- Elon Musk tweeted that George Soros reminds him of the “X-Males” mutant Magneto.
- Musk also claimed without substantiation that Soros “hates humanity.”
- Soros is often demonized by the right and has become the subject of many conspiracy theories.
Elon Musk on Monday bizarrely compared George Soros to the “X-Males” mutant Magneto, claiming with out substantiation that the billionaire “hates humanity.”
His tweet on Monday, which supplied no context for his comparability, merely acknowledged: “Soros jogs my memory of Magneto.” It has been considered greater than 14 million instances as of press time.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023
Musk then acquired right into a spat with investigative journalist Brian Krassenstein over his tweet.
Krassenstein stated: “Enjoyable truth: Magneto’s experiences through the Holocaust as a survivor formed his perspective in addition to his depth and empathy.”
Krassenstein added that Soros, who can be a Holocaust survivor, will get “attacked nonstop for his good intentions which some People suppose are unhealthy merely as a result of they disagree with this political affiliations.”
Musk replied to his Krassenstein’s tweet, saying: “You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.”
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023
Magneto is a mutant character within the Marvel Comics, who possesses the superhuman capacity to generate and management magnetic fields. Magneto was a Holocaust survivor, whose arc within the comics took him from a clear-cut villain who believed people and mutants couldn’t coexist, to an anti-hero allying with the X-Males.
Soros, a 92-year-old Hungarian-American businessman and philanthropist value $8.5 billion, has been wrongly accused of being a former Nazi. This declare was debunked by a 2020 Reuters report — Soros and his household weren’t Nazis, they had been Hungarian Jews residing in Budapest throughout World Warfare II.
Unfounded conspiracy theories about Soros are abound, with some believing that he conspired to fill Budapest with refugees, tried to begin a civil struggle within the US, and used his cash and energy to affect politics.
There could be a motive for Musk’s anger at Soros. The Tesla CEO’s tweets got here hours after it was revealed that Soros’ fund dumped its complete stake in Tesla’s shares within the first quarter of this 12 months, per a 13F submitting printed on Friday.
The Soros Fund Administration had held round 132,000 shares of Tesla on the finish of the 12 months, and offered all of it within the first quarter as its inventory rose 68% from January to March, per the submitting.
Representatives of Musk and Soros didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark despatched exterior common enterprise hours.
