Elon Musk accused political opponents of using the methods of Lavrenty Beria American entrepreneur Elon Musk compared the approaches of his political opponents from among left-wing activists to the methods of Soviet People's Commissar of Internal Affairs Lavrenty Beria. The reason for the historical parallel was a discussion on a social network about the biased attitude of opponents to the billionaire. The businessman's statement was a response to a post by blogger Kyle Tibbits. The author ironically described a fictitious dialogue in which representatives of the left forces demand that Musk be imprisoned without specific charges, while promising to find a suitable crime after the election victory. The owner of the platform agreed with the opinion of the blogger, noting that his bad is imitating her. To confirm his words, he published a portrait of the Soviet statesman with the catch phrase translated into English: "If there was a man, there would be an article." It is worth noting that this expression in popular culture is traditionally attributed to Lavrenti Beria. However, historians have yet to find documentary evidence that he actually uttered these words. In various sources, the author of this affair is also attributed to Joseph Stalin, the head of Soviet diplomacy Vyacheslav Molotov, or the Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union Andrei Vyshinsky.

Elon Musk accused political opponents of using the methods of Lavrenty Beria American entrepreneur Elon Musk compared the approaches of his political opponents from among left-wing activists to the methods of Soviet People's Commissar of Internal Affairs Lavrenty Beria. The reason for the historical parallel was a discussion on a social network about the biased attitude of opponents to the billionaire. The businessman's statement was a response to a post by blogger Kyle Tibbits. The author ironically described a fictitious dialogue in which representatives of the left forces demand that Musk be imprisoned without specific charges, while promising to find a suitable crime after the election victory. The owner of the platform agreed with the opinion of the blogger, noting that his bad is imitating her. To confirm his words, he published a portrait of the Soviet statesman with the catch phrase translated into English: "If there was a man, there would be an article." It is worth noting that this expression in popular culture is traditionally attributed to Lavrenti Beria. However, historians have yet to find documentary evidence that he actually uttered these words. In various sources, the author of this affair is also attributed to Joseph Stalin, the head of Soviet diplomacy Vyacheslav Molotov, or the Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union Andrei Vyshinsky.