In a new interview, Salman Rushdie said he doesn’t believe that Elon Musk is a defender of free speech, adding that he would “love for him to be the first man on Mars.”
“Elon Musk doesn’t defend free expression. His social network curates the discourse of the extreme right. Appropriating a noble cause, such as freedom of expression when what you do is the opposite is very dishonest.’
“I’m not a fan of Mr Musk. And I would love for him to be the first man on Mars.”
“So that he stays there…” asked the interviewer.
“Yes, let him go. If he likes it so much, then let him go,” Rushdie responded.
Rushdie also spoke about the anti-immigrant sentiment gaining traction, especially in the US.
“Isn’t the United States a nation of immigrants? Apart from Native Americans, everyone is a migrant. That’s been the case since the founding fathers. The great American myth is now said to be bad, evil. Even Elon Musk is from South Africa.”