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The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future

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Musk's Dark View of Europe

The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future · Jul 24, 2026 News

Musk believes Europe is undergoing 'civilizational erasure' due to Muslim migration and posted that civil war in Britain is inevitable. Minton Beddoes called his view bigoted, caricatured, and factually wrong — and pointed out that on his own stated values, Europe outperforms the US. The exchange was heated.

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Musk and Trump: Doge, USAID, and a Rueful Admission

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Musk's political chapter opens with a small concession: he got carried away with politics. But the self-criticism quickly gives way to defiance. He dismisses any suggestion that Doge caused harm, and when directly asked whether any child in Africa died because of the speed with which USAID was shut down, he answers: 'Zero.' Minton Beddoes is unsparing in her response — she believes USAID needed reform, but shutting down life-saving healthcare across large parts of Africa overnight almost certainly caused unnecessary suffering. She calls the 'zero deaths' claim glib, clearly inaccurate, and 'kind of ugly, actually.' The exchange captures Musk at his most defensive — an extraordinary mind rationalising a decision that sits badly with the humanitarian instincts of his interviewer.

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