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Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan: Elon Musk’s grandpa was shaped by Canadian politics

Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan: Elon Musk’s grandpa was shaped by Canadian politics

In his 1951 Regina Leader-Post article, Haldeman defended apartheid.“Some [African natives] are quite clever in a routine job, but the best of them cannot assume responsibility and will abuse authority,” he wrote. "The present government of South Africa knows how to handle the native question.”On March 21, 1960, police fired submachine guns on a crowd […]

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