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      5 months ago

      Are you talking to me? I’m just noting the situation. I think people like Rush, Newt, Elon, and donnie have driven us to this point, and I don’t think it’s good at all. I’m quite worried about my country.

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          5 months ago

          Shrug. Do you know anyone that has purchased a Tesla? If so, I suggest you talk to them about the car. I bet you can confirm what I’ve said above.

          I know I have. It’s not something I’ve made up - the owners sought a way to get away from ICE, and/or just liked the vehicle, wanted to get a jump on the future, or whatever. Now they are getting side-eye for being associated with this brand because of this loud mouth jerk at the helm. On the flip side of things, I’ve been in groups where someone points out a Tesla and someone mutters something about Musk.

          I don’t know what the answer is to this problem, but Musk sure doesn’t seem to have it. If you think that is a problem I am responsible for, I’m not sure what to tell you.

          Besides voting, about the only viable option most people have in America is to “vote” with their wallet. So while you won’t find liberals doing dumb stuff like shooting their Tesla or putting it in a shredder (unlike the freakouts we have from the other side), I bet more than a few are finding ways to divest themselves of their Teslas and/or not buy a new one, and seek out other options. Right now, if they buy a Tesla, they are signifying that they are okay with Musk funding donnie, who is clearly a fascist. That is not a problem that liberals have created, by the way.

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              5 months ago

              I guess I’m trying to understand how Elon doesn’t come up at all when talking about Tesla. And I’m not sure what community you are talking about.

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                  You are kidding, right? First of all, Elon has spent a ton of time and money to inject himself into the zeitgeist and has styled himself as a edgelord/troll who likes to interfere in nearly every conversation where he can. To such a point where he had to buy a platform to further this end. He’s essentially the face for Tesla, and people that buy that product almost have to know it.

                  And someone that is going to make the second biggest purchase that most people will make in their lives (behind a mortgage) are not going to give pause when they find out he’s funding a fascist like donnie?