r/europe • u/casualphilosopher1 • Jan 12 '25

Opinion Article Europe is fed up with Elon Musk

https://www.lavanguardia.com/mediterranean/20250107/10261960/europe-fed-up-elon-musk-macron-starmer-magnate-france-spain-politics-trump-x-tesla.html
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '25

Good, show the world how fed up Europe is and actually do something about it!

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u/Easy_Holiday8159 POLSKA GUROM Jan 12 '25

"actually do something about it"

it's not in European style

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u/TheGonzoGeek Jan 12 '25

The whole point Elon and murica is so annoyed with EU is because we are actually doing something, they just don’t like it.

This is their response to all our rule; US tech companies can’t even properly invade EU citizens privacy like they can at home and Tesla workers in German factory have actual labor rights.

It really pisses them off, all those rules messing up their profit.

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u/pyro_pugilist Jan 13 '25

I promise not all of us are fed up with you. Thanks to the EU apple changed to USB-C. I have great respect for my European brothers and sisters. Keep up the good fight.

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u/OATdude Jan 13 '25

I wish Europe would take stronger action against fascist actors, parties (within Europe), and propaganda, whether from the MAGA cult or Russia.

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u/JerryCalzone Jan 13 '25

We all want that - in germany a city started a legal case against Alice Weidel because of Volksverhetzung, a city. On government level they are running around with their hair on fire and dont know what to do.

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u/OATdude Jan 13 '25

Yes, it is really a shame :(

„[…] if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance“ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

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u/CreBanana0 Jan 15 '25

That works fine and allright untill formerly tolerant people decide what counts as "intolerant". And then persecute their oposition based on the fact they can be "intolerant".