It appears that Elon Musk has invaded Britain – if only through tweets. This week, a right-wing American billionaire caused a stir by tweeting at Keir Starmer, Labor Party leader and current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Musk has helped Starmer since he chosen And this week He took it to the next level when he used his X platform to urge King Charles to dissolve the British parliament and topple the new prime minister.
In general, Musk has sought to portray Starmer's government as a corrupt and incompetent regime that is harming Britain. To step up his messaging efforts, Musk Post the message again This week from a reviewer who read: “Who thinks the same? Should the king dissolve parliament and order a general election for the benefit and security of the country? The King must act before it's too late!” Musk responded to the user's post by simply stating “Yes.”
That's not all Musk understands. The American billionaire also caught on to a related scandal. Raising street gang children And used the episode to accuse Starmer of failing to prosecute child rapists in his country. Claiming to be Starmer “Conspiracy to rape England” The scandal is related to the phenomenon “Grooming gangs” in the north of England which is said to consist mostly of offenders from South Asian or British Pakistani heritage– Musk was later accused of “Politicize” the rape of young girls as a way to push his own right-wing agenda
At the same time, Musk announced his support for Tommy Robinson, a far-right political activist and convicted fraudster with a violent criminal record who is currently serving a prison sentence. sleep So-called anti-Islam activists and accused of Islamophobia “Release Tommy Robinson!” Musk posted Robinson/Lennon was the founder of the English Defense League, a now-defunct organization that lobbied. Against Islamic Extremism– Musk has caused so much trouble that Trump's conservative political allies have reportedly had to distance themselves from his comments. truly, Bloomberg reports that a “senior right-wing UK politician” reached out to “allies of Donald Trump”, calling on the US president-elect's team to Do not support British far-right activist Tommy Robinson.”
Why does Musk care so much about Starmer? No one knows for sure. It's hard not to see it, though, as a broader attempt to make the incoming Liberal government look bad. so that other governments (Presumably a conservative) will soon take over. That said, it's not like Musk is the first American to get involved in UK politics. Indeed, the connection between US billionaires and their attempts to rebuild England Enter the era of right-wing dystopia. which has been established for some time
US-led push To make Britain more right-wing
One reason Musk and his allies might be so surprised about Starmer is that he is the first British prime minister in years to be unhappy with his political ties to the American right, Boris Johnson. who holds the position of Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022, especially confused with Those who support Trump Call yourself a libertarian. And so is his policy. Mostly shaped by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank that is part of the global libertarian network known as Atlas. Although the Atlas Network was founded by a British citizen, But it is based in the United States. and had partnerships with American organizations, including the Heritage Foundation and ALEC (American Advocacy Legal Exchange Council), before her British rise. Shortest serving Prime MinisterAlso famous is Liz Truss. A number of US right-wing parties think tanks including Heritage, Competitive Enterprise Institute and ALEC, later when she became Prime Minister Much of Truss' economic policy emerged. It has also been greatly developed. At the IEA, when Truss tried to solve the British problem too Big tax cuts for billionaires (Trump's solution in particular)She's fast Laugh at the government and suddenly resigned Since stepping down as Prime Minister, Truss hasn't done much except More of a fangirl than Donald Trump.– Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak, the interim chancellor who acts between Truss and Starmer, is also happy. Strong ties with America and try to Adopt liberal “free market” policiesMost of which are profoundly unpopular.
Musk's propaganda role
Efforts to turn the West into a conservative stronghold have been bolstered by propaganda efforts designed to shake confidence in liberal government. It should be noted that at the same time that Musk was openly trying to attack Starmer's liberal government, he was also allying himself with various organizations and forces. Increasingly, this supports Britain's cultural and economic shift to the right.
I just wrote Musk is essentially the new Steve Bannon, which means that Musk, like Bannon before him, helped get Trump elected by serving as a messaging guru who can drum up political support by leveraging Voters' cultural and economic grievances Bannon, a Trump aide, was also elected in 2016. give credit By helping to bring American nationalism into British political culture, Bannon also supported Tommy Robinson long before Musk started tweeting about him. Back in 2018, Bannon openly praised right-wing agitators. In the leaked audio, Bannon rants.: “Tommy Robinson is the backbone of this country. “You lose people like Tommy Robinson and you don't have a country,” he said, clearly referring to England. In February of last year, Bannon appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland (along with Liz Truss) and Calling Robinson a “hero”
What Bannon does in a relatively quiet manner, Musk is doing in broad daylight. Through his platform Parliament and street rape Musk has also used his platform to express his views on When stabbing This led to riots throughout England. Musk's comments also received credit. make the riot more violent– Musk recently Call for new elections So that Starmer could be voted out of office.
So even though it might take place on another continent, But Musk's propaganda efforts in the UK appear to be similar to those he carries out in the United States. Those efforts cannot help but be seen as a continuation of broader efforts by America's political right will use racial and economic grievances as a means to demonize middle and lower class populations and herd them toward an economic agenda designed by and for the rich, however. This program may work better in the USA than in the UK. The average IQ may be slightly higher.