Musk, 50, on April 25, reached an agreement with Twitter’s board to purchase the company for $44 billion and has been active online since the purchase, calling out injustices and discrepancies with those on the left trying to silence dissent. The Nazi quip used by Hasan is just another example of how close they are to the communist mentality that has shaped Putin.
He announced he was motivated by a wish to restore Twitter as a place for the free exchange of notions and has repeatedly announced he wants to move away from “censorship” and err on the side of free speech.
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His critics worry that this will end in an explosion of hate speech.
Hasan, 43, on Sunday, told viewers of his show: “It’s easy in American discourse to talk simplistically about the far-Left and the far-Right as two equally dangerously fringe boxes.” “Elon Musk has done it plenty of times just in the past week.”
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“But here’s the difference. America’s far-Left wants to give us free health care and free childcare. America’s far-Right wants to give us white supremacy and no democracy.” “And this asymmetrical polarization of U.S. politics would be laughable if it went so horrifying.” Hasan announced that if Trump wins re-election in 2024, Musk’s purchase of Twitter could be seen as “a pivotal moment.”
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It would be seen, he went on, as the moment: “When a petulant and not so bright billionaire casually bought one of the world’s most influential messaging machines and just handed it to the far-right.” Musk on Monday was unimpressed by Hasan’s denouncement. “NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis,” he tweeted in a thread.
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“Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people.” Hasan answered: “Dear @elonmusk, free speech doesn’t mean you can just put words in my mouth.”
“I’m not ‘basically saying’ Republicans are Nazis, watch the clip: I’m calling out groups of House Republicans who attend conferences with neo-Nazis and echo their Nazi rhetoric.” “Should I not? Don’t you?” He then invited Musk onto his show.
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“Instead of replying to Right-wing, bad-faith Twitter accounts that selectively clip the words of Liberals and Leftists, and in this case prompt you to then distort my words, why not come on my show and do a robust interview with me on your views on free speech?” When Musk failed to reply, Hasan attempted again. “So what say you @elonmusk?” he tweeted.
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“Rather than take softballs on the TED stage, why not come on my show and have a robust discussion with me about the nature and scope of free speech in America?” “Is there anything more pro-free speech than a good-faith, informed public debate?”
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