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hising on Oct 3, 2022 | hide | past | favorite


Musk's 4 point peace plan [1]:

> Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.

> Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).

> Water supply to Crimea assured.

> Ukraine remains neutral.

[1] https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/elon-musk-tweets-his-...


Elon Musk tweets, and pins it, that Ukraine should seek peace with Russia


Why does that make him an idiot?


“Useful idiot” is a political term with a specific meaning: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot


He is using the russian narrative, he is insinuates that the referrendums was legal and democratic and that a state that is under attack should surrender in order to calm things down. He blames the victim.




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