Yeah, to me, there is no benefit of the doubt. Musk supports AfD, which seems to this American about as Nazi a party is as legally allowed in Germany. He has, of course, reinstated all kinds of far right voice to his shitty little social media platform, while simultaneously banning anyone/anything he deems too woke. Then, bro pulls a full fledged Nazi salute on national TV.

I don't know if it is appropriate to call Musk a Nazi: that term is so rooted in a specific era and place. I would certainly call Musk a neo-fascist, just as I would call Trump a neo-fascist, and also the entirety of his cabinet:

-an EO declaring that Trump's interpretation of the law is the only valid one for anyone in the Executive Branch (https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/trump-signs-order-declar...)

-ex post facto vetos (by DOGE fiat) of money previously apportioned by Congress

-the abandonment of Ukraine, while carving it up with Russia for land and mineral rights, and lying about the causes for the conflict.

-the undermining of NATO and bolstering of Russia (https://www.ft.com/content/ac1dcb02-4c5f-4a36-935a-f7ef0a934...)

-firing of inspectors general (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/trump-fires-i...)

-firing of election security teams (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/trump-foreign-in...)

-vows of retribution against political opponents and weaponization of the DOJ (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/this-is-not-restoring-...)

This is an terrifying consolidation of power in complete violation of the intent of the American Constitution. Welcome to neo-fascist America.

> the abandonment of Ukraine, while carving it up with Russia for land and mineral rights, and lying about the causes for the conflict.

It just has that Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact vibe to it, you know?