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Elon Musk tweeted on 2026-08-06

2026-08-06 · 23:36 UTC ·@elonmusk ·0 min read

Brief

Elon Musk asserted that walls reveal who the "bad guys" are. Respondent Rothmus cited the Berlin Wall: by 1957 about 2.5 million East Germans had fled, East Germany criminalized emigration, and in 1961 the state built the “Anti‑Fascist Protection Rampart” with guns, mines, towers and shoot‑to‑kill orders pointed at East Germans.

Why it matters

Elon Musk tweeted on 2026-08-06: “Easy to tell who the bad guys are by looking at who has to build a wall to keep people from escaping!”

Key details

  • Rothmus replies with the Berlin Wall: by 1957 an estimated 2.5 million East Germans had fled, East Germany made unauthorized emigration treason, and in 1961 authorities built the “Anti‑Fascist Protection Rampart” with guns, mines, guard towers and shoot‑to‑kill orders aimed at East Germans; escape was only toward the West.
Source evidence

Easy to tell who the bad guys are by looking at who has to build a wall to keep people from escaping!

Rothmus 🏴 (@Rothmus)

Every gun, mine, and guard tower on the Berlin Wall was pointed at East Germans.

In 1957, the communist regime in East Germany made unauthorized emigration treason after an estimated 2.5 million people voted with their feet, fleeing the communist East towards the West.

So in 1961, the authorities closed the border, called the wall “the Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart”, and gave border guards shoot to kill orders.

People only ever risked their lives escaping in one direction.

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— https://nitter.net/Rothmus/status/2085394810437820643#m