"In the United States, Musk had already been experimenting with a consistent trope in fascist rhetoric: seizing on a crime committed by an individual member of a minority group and claiming that it shows the innate murderous tendencies of the group as a whole."
Quinn Slobodian
We relied on @bentarnoff.com's great new book with @quinnslobodian.com for this piece. We try to offer a real theory on what Musk really means in decrying "suicidal empathy." We argue that his gutting of USAID (also justified by denigrating "empathy") is a test run for much worse to come:
Greg Sargent
Spoke to @gregsargent.bsky.social about Musk's cyborg anti-humanitarianism and why he dislikes the concept of empathy so much newrepublic.com/article/2119...
The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
