Here are two who definitely won’t go fishing together. From the top of Olympus represented by the audiences of his X network, Elon Musk addresses arrow after arrow to this symbol of authoritarian and liberticidal Eurocracy, the former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. Latest kindness to date, an expeditious message sent on January 10, 2025: “ Tyrannical behavior ».
The message above is shared… 40,000 times. Thierry Breton is in Elon Musk’s crosshairs and it’s not comfortable. Rebelotte the next day, January 11:
« Stunning absurdity from Thierry Breton, tyrant of Europe. » The sweet word (reshared 18,000 times!) which will be displayed on the screens of the 212 million subscribers to Musk’s account accompanies Breton’s remarks on the air of RMC : « Let’s wait for what will happen and for now let’s keep our cool and enforce our laws in Europe […]if we do not apply them, they can lead to interference: we did it in Romania, it will obviously have to be done if it is necessary in Germany. » The former Minister of the Economy, who never stood out for his patriotism, undoubtedly made bad resolutions in January. When he was European Commissioner for the Internal Market (he resigned on September 16, 2024), he had in fact set up a formidable system to muzzle social networks. Officially, it no longer has any function. In reality, he poses on RMC as a hidden guard, ready to deprive Europe of one of the main social networks in the world…
An admirable team of bailiffs
The threat to cut X, which in fact follows the measures patiently put in place by the commissioner before his resignation, would place France in the graceful company of countries which have crossed the Rubicon and chosen to ban You can find the list on the site Surfshark. These are Russia, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. It’s tempting! Europe could therefore join, Thierry Breton explains, to this admirable team of gaggers.
And like, “ once you cross the boundaries, there are no more limits » (Alphonse Allais), why not tamper with the sovereignty of States to the point of interfering in their electoral votes? Breton responds with a frankness that honors him. “ We will interfere ”, using the word “interference”. We feel that he wanted to talk about intervention, but the high European dignitaries have their sabir: if you think you have understood, it is because they expressed themselves badly. For greater clarity, it is therefore necessary to resort to the Littré dictionary, which gives this definition: interference, “ contradictory intervention, interference “. Here we are. Breton threatens EU intervention. It doesn’t matter if the man who speaks as a political commissioner responsible for full powers no longer has any function in Europe. In what capacity does he speak? Where does he get this peremptory tone from? Details… The habit of command or European anointing, perhaps, favors the use of threats which are not small. We’re no longer talking about depriving yourself of dessert…
« We did it in Romania, it will obviously have to be done if it is necessary in Germany », Explains the Frenchman who we feel is ready to pay for it personally. In Romania, the country’s Constitutional Court purely and simply annulled the presidential vote on December 6, while far-right candidate Călin Georgescu, very critical of the EU, won the first round. The Court cited a campaign marred by suspicions of Russian interference. Clearly, interference confuses everything.
Who the hell is this “we”, if not the EU with which the Frenchman apparently hasn’t quite cut the cord? The answer was given by von der Leyen herself: “ We have serious information indicating that foreign actors used TikTok to interfere in the Romanian presidential elections and we are currently conducting a thorough investigation to determine whether TikTok violated the Digital Services Regulation by failing to take action to combat against these risks. It should be abundantly clear that in the EU all online platforms, including TikTok, must be held accountable. »
Thierry Breton does not bother with these details. In an English response to Musk, still on X, he quips and denies: “ Tyrant of Europe? Wow! But no Elon Musk, the EU has no mechanism to cancel an election anywhere in the EU. » He specifies that the video retweeted by Musk does not concern moderation obligations. “ Lost in translation…or another fake news », attacks Breton.
Protect our democracies!
The reader immediately recognizes the Eurocrat by his poise and the intensive use he makes of words that contradict his actions. In Europeanist jargon, no other than the EU praises freedom of expression, democracy and dialogue with such conviction. You have to listen to the incomparable sabir of Thierry Breton evoking, on RMCMusk’s support for the German AfD party: “ From the moment it is broadcast in Europe with a regulated platform, it must follow European rules. With the AfD, you have to follow them. It is obvious, I am certain, that we will take all measures to ensure that they respect the law. If they do not respect it, there are fines and the possibility of banning. We are equipped. » And finally, this magnificent sending, which was missing from this demonstration of duplicity: “ We must enforce these laws to protect our democracies in Europe. »
Musk’s response? The distribution to his subscribers of the words of the German Alice Weidel (AfD), whom he supports with all his strength: “ As we speak, 150 European Union bureaucrats are watching our conversation to enforce this ridiculous Digital Services Act, which is nothing more than censorship of free speech. »
And while the little censors – Jean-Noël Barrot, Thierry Breton and others – are agitating around Musk, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook, Instagram) is liberalizing his networks and smoking the peace pipe with Donald Trump. For political commissioners, 2025 is off to a bad start. The job is no longer what it used to be…
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