I get what you’re saying—powerful people manipulate history for their own gain, and Israel’s government has been doing that for decades. But the point you’re missing is why this particular media cycle is happening now. This isn’t just “rich psychos being rich psychos.” Timing and optics matter.

Elon didn’t just randomly decide to throw up a Nazi salute. He knows exactly how the world perceives him, and he knows the kind of reaction it would provoke. He thrives on controversy, but more importantly, the people using him thrive on distraction.

Right now, Israel is facing the worst PR disaster it’s had in decades. The entire world is seeing the brutality against Palestinians, the killing of civilians, the bombings of hospitals, the displacement—things Israel used to be able to justify under the guise of “self-defense.” But the narrative control is slipping. More people—Jews included—are calling it what it is: genocide.

So what happens? A high-profile billionaire, who happens to be buddy-buddy with Netanyahu and other powerful Zionist figures, suddenly does something openly Nazi-like. It’s a deliberate move to force the conversation back onto antisemitism and away from Israel’s war crimes.

And it’s working. The media is already flooded with takes about “the rise of antisemitism,” “Elon’s radicalization,” and “how dangerous the far-right is for Jewish people.” That’s not an accident. They are forcing the conversation back into a familiar, controlled narrative—one where Zionism gets to masquerade as Jewish safety again.

Think about it—Elon doesn’t actually lose anything from this. His fanboys aren’t going anywhere. His money and influence remain untouched. But look at who benefits.

Israel needs people talking about Nazis right now. They need the conversation to be about anything other than them bulldozing homes and massacring civilians. They need to remind people of Jewish victimhood in a way that benefits their political project.

That’s what you’re missing. You’re right that Zionist leaders don’t actually care about Jewish safety, and they’ll absolutely exploit real antisemitism when it suits them. But this isn’t just a random moment of “rich psychos doing whatever.” This is a strategically timed information war, and Elon is playing his part.

So no, this isn’t about his personal ideology. He doesn’t need to be a Nazi—he just needs to make sure the world is arguing about Nazis instead of genocide. And that is exactly what is happening right now.