”Elon Musk’s comment about the inevitability of civil war in Britain might have been flippant. But similar concerns have been raised by journalists and academics within established democracies that over the possibility of civil conflict escalating to civil war”
It is IMHO a mistake to view Elon Musk’s comment as merely "flippant". We should take the risk from "Elon Musk’s comments stoking civil war", and his personal platform to amplify radicalism and propagandise hatred, very seriously.
Even if the civil war that he fantasises about is currently a nonsense.
In this case, Musk (and many others) only extrapolate the trends at play for 50+ years to their logical conclusion, and actually I'd say that denying this it's becoming more and more a case of ostrich syndrome.
I think this too is utter nonsense. Too much of the twitter brainrot.
But it does highlight the dangers that this poses, that people can easily fall into it as you have done. So, Mr Musk's incitement is a danger to you and others. Even if the "civil war" remains someone's fantasy.
When you see the trend in the UK and Europe based on non-European immigration over the last 50+ years and also the rise of Islam that is now becoming a political force you need to ask how this ends. This is already causing instability but (mostly) peaceful. If the trend continues one day "the European natives" will wake up to the fact that they have become a minority. What will happen at that point?
Musk made his comment during riots caused by this instability. The trend indicates that the situation will get "worse" because of continued immigration and demography, and so he drew a conclusion that is not unreasonable whatever the future holds and that cannot simply be dismissed as "utter nonsense" and "twitter brainrot".
I refer you to my earlier statement where I did just that.
> .... non-European immigration ... the rise of Islam ... you need to ask how this ends.
yep, standard-issue brainrot.
edit in case it's not clear, the burden of proof is on the person making the unsubstantiated lurid claims about "civil war".
Ah yes, 21st of April, date of the failed Algiers putsch against De Gaulle.
Sophistry is reasoning that seems right but is actually meant to mislead or trick people
typical bullshit, framing a few examples of what the wanker Musks says, into a "black or white", "them against us", Vaxers or anti-vaxers, rich or poor, scenario with no middle ground.
Trying to manipulate and influence the outcome and keep people who are already angry, more angry, angry equals clicks.
There is not, and will not be a civil war, its just poor reporting shit.
Its not news its an opinion
delaminator•2h ago
My Mrs. has no idea who Elon Musk is, let alone his political positions.