Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity,’ compares him to Jewish supervillain

Post by kmos17 » Tue, May 16, 2023, 9:05 PM UTC

uejfiweun wrote: post #6

This seems like more than a bit of a stretch to me. I don't really think of Magneto as a "Jewish supervillain". In fact I highly doubt almost anybody knew Magneto was Jewish. This attempt to paint this as an anti-Semitic attack seems totally unfair to me. Moreover, Soros is a guy from another country who pours money into the USA to get leftist DAs elected who don't prosecute crimes. Krasner, Boudin, Gascon, etc. He h…

Post by fzeroracer » Tue, May 16, 2023, 10:00 PM UTC

uejfiweun wrote: post #16

ksherlock wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently, that backstory was invented in 2008, 45 years after his debut (1963).

Yeah I mean it's pretty obvious that WaPo political operatives just dug this unknown detail up in an attempt to smear Musk as an anti-Semite, because that's easier than actually trying to argue with his claims via fact and reason.

Post by uejfiweun » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:05 AM UTC

cmurf wrote: post #24

uejfiweun wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really don't feel like I'm going "far afield" here. When I think "Magneto" the first things that come to mind are "X-men" and "old" and "wheelchair". AFAIK I literally have never seen any info saying he is Jewish until today. And according to the commenter below this detail of Magento was invented in 2008, well after many of the movies were made.

He's Jewish, and a Holocaust survivor. It's central to the character's backstory from nearly the beginning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics) And it's in the opening scene of the first X-Men movie (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI7SEIKaKwE And is a recurring theme in others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY2eW2cXcNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8g3Z2Hles

Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:10 AM UTC

kmos17 wrote: post #21

uejfiweun wrote: post #6

This seems like more than a bit of a stretch to me. I don't really think of Magneto as a "Jewish supervillain". In fact I highly doubt almost anybody knew Magneto was Jewish. This attempt to paint this as an anti-Semitic attack seems totally unfair to me. Moreover, Soros is a guy from another country who pours money into the USA to get leftist DAs elected who don't prosecute crimes. Krasner, Boudin, Gascon, etc. He h…

Soros is a holocaust survivor, everything he does that you label as leftist is to avoid a repetition of that horror. Musk has shown his true colors many times before, this is just more of the same and confirming how despicable a person he is.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:17 AM UTC

hackermatic wrote: post #22

uejfiweun wrote: post #6

This seems like more than a bit of a stretch to me. I don't really think of Magneto as a "Jewish supervillain". In fact I highly doubt almost anybody knew Magneto was Jewish. This attempt to paint this as an anti-Semitic attack seems totally unfair to me. Moreover, Soros is a guy from another country who pours money into the USA to get leftist DAs elected who don't prosecute crimes. Krasner, Boudin, Gascon, etc. He h…

Anybody who is extremely on Twitter (Musk) or interested in American politics (Musk) can't help but be aware that invoking Soros is an anti-Semitic trope going back decades.