Elon Musk comes under fire for meme of Nazi soldier

Newly-appointed Twitter boss Elon Musk recently shared a meme based on a photo of a World War II German soldier.

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In the photo, the soldier was seen with a crate with three carrier pigeons on his back and the caption said: “3 unread messages.”

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“How times have changed,” the richest man said in the post.

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This meme sparked outrage among social media users after they said it was of a Wehrmacht soldier from Nazi Germany.

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Many users questioned Musk's intention with the meme.

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This comes amid Musk's controversial $44 billion worth takeover of Twitter.

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Within days, Musk implemented numerous changes in the company policy and fired several top officials.

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At the same time, Musk is headed to court next week to defend his $56 billion Tesla pay package.

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Elon Musk comes under fire for meme of Nazi soldier

Elon Musk comes under fire for meme of Nazi soldier

Newly-appointed Twitter boss Elon Musk recently shared a meme based on a photo of a World War II German soldier.

Newly-appointed Twitter boss Elon Musk recently shared a meme based on a photo of a World War II German soldier.

In the photo, the soldier was seen with a crate with three carrier pigeons on his back and the caption said: “3 unread messages.”

In the photo, the soldier was seen with a crate with three carrier pigeons on his back and the caption said: “3 unread messages.”

“How times have changed,” the richest man said in the post.

“How times have changed,” the richest man said in the post.

This meme sparked outrage among social media users after they said it was of a Wehrmacht soldier from Nazi Germany.

This meme sparked outrage among social media users after they said it was of a Wehrmacht soldier from Nazi Germany.

Many users questioned Musk's intention with the meme.

Many users questioned Musk's intention with the meme.

This comes amid Musk's controversial $44 billion worth takeover of Twitter.

This comes amid Musk's controversial $44 billion worth takeover of Twitter.

Within days, Musk implemented numerous changes in the company policy and fired several top officials.

Within days, Musk implemented numerous changes in the company policy and fired several top officials.

At the same time, Musk is headed to court next week to defend his $56 billion Tesla pay package.

At the same time, Musk is headed to court next week to defend his $56 billion Tesla pay package.

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