The amount of German journalists, podcasters and political commentators who still believe Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy schtick and see Musk as a visionary genius is staggering. They refuse to see them as what they are - technocratic fascist who dream of an oligarchy at best & sth more sinister at worst
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Thomas Zimmer
Lindner deserves all the ridicule he’s getting. But let’s also remember that the German perspective on U.S. politics in general and figures like Musk and Vance in particular is bizarrely warped: It’s very much still e-car progress genius Musk and Hillbilly Elegy Trump-explainer Vance…
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It comes from:
a.) Exposure to US media is heavily elite intermediated via the few correspondents left in DC, NYC. Exactly the kind of people who fell for Hillbilly Elegy.
b.) People who are deeply sympathetic.
Thank you
And much of it is just so poisonous, such that I see healthy ignorance as the best option. These people are full of sh*t, no need to dig into it when you can smell it from afar – enough to take all necessary conclusions.
But Idk. What is your suggestion?
I don‘t want to warn for warning sake, I want to go a step further – to keep it constructive, to prepare people and to fix things.
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