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'Kill the Boer': Musk Begins To Notice Regime Theology

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  'Kill the Boer': Musk Begins To Notice Regime Theology CHRIS WALDBURGER It perhaps would be nice to live in a democratic society governed by liberal principles, such as freedom of speech. But we do not live in such a world. And perhaps we never have. No, society is always governed by a theology, by a set of religious beliefs. It may pose as secular, but any regime is always built upon taboo and blasphemy laws. This is made evident by what speech is allowed, what ideas are considered beyond the pale, and with whom one may associate. Who are the regime’s friends, and who are its enemies? Can you say White Lives Matter and thrive in corporate life? Can you be anti-vax? And it seems Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, may have begun to notice this discordance, this unveiling of the true nature of the liberal state. Despite being a liberal himself, Musk has long been smeared by his critics for being a white South African, particularly when he makes a nuisance of himself by naiv