• celeste
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    1914 days ago

    Speaking about the mine, Errol told Musk biographer Walter Isaacson: “If you registered it, you would wind up with nothing, because the Blacks would take everything from you.”

    Hmm…exactly the guy to prove someone isn’t racist.

      • celeste
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        83 days ago

        Elon probably seems remarkably egalitarian compared to him, even now.

  • hendrik
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    1024 days ago

    Classic. Can’t be racist, cause he once met a black dude…

  • gonzo-rand19
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    “He’s not racist, it’s just that I taught him that he was superior to every black person that he ever met as a child.” Fucking hell.

  • @klu9@lemmy.ca
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    423 days ago

    I thought I was so original posting this yesterday:

    Elon “I can’t possibly be a racist troll, some of my best serfs are Negroes!” Musk.

    Turns out his own father beat me to it!

  • @blattrules@lemmy.world
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    354 days ago

    I read the headline and was absolutely positive that it was an onion article, then saw where this was posted.

  • @Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
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    214 days ago

    Yowza.

    Just shows how disconnected from reality these people are. They live in a bubble of luxury, affluence, yes-men. They’ve never experienced any semblance of hardship or struggle, ever. He grew up with servants for fucks sake.

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    4 days ago

    Look, I think my opinion on Elon is obvious, but “my son made friends with people whose best interest was to be friendly towards him and not mouth off” is not a good argument lmao

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    My family is originally from Rhodesia, I was shocked when my father told me he had servants growing up

    • @stoly@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      It’s very common outside of Europe and North America. You don’t need to be wealthy when so many are super poor.

  • @Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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    94 days ago

    It’s the “I have black friends” defense but with servants. What’s next? “The people he had locked up were his best chums so he’s still not racist?”