[marxmail] NY Times Opinion - Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?

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As Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff show in their book =E2=80=9CMuskism: A G=
uide for
the Perplexed
<https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477340/muskism-by-tarnoff-quinn-slobodian-=
and-ben/9780241805114>,=E2=80=9D
an important part of Musk=E2=80=99s vision is to see the world as a compoun=
d, where
=E2=80=9Cthe horizons of humankind=E2=80=9D are shrunk =E2=80=9Cinto the de=
fense of white
fertility.=E2=80=9D This in turn is tied to a larger effort to liberate hum=
anity
from the =E2=80=9Cwoke mind virus=E2=80=9D that Musk sees as a self-destruc=
tive tendency
responsible for the =E2=80=9Cempathy
<https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/elon-musk-rogan-interview-empathy-=
doge>=E2=80=9D
that has led Western nations to open their societies to others.

This too is little more than a restatement of themes and ideas found in
=E2=80=9CThe Turner Diaries,=E2=80=9D where the titular character believes =
that whites have
been corrupted by a =E2=80=9CJewish-liberal-democratic-egalitarian plague.=
=E2=80=9D
Slobodian and Tarnoff observe that these views are also downstream of
Musk=E2=80=99s upbringing in South Africa, where apartheid leaders fretted =
over
birthrates and the future of white society.

Musk=E2=80=99s virulent racism and vicious, disturbing views are no secret.=
 He does
not hide them. They sit in plain view, easily accessible on the social
media website he owns, where he does everything he can to promote similarly
far-right and white supremacist ideas.

If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass?
Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist
radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological
and industrial project, seen in everything from his deep support for Donald
Trump in the United States and Restore Britain in Britain to his decision
to construct a massive pollution-generating data center
<https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-center/> in
predominantly Black Memphis, Tenn.

Musk spends a large part of his free time fomenting violence and spreading
the same hateful ideology that motivated some of the deadliest shootings
and attacks ever to happen on American soil. It is that fact, and not the
cars he builds or the rockets he launches, that ought to define his place
in public life.
*https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration=
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rgb(50,104,145)">Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed</a>,=E2=80=9D an import=
ant part of Musk=E2=80=99s vision is to see the world as a compound, where =
=E2=80=9Cthe horizons of humankind=E2=80=9D are shrunk =E2=80=9Cinto the de=
fense of white fertility.=E2=80=9D This in turn is tied to a larger effort =
to liberate humanity from the =E2=80=9Cwoke mind virus=E2=80=9D that Musk s=
ees as a self-destructive tendency responsible for the =E2=80=9C<a class=3D=
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px;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50,104,145);text-decoration:underline 1=
px rgb(50,104,145)">empathy</a>=E2=80=9D that has led Western nations to op=
en their societies to others.</font></p><p class=3D"gmail-css-aa8b97-Paragr=
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ding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);width:600px;max-width:100%"><font size=3D"4">T=
his too is little more than a restatement of themes and ideas found in =E2=
=80=9CThe Turner Diaries,=E2=80=9D where the titular character believes tha=
t whites have been corrupted by a =E2=80=9CJewish-liberal-democratic-egalit=
arian plague.=E2=80=9D Slobodian and Tarnoff observe that these views are a=
lso downstream of Musk=E2=80=99s upbringing in South Africa, where aparthei=
d leaders fretted over birthrates and the future of white society.</font></=
p><p class=3D"gmail-css-aa8b97-Paragraph-baseStyles-paragraphTreatmentStyle=
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nt-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;bo=
rder:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);width:600px;max-width:1=
00%"><font size=3D"4">Musk=E2=80=99s virulent racism and vicious, disturbin=
g views are no secret. He does not hide them. They sit in plain view, easil=
y accessible on the social media website he owns, where he does everything =
he can to promote similarly far-right and white supremacist ideas.</font></=
p><p class=3D"gmail-css-aa8b97-Paragraph-baseStyles-paragraphTreatmentStyle=
s-print evys1bk0" style=3D"outline:rgba(0,0,0,0) solid 1.81818px;font-varia=
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rder:0px;margin:0px 0px 0.9375rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);width:600=
px;max-width:100%"><font size=3D"4">If there is a question to ask, then, it=
 is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and com=
mentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than t=
he core of his political, ideological and industrial project, seen in every=
thing from his deep support for Donald Trump in the United States and Resto=
re Britain in Britain to his decision to=C2=A0<a class=3D"gmail-css-bhdv0x-=
linkClass" href=3D"https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-cente=
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erit;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50=
,104,145);text-decoration:underline 1px rgb(50,104,145)">construct a massiv=
e pollution-generating data center</a>=C2=A0in predominantly Black Memphis,=
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4,54);width:600px;max-width:100%"><font size=3D"4">Musk spends a large part=
 of his free time fomenting violence and spreading the same hateful ideolog=
y that motivated some of the deadliest shootings and attacks ever to happen=
 on American soil. It is that fact, and not the cars he builds or the rocke=
ts he launches, that ought to define his place in public life.</font></p></=
div><font size=3D"4"><u><a href=3D"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opini=
on/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29=
/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html</a></u></font><div><font size=
=3D"4"><u><br></u></font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><u><br></u></font></di=
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