https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-tesla-attacks-trump-government-1235305402/

“The real problem is not like the crazy guy that firebombs a Tesla dealership, it’s the people pushing the propaganda that cause that guy to do it,” he continued.

“The president has made it clear, we are going to go after them. The ones providing the money. The ones pushing the lies and propaganda, we’re going after them,” Musk claimed. “I think there’s some real evil out there. We have to overcome it.”

This statement means that U.S. Citizens no longer have Constitutional rights.

  • Nougat
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    16021 days ago

    “I think there’s some real evil out there. We have to overcome it.”

    The irony is gushing off of this one.

  • @[email protected]
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    So you can’t state your opinion of a car company now? And somehow that is the government’s concern?

    Could the corruption get any more blatant?

    • @[email protected]
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      4421 days ago

      So you can’t state your opinion of a car company now?

      American fascists going ape-shit in defense of their right to drive ugly, poorly built vehicles goes straight back to Henry Ford tearing up the Midwest street car lines in the 1920s.

      • @[email protected]
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        921 days ago

        A retail value they just recalled 45,000 cyber trucks Thats like 3.6 billion dollars. That’s the insurance companies dropping the vehicles and people tired of the million things wrong with them.

        • veroxii
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          A recall doesn’t mean the company takes back your vehicle and has to refund you. They send you a letter and you take your vehicle to a dealership so they can fix or replace the recalled issue or part.

          And usually you can do this at your regularly scheduled service so most of the labour costs are covered.

          • @[email protected]
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            621 days ago

            Yeah I meant representing 3.6 billion in inventory. Couple that with all the charging issues, rusting panels, stuck chargers, non existent stations. Buying one is an uninsurable money pit and they hit you hard if you try to resell within a year

            • veroxii
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              521 days ago

              True. Their value has tanked into negative territory. You can’t even pay someone to take one.

          • @[email protected]
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            121 days ago

            I’ve had recalls for a bunch of vehicles, and I’ve never had to pay any costs for the repairs regardless of when I schedule the appointment.

            • veroxii
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              I meant if they talk you into a service at the same time some of THEIR labour costs are covered. Sorry I didn’t mean the owner has to pay for a recall but I can see how my comment reads that way.

              For example if the recall fix takes them 15 mins but they can do a regular service for another 60 mins which you pay for then it offsets things a bit for the dealership.

        • @[email protected]
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          321 days ago

          Doesn’t Tesla straight up have sell their own insurance to make the vehicles driveable in states that have insurance mandates?

    • @[email protected]
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      I think this is beyond corruption, I think this is full on authoritarianism. Which is worse. Way worse.

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s right, I’m gonna make them cart my ass off to the gulag if they want it so bad. I’m not kneeling to these chucklefucks for a second.

      Elon Musk is a fascist.

      Trump is a fascist.

  • @[email protected]
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    7521 days ago

    What lies? What propaganda? This guy is a fascist dipshit and no one wants to associate with his company. Add in the fact that he is trying to dismantle our country on behalf of trump and you’re going to get protests. It’s pretty simple, Leon.

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      520 days ago

      Yup. This is the guy who literally told his Twitter customers to f*ck off, and then tried to sue them when they took their business elsewhere.

  • Tarquinn2049
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    So… he thinks people are being paid to boycott tesla? How do I get in on that free money? Here I am just volunteering to hate them due to it being the obvious stance to hold.

    • veroxii
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      It’s all he knows. People only do things for money. He can’t comprehend there might be another reason staring back at him in the mirror.

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        Historically speaking, there was a lot of dark money and influence being used to try and bankrupt Tesla.

        I have to say that DOGE has been been excellent at it’s job though and those sources don’t really need to spend as much money to do so now.

        • Highlybaked
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          Can you show evidence of any fraud doge uncovered? thought not Nazi.

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    Sad this in another post but right wingers seriously think this is a coordinated effort by Soros and the DNC. Their evidence: the protester signs look “professionally made”.

    They seriously cannot phantom the concept of a grass roots effort because everyone is sharing the same thought and are getting pushed to the edge.

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      2621 days ago

      which is ironic given how coordinated on their hats and bullshit they are

    • @[email protected]
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      They can’t fathom the concept of a grassroots campaign because they’ve only ever seen astroturfing.

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    I think that people firebombing Tesla dealerships is genuinely hilarious and awesome. The only bad thing about it is when they don’t take sufficient precautions and then end up arrested. Anyone doing such a thing should definitely make sure to leave their phone at home, and make sure they aren’t identifiable on camera either at the scene or traveling to/from it.

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      If they get caught because they brought their phone with them to do crime…tbh I’m ok with them getting caught. Like I hope they get out and fireball more Teslas, but damn they dumb.

      I just can’t abide that level of stupid

      • @[email protected]
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        Nah, there’s people with heart that just lack awareness of the extent of the modern surveillance state.

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          320 days ago

          I’m pretty sure 1984 is a banned book. So most people aren’t aware of how to doublethink and to the extent big brother has control over communication devices.

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          Well, how about the fact that if you don’t have your phone on you, they can also track that, and in a world where everyone has a phone, it’s arguably stranger not to have one. A burner that’s not linked to you just to have at the time, and toss later, might be a better option. However, I’m sure that’s not great either. Big brother is always watching.

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            How would they track if you don’t have your phone on you? They can track the phone location and its use. Putting your phone down while you take a nap, or losing it in your couch look the same as leaving it at home.

            Beyond that, suspecting that you left your phone at home isn’t evidence of anything. Try yo stay off the radar if you can, but at least don’t build a case against yourself.

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              219 days ago

              I may be misremembering entirely, but essentially, combined with all the other surveillance out there, if you say, go to a protest, and you and a few other people are going without a cell phone, not having that electronic signal is also a “red flag” or can be, and they’ll monitor you closer through other measures, when possible. However, I’ve gone looking for where a read/saw this, and cannot find anything. So there’s a non zero chance this is a fever dream.

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                119 days ago

                I see what you’re saying, but I maintain that any such risk is outweighed by the risk of bringing your phone.