Union rages after Elon Musk shares X post that 'Hitler didn't murder millions, public sector workers did'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Friday 14 March 2025 06:51 EDT


Workers blasted DOGE hatchet man Elon Musk Thursday after he reposted a startling message on X declaring that “Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Public sector employees did.”

Lee Saunders, union president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees of the AFL-CIO, fired off a furious response saying: “America’s public service workers — our nurses, teachers, firefighters, librarians — chose making our communities safe, healthy and strong over getting rich. They are not, as the world’s richest man implies, genocidal murderers.”

He added: “Elon Musk and the billionaires in this administration have no idea what real people go through every day. That’s why he’s so willing to take a chainsaw to people’s jobs, Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare.”

It was only the latest of Musk’s disturbing instances of sidling up to Hitler as he appeared to excuse the actions of the architect of the Holocaust that murdered 6 million Jews and others to pick on public employees, whose jobs he has cut by the thousands since Donald Trump took office.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-hitler-murder-public-workers-x-b2714911.html

[brush]

1. Such a Nazi he doesn't even try to hide it...just spews pro-Hitler comments all the time.

[IronLionZion]

2. Oh yeah, well the Nazis has socialist in their name, and they liked trains, and, and, and,

Republicans are seriously projecting their own crimes. He orders his employees to do deplorable things. That's why he likes young males for DOGE who won't resist and don't know any better.

[everyonematters]

3. And why is this so important to him.

This is a similar meme from antisemites that Hitler didn't really kill all the Jews. They don't refute that fact that he had all of their rights taken away and were rounded up and put in concentration camps. Hitler blamed all of the country's problems on the Jews, just like the Republican base blames all of the country's problems on brown immigrants, urban blacks and trans people.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. "Republican base blames all of the country's problems on brown immigrants, urban blacks and trans people."

Don't forget there is a huge part of their "base" who are white supremacists and who blame Jews too (e.g., chanting "Jews will not replace us" ), and you see that every time they invoke the code word "Globalists".

[progree]

7. Plenty more than that to blame, according to the just released disastrous Consumer Sentiment survey

US consumer sentiment deteriorates sharply in March   64.7 -> 57.9 (63.1 expected),

left of arrow is February, right of arrow is March

12 month inflation expectation: 4.3% -> 4.9%,

5 year inflation expectaion: 3.5% -> 3.9%.

Reuters, 3/14/25 (Pi day)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/asian-stocks-fall-p-slides-223431462.html

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Have the post in a tab ready to go shortly

(different source though)

[Bengus81]

36. Hell it's a wonder Mel fucking Gibson doesn't have a WH Cabinet position.

[bluestarone]

39. Still time (i'm afraid)

With these bastards, never say never.

[mathematic]

4. "I was only giving orders!" nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. We just rewatched "Judgment At Nuremberg". Made in 1961, it's once again relevant to

today's Nazis and fascists and racists.

Our Greatest Generation parents would be horrified that they're back and gaining power again.

[intrepidity]

28. The Charles Manson defense. nt

[iscooterliberally]

6. This news brings up some questions.

Does Rent-A-Center stock guillotines? If so, would they be considered an appliance? Furniture, perhaps? Is there a waiting list to schedule a rental?

[Shipwack]

12. No, but Home Depot has woodchippers for rent... nt

[NotHardly]

24. Here you go...

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[iscooterliberally]

25. My prayers have been answered!

[jmowreader]

30. They do not

State law doesn’t allow that sort of thing to be rented as you can’t properly clean them. You must make your own, which isn’t that hard - Home Depot and Lowe’s have all the lumber and stuff you need. Getting a blade might be a problem but…you’ll figure it out.

[ReRe]

45. Where is that blacksmith when I need him, dang it? n/t

[Nigrum Cattus]

35. here is a do-it-yourself project

https://woodworkingnut.com/2015/10/30/how-to-make-a-guillotine/

[Baron2024]

8. Musk And Nazis

I think Musk stated somewhere that he is not a Nazi because Nazis started a War and engaged in Genocide. Here's a newsflash, Elon- cutting off food for starving children at USAID is a form of Genocide. Cutting off Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security would threaten the lives of tens of millions of Seniors and Disabled Folks. So more Genocide on your part. As far as War goes- the night is young, Elon. So you are not far off from committing Genocide. If the swastika fits, wear it.

[Bengus81]

37. Someone needs to remind that "genius" that Hitler was in power for SIX YEARS

before he started a War. You fuckers haven't been in power for two months so shut the FUCK UP!!

[ruet]

9. This Should Go Over Well With the US Military Too.

Just regular old "public sector workers".

[TheRickles]

11. Will the US MSM cover this? Imagine if a Dem had said it....

[iemanja]

44. You're reading it in a newspaper

And I found it in another paper, reposted on MSN. Obviously they are covering it. Now if you mean will it be on your TeeVee, say that. But to respond to a MSM article asking if the MSM will cover it is strange.

[TheRickles]

46. The Independent is a British newspaper, which is why I specified "US MSM". So I believe my point still stands.

Hardly a peep in America. Which is why DU is so valuable as an aggregator.

[Martin68]

13. Elkon Musk is a Hitler-loving Nazi Fascist.

[Justice matters.]

16. Just like his lying king. nt

[Martin68]

18. Frankly, I don't think Trump is smart enough to be a fascist. He's just a greedy depraved out-of-control egotist.

He's a fascist when if helps him get what he wants, or a capitalist, or an evangelical, or whatever he feels like at the moment. He has no beliefs or principles, just urges, obsessions, and impulses.

[Justice matters.]

19. No beliefs or principles, urges, obsessions, and impulses make him...

a Fascist mad king.

[Martin68]

38. You don't get it. Fascists have discipline and ideology. Trump has neither.

[Baron2024]

27. You Hit The Nail On The Head

As his niece Mary Trump said, Donald is all id and lizard brain. There is no rhyme or reason to his behavior. As you say, he has no beliefs or principles, just urges, obsessions, and impulses. Such an awful person should be incarcerated, not sitting in the White House.

[LeftinOH]

14. Hitler was also a public sector employee..this 'distinction' makes no sense.

[Justice matters.]

17. Everything he spews makes no sense.

That's why Tesla is getting hated more and more around the world on a daily basis.

[Bengus81]

31. He's priming the pump with that kind of shit talk

And we all know what he's talking about............

[Ollie Garkie]

15. Theyre insane.

The military, police, ICE somehow don't count as public employees or as part of government that they're oh so skeptical of.

[Exp]

20. Square pegs, round holes. Musk, DJT & JDV. nt

[Exp]

21. Let's all watch TSLA drop another 50%! nt

[NotHardly]

23. Just a sample of what the CR will bring us.

[Bengus81]

33. They need seven Dem votes and have three last time I checked. Not sure now....

Wheeeeeee

[Wingus Dingus]

26. Our dads, grandpas and great-grandpas would have swiftly dealt with Nazi Muskrat.

I miss you, Greatest Generation.

[Bengus81]

34. Me too. Hell...I'm glad my WWII vet dad isn't alive to see this NAZI SHIT in the WH!

[LymphocyteLover]

29. Musk is a Nazi, it should be obvious to EVERYONE now

[Nigrum Cattus]

32. musk is a nazi - period

407,000 Americans were killed fighting in ww2.
Most were killed fighting the nazis.
Anyone that has a positive view of nazis is garbage.

[PatSeg]

40. Good grief, what is wrong with that man?

Is he getting worse or we just now paying attention?

[maxsolomon]

41. Aren't they hilarious?

Difference without a distinction, trolls.

[Godot51]

42. Public workers...

Of course he expects "public workers" to unquestioningly carry out his despicable policies, decrees, and disproportionate dividing of taxpayers' funds under the threat of being fired.

[Daleuhlmann]

43. Fucking POS and Hitler-Lover!

This fascist scum needs to be butt-fucked!