Poland: Boycott Tesla Over Musk’s “Nazi Guilt” Speech

Politico Europe reports:

Outrage over Elon Musk’s support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.

“There is no justification for any reasonable Pole to continue purchasing Teslas. A serious and strong response is necessary, including a consumer boycott,” Nitras told Polish media.

On Saturday, Musk virtually joined an official election campaign for the AfD, giving a speech in which he said Germany “focuses too much on past guilt,” endorsing a taboo stance that has been a rallying cry from the far-right for Germans to move on from Erinnerungskultur or its “culture of remembrance.”

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Poland has urged a Tesla boycott after Elon Musk’s call to “move past” Nazi guilt.https://t.co/fWRedtBI9q

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Musk’s comments on “‘the need to forget German guilt for Nazi crimes’ sounded all too familiar and ominous,” said the prime minister of Poland. https://t.co/8Wd0mpVhEr

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