Elon Musk's incitement of pogroms in Belfast reveals he'll use his immense wealth and influence to foment untold fascist violence in the future. Only a global movement can break his power.
New piece from @polphilpod.bsky.social and me. Threading highlights below. 1/
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The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
NEW — Belfast-based writer @hleehurley.com talks about the racist pogroms that have terrorized his city, how existing tensions in Northern Ireland (and *not* Elon Musk) primed local factions to turn violent, and how Minnesota’s response to ICE inspired their community to care for one another:
The violent response to an attempted murder would have happened regardless of Musk, Lee Hurley writes.
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We take the CBC and its cultural significance for granted. I hate this.
In contrast to then pieces over that past few years calling for us to not overreact, it seems that the bigotry is worse than even ppl in the know thought. I take that to mean it’s really bad.
