Peloni: There is a great deal to discuss about this important interview, and overwhelmingly I would credit Musk and praise him for taking such an active stand in the recent war against the Jewish people which began on October 7. One remark which struck me in this conversation, however, was Musk’s response to Shapiro’s question “What are your hopes of ‘Never Again’ is a real thing”, to which Musk alludes to the ‘millions and millions of people who fought to and died to destroy Nazism’. It is a great misunderstanding of history to believe that millions and millions of people fighting and dying to destroy Nazism had anything to do with making the promise of ‘Never Again’ a reality. In fact, there are many answers which might be voiced to fairly answer that question, but all of them must acknowledge that the promise of ‘Never Again’ was answered by the establishment of the State of Israel. It is because the Jewish people have a standing army, because they have established borders, because the Jewish State stands as a refuge and protectorate for Jews who control their own destiny, choose their own leaders and are able to act in their own defense without the humbling need of requesting permission to do so from some Gentile power or leader. In short, if Never Again is to be realized as a real thing, it is because Israel exists. So while I would thank him for his outreach, which has been consistant and powerful in supporting the truth about this war, I would like to place a Community Note on his perspective of why ‘Never Again’ is a real thing.
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