No it’s bullshit. This is the Great Replacement Theory which Musk signed on to some time ago.
For a quick refresh on what this is about:
The Great replacement in the United States is the American version of a white nationalist far-right conspiracy theory that racial minorities are displacing the traditional white American population and taking control of the nation. Versions of the theory “have become commonplace” in the Republican Party of the United States, and have become a major issue of political debate. It also has stimulated violent responses including mass murders. It resembles the Great Replacement theory promoted in Europe, but has its origins in American nativism around 1900. According to Erika Lee, in 1894 the old stock Yankee upper-class founders of the Immigration Restriction League were, “convinced that Anglo-Saxon traditions, peoples, and culture were being drowned in a flood of racially inferior foreigners from Southern and Eastern Europe.”
A May 2022 poll by Yahoo! News and YouGov found that 61% of people who voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election believe that “a group of people in this country are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants and people of color who share their political views.”
They claim that the Democrats are enticing immigrants to come to America for all the entitlement goodies (as if we actually have a generous welfare state) and they will be so grateful they will always vote for them. Illegal immigrants do not get social security, Medicare or Medicaid. If they become citizens, they will be entitled to them but there is no guarantee that they will vote Democratic. In fact, the last I heard, Latinos were voting in large numbers for Republicans these days, many of them immigrants.
This theory is just a way for the anti-entitlement wingnuts to push the same ideology they’ve had for decades and for the anti-immigrant haters to make the racists agree to give up their benefits.
It’s not surprising that Musk would be a promoter of this racist fringe conspiracy theory. But now that he has the keys to the government, he’s in a great position to destroy social security in ways that will impact all of us. In fact, it’s almost guaranteed to happen if the little DOGE-bags get their hands on it. Like most wealthy people, Musk believes that the government safety net is for losers and that people who depend on it are parasites on the backs of the real producers like Musk himself.
Trump has promised not to cut Social Security and Medicare but he’s a liar. And even if he’s sincere in that desire he’s so easily manipulated by Musk et al that they can easily convince him that the cuts are merely curbing fraud and that real people will not be hurt by it. And frankly, I don’t think he cares anymore if he’s fulfilling his promises because he’s driven by his lust for power and revenge and believes that MAGA (indeed, the vast majority of the world) loves him no matter what he does. Just look at how he’s admitting that his vow to bring prices down immediately was bs and that Americans are just going to have to contend with higher prices as a result of his tariffs. His promises are worth nothing.
I heard an interesting anecdote over the weekend from some people who had attended a rally last week. They noted that it was attended by quite a few people with gray hair and they were protesting Musk’s assault on social security, Medicare and Medicaid. (Something like one quarter of Medicaid payments go to pay for people in nursing homes.) If you want to see some people get angry who have a lot at stake and a lot of time on their hands go after the seniors. They aren’t going to buy this Great Replacement excuse.
The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration left her job this weekend after a clash with billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service over their attempts to access sensitive government records, three people familiar with her departure said Monday.
Michelle King, who spent several decades at the agency before being named its acting commissioner last month, has now left her position after the disagreement, the people said.
President Donald Trump appointed Leland Dudek, a manager in charge of Social Security’s anti-fraud office, as acting commissioner while Frank Bisignano, the president’s nominee for permanent commissioner, is vetted by the Senate, according to three individuals who spoke on the condition anonymity to speak candidly. A public announcement is expected this week. Dudek had posted positive remarks on social media about DOGE’s efforts to cut costs and search for fraud in federal agencies, according to two of the individuals.