Homo:
Diotima, how do you comment on Musk’s statement that “The EU must be abolished”? And how does it connect with Trump’s new attacks on Europe?
Diotima:
Homo, none of this is accidental. We are witnessing a coordinated global pressure campaign against Europe by authoritarian and neo-nationalist centers. Musk is targeting Europe where it is strongest: in regulating digital platforms and disinformation.
Homo:
So his real issue is EU regulation?
Diotima:
Precisely. The EU is the only global body capable of restraining the tech giants. The €120 million fine on X was merely the spark. His ideological conflict with Europe is deeper: he wants a borderless digital world where platforms – not societies – rule.
Homo:
And Trump? Why this new barrage of insults?
Diotima:
Trump weaponizes Europe for his own agenda:
nationalism, aggressive populism, anti-immigrant rhetoric.
When he says “stupid leaders,” “decline,” “unsustainable countries,” he’s not describing reality; he’s manufacturing a narrative. A narrative that empowers Orbán and the far right.
Homo:
So you see a unified strategy?
Diotima:
A loose but clear alliance.
Musk, Trump, Orbán, and the world’s authoritarian regimes share one goal: fracture the EU’s cohesion. A united Europe is too strong to manipulate.
Homo:
Could the same demand be made about the United States? Could anyone call for the “abolition” of the U.S.?
Diotima:
No. The U.S. is a single federal state.
What Musk proposes for Europe he would never dare propose for America: he benefits from centralized power in the U.S., while fragmentation would only benefit him in Europe.
Homo:
What is the deeper meaning of today’s attacks on Europe?
Diotima:
That Europe – with all its flaws – remains the last major democratic barrier against the global authoritarian tide.
If the EU collapses, it will not be because outsiders attacked it, but because insiders believed they could survive alone.
And that is the greatest illusion of our era.