Musk Backs German Far-Right Party in Controversial Opinion Piece – Rolling Stone

                        By  <a class="c-link  lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary-dark:hover lrv-u-text-decoration-underline:hover lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/author/pwade/"            >   Peter Wade</a>                      <br>    Billionaire entrepreneur <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/elon-musk/"  id="auto-tag_elon-musk"  data-tag="elon-musk"  >Elon Musk</a> strengthened his support for the far-right Alternative for <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/germany/"  id="auto-tag_germany"  data-tag="germany"  >Germany</a> (AfD) party, calling the group the country&#8217;s &#8220;last spark of hope&#8221; in an opinion piece published Saturday.<br>     Musk, who <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-trump-super-pac-america-donations-1235192886/"  >spent more than a quarter billion dollars</a> supporting <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/donald-trump/"  id="auto-tag_donald-trump"  data-tag="donald-trump"  >Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s election in the U.S., wrote that AfD &ldquo;can lead [Germany] into a future where economic prosperity, cultural integrity and technological innovation are not just wishes, but reality.&rdquo;<br>   Germany will elect a new government on Feb. 23 following the collapse of the three-party governing coalition last month. The country has been plagued by economic stagnation.<br>   &ldquo;The traditional parties have failed in Germany,&rdquo; he Tesla CEO and X owner wrote. &ldquo;Their policies have led to economic stagnation, social unrest, and the erosion of national identity.&rdquo;<br>    This is not the first time Musk has supported AfD. Last week, he shared a video on X from a far-right political activist and wrote, &ldquo;Only the AfD can save Germany.&#8221;    <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1">                     <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="300">                  <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;"   class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text"   data-priority="10" >    <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-article-inbody-uid0"       class="adw-300 adh-250" data-is-adhesion-ad="">         <script type="application/javascript">

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