Background
Elon Musk is a prominent tech entrepreneur and CEO of multiple companies including Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter). The question of his ideological alignment has been debated due to his public statements, actions, and associations. Some of his controversial actions include supporting far-right political parties like the Alternative for Germany (AfD), spreading misinformation about historical events, and making gestures that some have interpreted as Nazi symbolism.
Resolution Criteria
This market will resolve based on clear, documented evidence from reputable sources that definitively demonstrates Elon Musk meets the scholarly definition of fascism. For resolution purposes, fascism is defined by the following core elements (all must be present):
Ultra-nationalism
Totalitarian aims
Anti-democratic ideology
Use of violence or force as a political tool
Belief in a natural social hierarchy
Opposition to liberalism and socialism
The market will resolve YES if there is clear evidence Musk meets all these criteria through his actions and stated beliefs. It will resolve NO if any of these elements cannot be definitively proven.
Considerations
Personal opinions, interpretations of statements, or circumstantial evidence will not be considered for resolution
Supporting right-wing politics alone does not constitute fascism
The resolution criteria uses an academic definition of fascism rather than colloquial usage
Actions and statements must be verified through multiple reputable sources
Historical context and scholarly analysis will be considered in evaluation
1,000@Daniel_MC Because it was an option, and because I wanted to make it clear where I stand. I simply asked because of what I have seen. I never listen to what they say I watch what they do.
@FabioFabbrifabione hey how DARE you call him a pig, they're cute and kind and in no way deserving of comparison to that piece of trash
Not going to participate for obvious reasons. But I’ll say I prefer a lineage approach to ideology rather than a checkbox list of fairly nebulous ideas.
Fascism is a defined ideology with early 20th century roots. There are a number of successors to that lineage, who use its theory, rhetoric and iconography.
Based on that criteria, it seems pretty clear that Musk’s ideology, insofar as he has one, dovetails with fascism. He does fascist gestures, supports far right parties with fascist heritage, and has the tentative support of people who explicitly identify as fascist. I don’t know or care what the outcome of the Dittman arc was, but the stuff under the Dittman persona was also fascist.
The libs trying to cancel Elon like its 2020
Cannot really wrap my head around how dumb this is. To think this kind of thing was normal a few years ago
@skibidist Why is it hurting your feelings? Do you know him personally or just worship? Simple question yes, no or move on is fine.
I don't understand the point of utterly subjective markets where the market creator buys large amounts of YES directly after creating them...
For resolution purposes, fascism is defined by the following core elements (all must be present):
Ultra-nationalism
Totalitarian aims
Anti-democratic ideology
Use of violence or force as a political tool
Belief in a natural social hierarchy
Opposition to liberalism and socialism
Points 3, 4, and 5 seem to be necessary requirements of point 2, and point 6 is true of any ideology that isn't either liberalism or socialism.
Moreover, there seems to be no mention of other standard fascist characteristics like imperialist military expansion, genocidal extermination/enslavement of entire societal groups, censorship, propaganda, youth indocrination, and nostalgia for a fabricated historical golden age.