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Tesla fires engineer who publicly criticised Elon Musk for his ‘Nazi joke’ on X: NYT

  • Tesla fired Jared Ottmann, a manager, for criticizing Elon Musk's social media post that referenced Nazi leaders, indicating a lack of tolerance for dissent in the company.
  • Ottmann stated on LinkedIn that he was offended by Musk's joke about Nazis responsible for genocide, highlighting concerns over Musk's right-wing politics and its impact on company culture.
  • Investors are concerned that Musk's political activities are harming Tesla's sales, noting that shares have dropped approximately 40% since December 17.
  • Musk's companies, including SpaceX, have a history of punishing employees for dissent, which contradicts his stated commitment to free speech.
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In a new demonstration of power and impunity, those who denied being fascists, now want to put it in fashion A Nazi greeting is never a joke, it is never an anecdote, but when it is done from the center of world power and with all the spotlights of a historical moment, a Nazi greeting cannot even understand it as an isolated episode. Elon Musk first, and Steve Bannon later, dared to make that gesture before mass audiences consciously, and opened…

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The businessman and adviser in the U.S. government, Elon Musk, denied being a Nazi with a joke in which he spoke about the invasion of Poland, genocide and holocaust.On January 20, in the midst of Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the U.S., the businessman originally from South Africa gave a Nazi greeting to hundreds of supporters of the president.More than a month after the incident for which he has been strongly criticized, Elon Musk…

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