Musk: "DEI means people DIE"

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As Los Angeles burns, Elon Musk stokes partisan outrage

The destruction could have been mitigated if more White men had been retained.

As flames have engulfed large swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk has been inundating his 212 million followers with posts casting blame for the blazes on Democrats and diversity policies, amplifying narratives that have taken hold among far-right activists and Republican leaders, including President-elect Donald Trump.

Musk has posted or replied to more than 80 posts about the fire, many of which pinned the devastation on liberal policies, in some cases based on false claims or racist ideas, according to a Washington Post analysis.

He downplayed the role of climate change, placing blame on individual female firefighters of color and lesbian firefighters, including posting their names and faces. He boosted an hour-long propaganda video by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that claimed the fires were “part of a larger globalist plot” to cause the collapse of the United States; Musk replied simply, “True.” And he repeatedly amplified claims that the Los Angeles Fire Department’s investments in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs cost lives by wasting money that could have been spent on disaster response, suggesting that the destruction could have been mitigated if more White men had been retained.

“DEI means people DIE,” Musk said on X. The Los Angeles Fire Department did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/elon-musk-la-fires-misinformation-california-palisades/

As flames have engulfed large swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk has been inundating his 212 million followers with hate.

[Irish_Dem]

1. If all jobs were filled by only white males, we would have rainbows and unicorns every day.

[travelingthrulife]

16. Yeah. They've done such a bang up job in the past.

[Irish_Dem]

17. Yep, white males destroyed the planet and working on killing all the humans.

[Solly Mack]

2. Odious creature.

[LSparkle]

3. Total effing misogynist ... meh

[Klarkashton]

4. Social Media is being flooded with pro musk bullshit

From all sorts of weird accounts.

This is unsustainable.

That bastard has crossed the line.

[ecstatic]

5. It's so disgusting. He's trying to rip our country apart

by sowing hate.

[-misanthroptimist]

6. Stupid people shouldn't have that much money.

Neither should smart people. But it's especially bad when capitalism awards morons like Musk obscene wealth.

[yellow dahlia]

7. Insult to injury.

The man is crazy and dangerous and is completely devoid of any humanity. He is NOT normal.

I'm glad I don't have an account on his platform. I hope those who do are bombarding him with fact checks.

[cadoman]

8. imagine seeing what is obviously a man-made climate disaster..

...and deciding to turn it into a racial issue? Fucking disgusting, but not unexpected from the mango mob.

Thankfully the people of CA will be well kept by Democratic leadership working hand-in-hand with the Biden/Harris administration for the most critical days of this incident.

[DBoon]

9. He makesme very glad that apatheid was defeated

People like him represent the worst of European colonialism

[Walleye]

12. I think musk hates the United States because we helped defeat his precious apartheid

[Bread and Circuses]

10. Oh my D U community, we all need some support....

It’s going from bad to worse, every day. I think we need to pull together and try not to react to the carnival.

It is already hard . I hope that you support nearby and can find a small community to help each other. That’s what I’m doing.

We know that the ring-leaders are vile creatures who promote hate and violence. This sickens me because they are being cruel bullies on purpose.

The noose that was built for Mike Pence is still in my memory. They will seek revenge using the government agencies to harass, punish, and arrest those who resist them. I hope that you and your family and friends stay safe.

[tulipsandroses]

11. Despicable. With his vast wealth, has he bothered to offer any assistance?

That would be the human thing to do.

[Midnight Writer]

13. We never had wildfires when white men were in charge?

[Hugin]

14. Special K bloviating on social media during a crisis doesn't seem all that efficient to me.

But, I am not a geeenius.

Doesn’t he have some gift basket specimen cups to fill or something?

[Iggo]

15. Iggo: "White Supremacy means people DIE."

And that isn’t partisan outrage. We’re already a plurality in the west. When we become the majority, you better pray, like I do, that we treat you better than you treated us.

[Charmin One]

18. Also

Musk agreed with Alex Jones that the fires were a “globalst plot” to “trigger the total collapse “ of the United States.