Summary
Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk for his support of far-right politicians, including the UK’s Tommy Robinson and Germany’s AfD party, calling it “insane shit” and accusing Musk of destabilizing political systems.
Gates questioned Musk’s focus on divisive politics while managing global businesses like Tesla and SpaceX.
Gates also expressed concern about wealthy individuals influencing foreign elections.
Musk has faced backlash for controversial actions, including a Nazi salute.
‘Global South’ sounds like some right-wing term. LMIC (low middle-income country) is better.
Apart from Australia and New Zealand, the Southern hemisphere houses pretty much just the poorest countries. Poverty also correlates strongly with average temperature, so it increases as you approach the Equator from either side (oil-rich Sultanates included, since the countries are rich but the people are still poor).
For what it’s worth, many people here in Brazil use the phrase “global south” as a better alternative to “third world”, an expression which no longer makes sense since the fall of the USSR, and I haven’t ever seen anyone on the Left here be offended or bothered by it.
The global south is a real thing, look it up.
As a matter of fact, the term replaces “third world” lol
It’s a common term, used by the leftiest of lefty think tanks.