A supportive guest opinion piece by Elon Musk for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party published in Welt am Sonntag newspaper has led to the resignation of the commentary editor in protest. Musk's piece, which denies the AfD's extremist bent and argues that 'only the AfD can save Germany,' has drawn criticism given the party's classification as a suspected extremism case by Germany's domestic intelligence agency.
Sat Dec 28 2024 - 17:42political party Alternative for Germany , publishing a supportive guest opinion piece for the country’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper that has prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.
Translated, Mr Musk’s piece said: “The portrayal of the AfD as right-wing extremist is clearly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party’s leader, has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Please!”‘I’ll never forget the trail of bodies’: Magdeburg witnesses recount Christmas market attack
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has classified the AfD at the national level as a suspected extremism case since 2021. They said discussion about Mr Musk’s piece, which had about 340 comments several hours after it was published, was “very revealing”.“Musk’s diagnosis is correct, but his therapeutic approach, that only the AfD can save Germany, is fatally false,” he wrote, referencing the AfD’s desire to leave the European Union and seek rapprochement with Russia as well as appease China.
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