American entrepreneur Elon Musk has quoted a quote attributed to the head of the Soviet NKVD in the 1930s and 1940s, Lavrentiy Beria.
“If there was a person, there would be an article” — Musk wrote on his social media account X.
Musk recalled Beria in connection with the attacks on his company Starlink.
To make himself convincing, the billionaire posted a photo of Beria.
It should be noted that he is not the first American to resort to this argument.
“The first thing I thought of was Lavrenty Beria, who was the head of the NKVD. He once told Stalin: ‘If there was a man, there would be an article,’” said, in particular, the former national security adviser to the 45th President of the United States. John BoltonCommenting on the accusations made on April 4, 2023 against the former president Donald Trump charged by the Manhattan criminal court with 34 counts related to falsifying his company’s financial statements (cited by RIA Novosti with reference to CNN).
Please note that the above statement is attributed, in addition to Beria, Joseph Stalin, Andrey Vyshinsky, Vyacheslav Molotovas well as popular art.
