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Elon Musk said he is starting a new political party, which he dubbed the 'America Party' in a post on X Saturday.

Musk was born in South Africa but obtained his citizenship in 2002. He took an increasingly prominent role in politics through his partnership with Donald Trump during the 2024 U.S. presidential cycle, pumping money into the Republican's campaign and utilizing his social media platform, X, to promote him.

However, Musk and Trump had a very public fall out after the tech mogul departed the federal government. While Musk has walked back some of his more outrageous allegations and attacks, he has persisted with the idea that the U.S. needs a new political party.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Dude did a nazi salute and destroyed all the institutions that would force him to make better cars. He's just another flavor of Trump

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

Good, split the tech bro vote away from maga. Add in the rubes who'll believe that the new party represents anti woke freedom, and the gop will lose big.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

That’s Orwellian double speak if I’ve ever heard it.

[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 day ago

They even have their own party salute!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We need a parliamentary system before a 3rd party is viable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, there's certainly are no fuckunf checks and balances. Amazing all the time they forced us to learn about all that shit in school turned out to be made out of paper mache.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Know what you're getting into if you follow this dude.

Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute on the stage at the 2025 US presidential inauguration.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Man. It still makes me irrationally angry that so many people dismiss this as a wave, or any-fucking-thing other than what it is, a Nazi salute.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

So he's taking half the Trump's voters?

Isn't this, like, good?

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

This man is a human taint. That said, I would gladly take his money if it would get me into an office where I could implement some real, lasting, democratic-socialist style change. Obviously that last part of the plan would be hidden from him. Commence your down voting.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck downvoting. Double agent that fucker.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)

oh no, he's splitting the nazi vote

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Let’s see

I’m sure he will have basically only far right policies but he will call himself and the party “centrist” so I wouldn’t be surprised if some low information Dems fell for it as well

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Curious if fetterman will join

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

It’s not like he can win a Dem primary now lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Great now South Americans and Central Americans can be included, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Party with drugs people... This isn't about politics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

With how much he loves the letter, I'm shocked he didn't call it the X party.

I hear he loves history too, so maybe the History X party. I guess he should include the America part so people know which side he's on.

The "American History X" party sounds about right for him.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Sex Party actually has a nice ring

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Sex Party actually has a nice ring

Strangely enough in Australia we did have a Sex Party for a while : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Sex_Party They actually had some really good policys (in my opinion)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The XXX Party, I think that'll appeal to the younger voters

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

or just call it The KKK

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

But mom says we have white supremacist party at home

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Nobody strained any muscles thinking up that name

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly it's surprising there's isn't an X in it. Maybe Elmo had hit a new stage in growth.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

The man that interfered with our last election is making a new party. So exciting.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Starting a new party isn't going to help him save Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It might kill off the Democrats so then you will have two extreme right wing parties! What could go wrong?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

We already do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you think centrists are really gonna leave the Democratic Party to join elon's Pity Party?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In this timeline? Fuck, I'd be surprised if they won't do it while puplicly kissing his balls.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We need a third party, but not one made/controlled by a billionaire. We need a new party by and for the common people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

We need a better voting system that can support more than two parties, first

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

super hypothetical, but if the far right splits, that could open the door for a center left party

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Center left? Center left??? How about full blown leftist socialist, because nothing less will do.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Center left in american politics is definitley not what is needed. That's like using a teenage mutant ninja turtle bandaid and thinking thats better for curing cancer than a normal bandaid.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago

"America Party" - brought to you by Ketamine (TM)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Yes, please split the Right.

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