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Leon's Disturbing Connection to White Supremacy

  • Writer: Dylan Walker
    Dylan Walker
  • Jan 22
  • 7 min read

Updated: Jan 23




Well folks, grab your popcorn. The richest tech bro in town has turned X into his personal Nazi playground. Seven days. Seven pro-Nazi posts. 4.5 million views. Oh, and don't forget the 150 "Premium" accounts happily spreading Hitler's greatest hits. Funny how things work out, right? While Musk plays footsie with fascists, America's biggest brands are running for the hills. 74 of the top 100 advertisers decided they'd rather not see their shiny logos next to swastikas. Shocking, I know. But here's the real kicker - hate crimes are having quite the moment. Up 12% in 2021, another 7% in 2022. Coincidence? Let's rip off this band-aid and see how our favorite rocket man turned his $44 billion toy into a cozy clubhouse for extremists. Trust me, it's about to get wild.

 

Racist Greatest Hits: Musk's Greatest Mouth-Offs

Remember the Dilbert drama? That's when our boy Elon really showed his true colors. Comics got dumped for racism, and guess what? Musk jumped in to declare the media "racist against whites & Asians" [6]. Classic billionaire move.

The Numbers Don't Lie (But Elon Does)

X turned into quite the hate speech party:

  • Antisemitic tweets? Doubled faster than Musk's ego (June 2022 to February 2023) [6]

  • Racial slurs? Shot through the roof post-takeover [6]

  • Bonus feature: 150 paying customers sharing Hitler's speeches [6]

Master of the "Who, Me?" Defense

Picture this: BBC reporter asks about hate speech. Musk's response? Pure comedy gold. "You don't know what you're talking about... you just lied" [6]. Hate speech down by a third, he claimed. Researchers called BS [6]. Shocker.

Money Talks, Nazis Walk

The fallout? Absolutely delicious:

  • 74 top advertisers said "peace out" by May 2023 [2]

  • Disney and Warner Bros grabbed their ads and ran [2]

  • X now makes bank from 20 different flavors of racist hashtags [2]

Fun fact: The former safety chief spilled the tea - Musk wanted to kill all content moderation until advertisers threatened his wallet [4]. Suddenly, principles got real flexible.

Here's the punchline: Even with more content takedowns, antisemitic posts are breeding faster than Tesla's quality control issues [6]. X isn't just a platform anymore - it's become the world's most expensive megaphone for extremists.

 

How to Build a Nazi-Friendly Platform: A Guide by Elon Musk

Welcome to Platform Management 101, where safety teams are optional and hate speech is a feature, not a bug. Musk's first brilliant move? Slash the trust and safety team until one poor soul was left handling child safety across all of Asia-Pacific [5]. Talk about efficiency.

The Great Moderation Massacre

Picture this masterpiece:

  • 75% of staff? Fired [6]

  • Trust and Safety Council? Dissolved [7]

  • Content moderation? Let the robots handle it [6]

The new motto? "Freedom of speech, not freedom of reach" [8]. Translation: Nazi content stays up, just buried deep enough to claim plausible deniability.

Show Me the Nazi Money

Here's where it gets juicy. X found a goldmine in extremist content [9]. Nothing says "brand safety" like your Walmart ad next to a Hitler fan page [9].

The profit breakdown is chef's kiss:

  • 10 formerly banned accounts = $19 million yearly [10]

  • Premium Nazi subscriptions (what a time to be alive)

  • Ads sprinkled between hate speech like toxic confetti

Blue Checks for Conspiracy Nuts

Remember when verification meant credibility? Now it's QAnon's favorite accessory [10]. These verified voices of chaos pump out 74% of viral misinformation about global conflicts [7].

The cherry on top? X now ignores 70% of reported antisemitic content, down from handling 40% before [11]. Engagement with misinformation accounts? Up 60% [12]. Because nothing drives engagement like a good conspiracy theory.

 

When Racism Hits the Balance Sheet

Turns out being Nazi-friendly isn't great for business. Who knew? X stares down a $75 million advertising black hole by year-end [13]. Oopsie.

The Great Brand Escape

Watch these numbers bleed:

  • Airbnb said "bye-bye" to $1 million [13]

  • Uber drove away with $800,000 [13]

  • Netflix unsubscribed from $3 million [13]

  • Microsoft ghosted them for $4 million [13]

Revenue? Down 60% [2]. Q4 looking about as promising as a Tesla Cybertruck window demonstration [13].

 

Office Vibes: Somewhere Between Funeral and Ghost Town

Remember when X had employees? Good times. Now two-thirds of staff got Musked [3]. The survivors huddle in their virtual corners, sending sad Slack messages about their uncertain future [14].

Fun fact: 83% of the workforce found better things to do with their lives [15]. One poor soul still hanging around reminisces about their "2019/2020/2021 job" like it's a lost love [15]. Romantic.

 

Wall Street's Vote of No Confidence

Tesla stock doing its best impression of a failed rocket launch - down 30% this year [2]. Investors apparently don't love the whole "CEO moonlighting as professional racist enabler" thing.

Even money guys are done sugar-coating it. Ross Gerber (investment guru extraordinaire) straight-up blamed "Elon's behavior" for Tesla's troubles [16]. The company's reputation score? Crashed harder than a self-driving Tesla - from 70% to a pathetic 31% [2].

 

Elon's Far-Right Friend Safari

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Elon's Excellent Adventure into extremism. What started as edgy tweets has blossomed into a beautiful friendship with every flavor of far-right fanatic.

Dictator Dating Profile

Our boy's got a type. His 74-minute love-fest with Germany's AfD frontwoman Alice Weidel covered everything from energy policy to Hitler. Because nothing says "normal billionaire behavior" like endorsing her as "the leading candidate to run Germany" [17].

Money talks, and Musk's wallet is screaming far-right. His 2022 spending spree secretly funded conservative groups by the millions [18]. Apparently, attacking Biden is the new Tesla [18].

The Extremist Influencer

Some people collect stamps. Musk collects interactions with extremists - 170 of them between October 2022 and December 2023 [19]. His greatest hits include:

  • High-fiving white nationalist Paul Ramsey about Antifa

  • Playing footsie with QAnon accounts

  • Fan-girling over Ian Miles Cheong [19]

The Anti-Defamation League watched this horror show unfold, noting antisemitism rising faster than Tesla's repair bills [20].

From Tech Bro to Far-Right Hero

The transformation's been something else. Republican donations? Seven times more than Democratic ones since 2017 [21]. X became a cozy reunion spot for banned extremists after Musk declared "amnesty" [20]. Even Jason Kessler, the mastermind behind 2017's Unite the Right rally, got a VIP pass back [20].

But why stop at American extremists? Musk's taking his show global, boosting far-right figures across Britain and Canada [22]. Same script, different accents [22]. It's like watching a terrible franchise go international - Fast & Furious: Far-Right Drift.

 

Silicon Valley's Great Musk Breakup

Watch how quickly tech bros abandon ship when their hero starts playing Nazi DJ. The evolution from "OMG Elon!" to "Oh...my...god, Elon" is pure comedy gold.

From Fanboys to "Who's That Guy?"

Remember the good old days? Netflix's Reed Hastings called Musk "the bravest, most creative person on the planet" [23]. Zuckerberg got all excited about Musk's moderation ideas like a kid watching his first train wreck: "it's going to be very interesting to see how this plays out" [23].

Plot twist: The love affair died faster than a crypto bubble. AI bigwigs now call him a "negative distraction" [24]. One researcher basically called him tech's biggest drama queen, spreading fake news about AI capabilities [24].

The Industry's Collective Facepalm

Tesla's own employees are cringing:

  • 53% say he's wrecking the company

  • 10.9% crowned him "internet troll" [25]

  • 100% probably updating their LinkedIn

Silicon Valley's to-do list keeps growing:

  • Figure out what "platform accountability" means

  • Remember how content moderation works

  • Maybe try some of that "ethics" stuff

  • Actually govern something for once

 

The Great Tech Reckoning

Facebook's AI chief Jerome Pesenti didn't mince words: Musk has "no idea what he's talking about" [24]. Ouch. The Anti-Defamation League's watching this circus too, demanding actual grown-up behavior [26].

Some genius finally figured out that "ethical business pays better" [27]. Revolutionary stuff, folks.

Veterans say Musk broke the "social contract" with... well, everyone [27]. Because apparently, that's a thing now. Business ethics expert J.S. Nelson warns these "bubbles have consequences" [27]. No kidding - just ask Musk's reputation score.

Meanwhile, Silicon Valley scrambles to convince everyone they're not all wannabe supervillains. Good luck with that one.

 

The Punchline Isn't Funny Anymore

Let's cut the crap. X isn't just a social media platform - it's Musk's personal extremist megaphone. He didn't stumble into this Nazi-friendly wonderland. He built it, brick by hateful brick, through cozy chats with far-right figures and policy changes that'd make Joseph Goebbels proud.

The karma's delicious though:

  • Advertisers running like they saw a ghost (and their money with them)

  • Tesla stock performing like a lead balloon

  • Employees jumping ship faster than rats on the Titanic

Remember when Silicon Valley thought Musk was their quirky, rebellious genius? Now they're scrambling to distance themselves like teenagers embarrassed by their old Facebook posts. Turns out ethical leadership matters. Who knew?

Here's the real gut-punch: This isn't some billionaire's midlife crisis gone wrong. Every move, from platform tweaks to political love letters, screams intentional. Musk didn't just open the door for extremists - he rolled out the red carpet and served them champagne.

So what's it gonna be, folks? Keep watching this Nazi variety show, or finally change the channel? Ball's in your court, tech bros, advertisers, and everyone still doom-scrolling through this mess.

Sometimes the most expensive lessons are the ones we learn too late.

 

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