Elon Musk sparked storm: Does the AfD really save Germany?

Elon Musk sparked storm: Does the AfD really save Germany?

The billionaire and Tesla boss Elon Musk shaked the political stage in Germany with a provocative statement. With the statement that only the AfD can save Germany, Musk triggered a storm of outrage. Politicians and the media sharply criticize the entrepreneur and accuse him of interference in the German election campaign. The AfD, on the other hand, cheers the prominent support and uses Musk's comment to profile itself with potential voters. The party is now calling for Germany to save and calls for the participation campaign (see report at Apollo News ).

The reactions on the controversial tweet are not long in coming. An outraged Ulrich Deppendorf, formerly at ARD, made Musk a real US president, described Trump as his puppet and said that Musk would influence the German election campaign on behalf of Trump. However, the critics remained guilty of evidence of this. But this wind of outrage raises the question of who is allowed to comment on German politics: only Hollywood greats and American billionaires against the AfD? The discussion for double standards is re -losing.

The freedom of expression of the multi -billionaire

Olaf Scholz, the incumbent Chancellor, was calm at a press conference in Berlin and emphasized that freedom of expression also applies to multi -illiaries. However, this does not mean that their statements must be considered a good political council. According to Scholz, all democratic parties in Germany see things differently than Musk.

Despite the quarrels around Musk, the federal government remains active on the platform X, which is taken over by Musk - a sign that the service will continue to be recognized as an important medium for communication and information. The development of the service has been taken into account since the takeover, said government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann. Despite the concerns, X remains an indispensable communication channel for German politics.

criticism from politics and public

But not all followed Scholz ’left example. Matthias Miersch from the SPD broke a lance against external influences on the German election campaign. Dennis Radtke from the CDU also joined the voices of the dismissal and described Musk as a threat to democracy. Heidi Reichinnek of Die Linke criticized Musks influence as the questionable advantage of a super -rich individual who has a mass medium and spreads its views unfiltered. (See detailed report by Tagesschau ).

Christian Lindner from the FDP tried to appease Musk to an interview with the invitation to explain the advantages of a freedom -loving policy. Musk's comment could be dismissed as a rash outlier, but the emotions cook up as soon as the topic of AfD is involved. All of this shows how fragile the political landscape in Germany is and how easily it can be influenced by external statements.