Elon Musk highlights farm murders after ‘white genocide’ tweet
Elon Musk has continued to share his thoughts about his home country after he highlighted the alarming statistics of farm murders in South Africa. This after he hinted that EFF leader Julius Malema was responsible for the “genocide of white people.” The Twitter – or X- CEO reacted to a viral clip of the controversial […]
Elon Musk has continued to share his thoughts about his home country after he highlighted the alarming statistics of farm murders in South Africa. This after he hinted that EFF leader Julius Malema was responsible for the “genocide of white people.”
The Twitter – or X- CEO reacted to a viral clip of the controversial politician and his party singing the struggle song “Kill The Boer.”
The EFF celebrated its 10th-anniversary celebrations at the FNB Stadium over the weekend.
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ELON MUSK SLAMS GENOCIDE, FARM MURDERS
In a tweet that came as a surprise to South Africans, Elon Musk responded to concerning news back home.
The billionaire businessman – who was born in Pretoria – reacted to a clip of Malema singing the song on stage. The clip was posted by New York Times journalist Benny Johnson who described it as “shocking.”
An outraged Elon responded: “They are openly pushing for the genocide of white people in South Africa.”
Elon then stunned his Twitter followers by tagging President Cyril Ramaphosa. He added: “Why do you say nothing?”
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They are openly pushing for genocide of white people in South Africa. @CyrilRamaphosa, why do you say nothing?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2023
Elon Musk then responded to a tweet about SA farmer Theo Bekker and his wife Marlinda, who were murdered less than a day after Malema’s “Kill The Boer” song performance.
He replied with the tweet: “!!”.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2023
The X owner also shared his thoughts on “negative news” headlines. He tweeted: “Positive news is nice to know, but negative news, for almost our entire evolutionary history, could mean death, so higher priority.
He added: “What really messes things up in the modern era is that negative news can now reach everyone on Earth but still triggers a limbic danger response even when there is no actual danger.”
Evolutionary bias.
Positive news is nice to know, but negative news, for almost our entire evolutionary history, could mean death, so higher priority.
What really messes things up in the modern era is that negative news can now reach everyone on Earth, but still triggers a…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2023
MALEMA CLAPS BACK
Meanwhile, Julius Malema and many more South Africans have clapped back at Elon Musk’s comments.
Responding to his “genocide” tweet, the EFF leader posted: “He’s talking s**t.”
O bolela masepa
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) July 31, 2023
Others joined in.
@AlastairMcA30: “There is NO genocide against white people in South Africa. On the contrary, white people are still disproportionally powerful and wealthy compared to their black counterparts.
@VimleshRajbansi: It is unfortunate that instead of finding meaningful solutions to close this inequality gap, our politicians prefer to play the race card inciting further division between ethnic groups. It’s election time, and fear will win them votes”.
@Ololwe2: “This is what happens when their privilege is threatened. MAKE NO MISTAKE!”
This is some of the dumbest nonsense I’ve ever read.
There is NO genocide against white people in South Africa. On the contrary, white people are still disproportionally powerful and wealthy compared to their black counterparts.
This guy… 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/Y5P4UetOvH
— Alastair McAlpine, MD (@AlastairMcA30) July 31, 2023