Elon Musk It has been the enmity of many, and their companies are paying it. Everyone Hates Elon is a movement that has appeared in Europe in response to its statements and interventions in politics, aiming to boycott your electric car firm Tesla and the social network X.
The trend began in London (England) with a poster that converted the Tesla symbol into a swastika, symbol of Nazism. This reference is due to the controversial gesture made by the richest man in the world during a speech: his extended arm was compared to the Nazi greeting.
Musk enjoys political power. He is a partner of Donald Trump, president of the United States, and is in charge of Doge, the department created to cut public spending and reform the state apparatus.
According to The New Daily report, in recent weeks the stickers have been popularized with the message “Hate does not sell. Ask Tesla ”, and has gone viral on social networks. They promote the closing of accounts in X, the social network called Twitter and was bought by Musk.
The impact also translates into money. Tesla and and Model 3 cars have had a strong sales decline of 71.9% during February worldwide. Only in Europe the decline has been 45%, going from selling 18,161 last year to 9,945 vehicles.
Why does it generate rejection? “This is a real moment in which people are fed up that billionaires get involved in our policy,” said one of the promoters, who remains in anonymity, in reporting to The Hollywood Reporter. This is because Elon Musk has shown his active support for European right -wing parties.
“He is a frightful man and we must all unite to prevent him from having this incredible influence on our lives, ”he said. In addition, the group is working with other organizations and collects funds to continue its campaign.