Explained: Why Elon Musk is under-fire for his emoji on British colonial rule in India; sparking social media fury

Oct 3, 2025 - 19:00
Explained: Why Elon Musk is under-fire for his emoji on British colonial rule in India; sparking social media fury

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The argument Musk responded to presents colonisation as mere migration, erasing the defining feature of empire — power. Immigration implies integration into an existing order. Colonisation is the replacement of that order with one imposed by force.

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