I didn’t realize Elon had Canadian grandparents:

Musk’s maternal grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, moved from Canada to South Africa in 1950 because he liked the newly elected apartheid government.

In the 1930s, Haldeman was the Canadian leader of a fringe political movement originating in the US, Technocracy Incorporated, that advocated abolishing democracy in favor of government by elite technicians but which took on overtones of fascism with its uniforms and salutes.

The Canadian government banned Technocracy Incorporated during the second world war as a threat to the country’s security in part for its opposition to fighting Hitler. Haldeman was charged with publishing documents opposing the war and sent to prison for two months.

I don’t like associating people with the sins of their ancestors, but Technocracy Incorporated sounds too silly to ignore.

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    I don’t agree with punishing people for sins of their grandfather, but he Sig Heiled twice at a political rally. Any family and personal connections to Nazism has become inarguably relevant.

    • sbvOPEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      His actions are the stuff we need to examine and prosecute.

      Any family and personal connections to Nazism has become inarguably relevant.

      Sure. They’re worth talking about. But the bit that matters are his words and deeds. Like you said, he did sieg heil, and he has been doing weird shit with Twitter’s algorithm. He probably has more creepy stuff going on that I’m not aware of.

  • xmunk
    31·
    3 days ago

    The whole fucking family seems to have chosen Nazism - his dad is also a fucking asshole.