Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right? | Mehdi Hasan
Summary
Elon Musk promoted a new film called Citizen Vigilante on Twitter (now X). The movie shows a far-right story where a white vigilante kills migrants and their families, with negative messages about migrants. Germany’s film ratings group refused to officially release the movie due to its violent content against migrants.Key Facts
- Elon Musk shared and promoted the film Citizen Vigilante on his social media platform X.
- Citizen Vigilante is directed by German filmmaker Uwe Boll and features actor Armie Hammer.
- The film shows migrants as violent and presents white vigilante violence as justified.
- The movie ends with the main character killing a whole migrant family, blaming them for crimes.
- Germany’s film ratings authority banned the movie’s commercial release, citing incitement to violence.
- Musk retweeted far-right supporters of the movie, including Germany’s far-right AfD party leader.
- Musk controls X, a platform with about 240 million users, influencing what content is seen.
- Critics warn that promoting such content could have harmful effects in the real world.
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