful” about being British and referenced the assassination of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead in front of an audience at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
“There’s this genuine risk of rape and murder and the destruction of the country and the dissolution of the entire way of life,” the world’s richest man told protesters.
“The left is the party of murder and celebrating murder. I mean, let that sink in for a minute, that’s who we’re dealing with here.”
On Monday Sir Ed Davey called on his fellow party leaders to condemn Musk’s comments.
In a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Sir Ed said: “The United Kingdon has always prided itself on resolving disagreements through debate, through the ballot box, and through the rule of law.
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Well “sir” Eddy, I hate to break this to ya but Elon Musk is an American Citizen in America. He has first amendment rights here just like any other American. There isn’t eff all you can do about him exercising his first amendment rights. The United States of America is not your country.
110,000 my ass. I saw drone pics of the streets on Saturday they were packed solid with people wall-to-wall for dozens of blocks in every direction around the central staging area, which itself was immense. There had to be at least one million in attendance, and I think that would be a conservative estimate.
“...more than 110,000...”
With all of the AI technology, they surely can get a better count. We all know they lie but no one is even trying to get the truth.
He incited violence like my kindergarten teacher when she would bong that little music thingy that nap time was over: we’d stretch and open our eyes.
Perhaps the police should allow free speech.
More than two dozen police officers were injured when violence erupted in central London between flag-wearing thugs, police and counter-protesters.
Let me rephrase that for them...
More than two dozen police officers were injured when violence erupted in central London between flag-wearing protesters, police and thugs.
Well moron Mr.ED, why don’t you tell us about Lucy Connolly’s, Tommy Robinson’s and all the other new thought/speech prisoners being racked up every day in Keir Stasi’s police state ??
What a bugger all arsehole !
Shut X and Starlink down in the UK.
See how they like that.
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I hate to break this to you, but while Musk has First Amendment protected speech in the USA, his business dealings in the UK can still be sanctioned. Just as Kimmel learned, there can be repercussions to the exercise of free speech.
Sure, his business dealings in the UK can be sanctioned. And then the UK's business dealings in America can be sanctioned in retaliation.
“flag-wearing thugs”
That line right there tells you the bias in this article. The counter protesters were the thugs.
I have no idea how you estimate numbers in a large crowd on the evidence of aerial imagery. I do know, however, that if 4 in every 100 of the UK population were present, as is being claimed, then transport routes into and later out of central London would have been in chaos.
They were not.
So if you have no idea, why don’t you just STF up.
You know full well that is not the Free Republic way.
In fact, the less you know about the topic, the more you say.
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