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Summary

Elon Musk labeled Britain a “tyrannical police state” on X, criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, and questioned the imprisonment of far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Musk’s comments coincide with his role as a key adviser to Trump, raising concerns in the U.K. about its relationship with the incoming administration.

Musk also criticized Starmer’s policies, including increased farm inheritance taxes, and boosted far-right content on X.

This follows similar clashes with other U.S. allies, including Germany and Australia, over their domestic policies.

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[-] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Somebody needs to tell this full doofus that most British police officers don't even carry guns lol

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

call Britain tyrannical police state, defend far right.

we are going to see this guy's self entitled, completely off the mark political comments for the next four years. enjoy people.

For the record, I dont think he is using some heinous misinformation tactics. His grasp of certain concepts is just on par with a first graders'.

[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Musk here is using the Tucker Carlson technique of "just asking questions". An answer is easily found. "Robinson" (not his real name) is in jail for 18 months because he committed crimes, admitted to them in court, and was found guilty of them in a court of law. Hardly tyranny. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/28/tommy-robinson-admits-contempt-of-court-over-false-claims-about-refugee

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Wait, someone guilty of a crime can get jailed for the crime?

That certainly explains why people like Musk or Trump don't get it, since that does not apply to them.

[-] bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 days ago

He's also been to prison twice for violent crime including assaulting a police officer.

[-] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 277 points 1 week ago

He's a Russian asset that holds U.S. military contracts. yay

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago

Just wait until he uses DOGE to gut NASA and gets more contracts for SpaceX.

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[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 176 points 1 week ago

White, rich guy from apartheid South Africa accuses country of tyranny after it locks up a person white supremacists look up to.

Hmm. Hmmmm.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 143 points 1 week ago

Elon is a threat to humanity.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago

He’s trying to build starships. He’s a threat to the galaxy.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 week ago

He has already started littering space with scrapped vehicles.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Next star trek series, they gonna find the Tesla floating out there.

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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 106 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

accusation, confession

We should ban this guy's propaganda site.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

All the people taking this lightly, wildly underestimate the effect the richest man in the world has on public discourse. This guy is taking heads of state to task, threatening democracy.

I hope he trips up and gets X banned.. but we need to be way more radical in protecting our democracy.

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[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago

He is doing Russian dirty work

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 85 points 1 week ago

It’s really annoying how this guy never complains about what actual autocracies are doing; never a peep complaining about the times they ask for things to be removed from Twitter. Just hand wringing about needing to follow the law to operate in those places. Hypocrite

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[-] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 week ago

Jesus Christ Russia have absolutely nailed this part of their geopolitical play.

They've basically got 2 members of, if not an entire, US government under their thumb, they've corrupted the EU to make one of their major contributors to leave (thinking the US is on their side, idiotically), and they've got good relations with the other superpower (china).

Annoyingly, it looks like the EU which is the most, even if not enough, "for the people" political establishment in our world today is going to get screwed over the next decade or so.

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[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago
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[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago

He's got such a hate boner for Kier Starmer that I'm kind of intrigued. Starmer is the most boring, beaurocratic politician you can find. I can't understand what's triggered this latest Musk mania.

[-] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago

He's a prosecutor who apparently can't be bought.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/13/tax-authorities-should-prosecute-evaders-keir-starmer

That's far more dangerous to a billionaire than a firebrand.

If Starner only delivers a non-corrupt legal system it'll be an incredible win for the Country. But I do think he needs 10 years in office so he should focus on actually winning the next election.

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[-] criticalthreshold@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago

A ketamine overdose couldn't happen sooner to this mother fucker.

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Elon musks death would create a great trickle down effect as his assets were carved up by various corporations and inheritors. It would be a new golden age.

Right now its all being hoarded in texas in a garage where Musk sleeps and pisses on a pile of deeds and gold like a little pink pig dragon.

So if Kier Starmer had the balls to do the right thing he'd take care of this issue old school.

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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lol, put that police state to use and get that X bullshit out of your countries so you don't have to deal with his lame blackmail attempts anymore. This is far more blatant and insidious than TikTok ever was. Let him boost away in his own little bubble of delusional Americans and Russian bots.

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 41 points 1 week ago

If I didn’t already think that Musk is a fucking shithead, him stanning for Tommy fucking Robinson would have sealed it.

Tommy Fucking Robinson (or Stephen Yaxley-Fucking-Lennon to give him his actual name) is the worst. A racist thug through and through, who, by being banged up, is in the right place.

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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 35 points 1 week ago

I hate that this piece of shit is so young...

I'm going to have to wait a lonnnnnng time to piss on his grave :(

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

Could somebody just grind this man into a fine paste already?

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