In the fight for free speech, Elon Musk signaled he was holding fast after facing a threat for calling out the former leader of Scotland as “super racist.”
“Go ahead, make my day …”
After years of Marxist globalist policies priming a powder keg of civil unrest, leaders in the United Kingdom responded with a totalitarian slant including threats to attempt to silence even those beyond their borders. Having had his own hand in policing the speech of citizens, former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf faced an undeterred Musk with threats of legal action after the billionaire asserted the first-generation Scot “loathes white people.”
“He’s obviously super racist against white people. I dare that scumbag to sue me. Go ahead, make my day …” posted Musk Sunday. “Legal discovery will show that however big a racist he’s been in public communications, he is vastly worse in private communications.”
Legal discovery will show that however big a racist he’s been in public communications, he is vastly worse in private communications
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2024
The world’s richest man was prompted to quote Dirty Harry, amid his vocal opposition to crackdowns on speech in the UK that saw the government defending Muslim communities in particular. He touched a nerve of Yousaf’s in the process.
“Elon Musk is a dangerous race baiter who must be held to account for his actions. I can’t think what it is that upsets him so much about a Brown, Muslim, progressive politician?… But his billions won’t stop me calling out his support for the far-right,” asserted the politician while sharing a report from the Daily Record that quoted his attorney Aamer Anwar proposing a legal response.
“Anybody who goes on social media, even if they own the platform and thinks that free speech is absolute whether in the UK or USA, needs to think again. Free speech carries responsibility and if you break the law there are consequences, as we have seen in recent days,” said Anwar. “Elon has effectively painted a target on Yousaf’s back with his completely untrue and inflammatory comments.”
Elon Musk is a dangerous race baiter who must be held to account for his actions.
I can’t think what it is that upsets him so much about a Brown, Muslim, progressive politician? But his billions won’t stop me calling out his support for the far-right.https://t.co/d2i2PIpVMd
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) August 11, 2024
Musk had been reacting to a video of the politician decrying “Every chair of every public body is white,” after raving about myriad positions.
“He is super, super racist. Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people. This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership,” contended Musk. “There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why is he only attacking Scotland?”
He is super, super racist. Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people.
This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership.
There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 9, 2024
That same rant had previously been called out after Scotland passed a “hate speech” bill when over 4,000 complaints were submitted on the first day, the majority of which were over Yousaf’s screed against white leaders, while he lamented the “offensive and upsetting” posts of bestselling author J.K. Rowling defending girls’ and women’s spaces.
Bolstering Musk’s point, fellow free speech absolutists sounded off with their suspicions about how Yousaf must sound behind closed doors if that was how he presented himself in public.
I can only imagine- if he’s saying all that out loud to the world!
— Mouse (@BigWideRiver) August 11, 2024
Context: Mr Yousaf resigned in disgrace from heading the Scottish government in May this year. His long history of inflammatory racial comments against ethnic Scottish people have been highlighted by his critics.
Since resigning, Mr Yousaf has struggled to remain relevant. He…
— Andy Ngô ️ (@MrAndyNgo) August 11, 2024
I love the fact that you are not intimidated by two big UK establishment puppets Keir Starmer and Humza Yousaf.
You are a big voice for us in the UK and are now the ONLY meaningful opposition to oppose the UK falling into communism/woke rule.
We can’t thank you enough. ✊
— Pavvy G (@pavyg) August 11, 2024
Yes, unfortunately. Our current environment encourages it. It goes without saying that ALL forms of racism is unacceptable.
— FreeThinker (@FineArt_Fotos) August 11, 2024
Pot, meet kettle.
— Fr Calvin Robinson (@calvinrobinson) August 11, 2024
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