Musk’s South African White Male Fragility

Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid.

USAID feeds hungry people across the world, among other humanitarian work, in the interest of our national security. Even so, Elon Musk said he wants USAID to “die.” So he put Americans working for USAID on leave without notice and locked them out of communications equipment they need to stay safe in war-torn regions. But does Elon Musk really hate humanitarian work so badly? Or was it something else that hurt him??

Well, an important historical note — that USAID helped end Apartheid — sheds new light on Elon’s relentless and soulless attack on USAID. During Apartheid, Black South Africans were robbed of human rights and political power. White South Africans, who had previously sat on “Europeans only” benches, lost their unjust privilege after Apartheid. Elon Musk is, of course, a white South African.

(photo credit: Ernest Cole)

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