Amid the riots across the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been facing backlash for his blatant tone-deaf remarks to the press in which he failed to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of Britons frustrated with the unchecked influx of third-world migrants into their communities and the rising crime rates. Tesla Chief Elon Musk was among the prime minister's high profile critics.
The war of words with UK government and unhinged left-wing media talking heads started after Musk replied to a video on X of rioters setting off fireworks at police, he wrote "civil war is inevitable."
This triggered many in the UK and drew a response from the prime minister's spokesperson, who said there is "no justification for comments like that" and "anyone who is whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law."
Musk then replied to an X post by Starmer which criticized violence towards muslims. He said the unrest "is not protest, it is pure violence," adding: "We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on muslim communities." The SpaceX CEO replied: "Shouldn't you be concerned about attacks on *all* communities?"
The UK government has since called on social media companies, including X, to censor speech on their platforms under the guise of combating misinformation and inflammatory content. There are also growing calls among left-wing media talking heads and politicians for X to be shut down or heavily regulated in the country.
However critics point out the growing fascistic tendency among British elites who aggressively push to suppress free expression and curtail individual liberty. A trend, they warn, could lead to either Chinese-style totalitarianism or civil war.
