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Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras has called for a Tesla boycott following Elon Musk’s remarks urging Germany to “move past” its Nazi history.

Musk’s comments, made during a far-right AfD campaign event, sparked outrage, particularly in Poland, which lost 6 million people in WWII.

The controversy comes ahead of Germany’s February 23 election and just before Musk’s Tesla earnings call.

As a key advisor to Trump, Musk’s stance could impact Tesla’s market position in Europe, where historical remembrance remains a sensitive issue.

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[–] WorldwideCommunity@lemm.ee 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Notice how slowly step by little step extremists are pushing their agenda on the world.

[–] yoreel@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago

But wait, they say it's the gays and the Jews are the ones with the agenda??

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just ban Tesla, X and everything else owned by Elon Musk

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's the first time i've ever seen it described as "ban" but I support the sentiment.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Like full ban from society, 8 billions people not talking or interacting with you. He can have food and shelter but nothing else

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 32 points 6 days ago

And those who do, are condemned to watch the rest of them repeat it. :(

[–] __nobodynowhere@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

Those who do remember the past intentionally repeat it because they are fucking Nazis.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago

Fascists will never ever be not guilty

[–] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Yeah, fuck Elon

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 33 points 6 days ago

it's only been 80 years, these motherfuckers can't get over the US civil war after 160 years.

[–] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Poland of all countries...

[–] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 days ago

As a Pole: Its funny to see hoe people in Poland is viewed by other countries vs how its actually viewed.

  1. Soon government starts program of subsidizing buying new EVs. Teslas are not excluded. Its basically poor financing rich's new cars.

https://www.gov.pl/web/nfosigw/program-naszeauto-do-40-tys-zl-doplaty-do-samochodu-elektrycznego

  1. Main opposition party demands deposition from minister who made unfortunate slip of the tounge and didnt immediately correct herself on international conference on 80th anniversary of liberating of the largest concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. "In the territory occupied by Germany, Polish Nazis built camps that were labor camps, which later became mass extermination camps."

https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/obozy-zbudowali-niemcy-polskich-nazistow-nie-bylo-barbara-nowacka-przeprasza-za

I'm convinced Elon's final act will be running over minorities in a Cybertruck while strung out on Ketamine.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes, let's forget the colonial past and what we used to do to people coming from Africa that moved to the Americas.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Didn't you hear? Enslaved peoples learned valuable skills! That makes it ok I guess?

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