• rex_meatman@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    So you do realize that a lot of people bought these well intentioned vehicles before Musk became a total fuckstick, right?

    Not everyone has the luxury of being able to just go sell their vehicle that they are more than likely underwater on with the loan and can’t just pivot.

    Nuance my friend.

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      5 hours ago

      Elon Musk has been a total fuckstick for a long time. They were just ignoring it because cool car don’t go vroom.

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      9 hours ago

      Depends on the model. People are mostly attacking cybertrucks in the wild.

      If it’s cybertruck, the owner knew, or chose not to know.

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        6 hours ago

        Must be rough bring a CT owner. First, your vehicle depreciates 50-100k, then it starts falling apart, and now everyone hates you for it.

        Still don’t feel bad for them though.

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      9 hours ago

      I bought mine 6 years ago. I’m going to get rid of it but had to change plans because my son’s car just died. I wouldn’t blame anyone that vandalized my car. It should be expected.

      Mine has been debadged for years but I just put BYD badges on it. I doubt too many people will know what that is but I hope someone gets a chuckle.

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        6 hours ago

        Here’s a thought… Pre-vandalize it.

        Get some white paint that won’t damage your car, and write “Fuck Musk”, or “Swasticar” so it looks like it’s been keyed into your paint. Maybe grab a quality “cracked window” decal and slap it on the glass. Finally, take your bumper covers off.

        Then when (or if) this shit cools off, you can just wash the car, peel the decal and re-attach your bumper covers.

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          6 hours ago

          And then park it front of a Tesla sales center?

          I have a friend that does EV conversions of RAM Promaster vans. I wouldn’t mind using my car to do a conversion and then build it out for a class b camper van.

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        9 hours ago

        This mentality is frighteningly close to one that justifies vandalism on businesses because they use temporary foreign workers. I don’t condone the destruction of private property owned by the rank and file of life. It should be directed at those who are doing actual harm

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          9 hours ago

          It should be directed at those who are doing actual harm

          They are doing actual harm, by not being afraid of any association, regardless of how weak, to a fascist.

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              8 hours ago

              So, the time has come that people need to ask themselves: Are they willing to be associated with a fascist, in any way? If they are ok with that, why?

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            8 hours ago

            And neither are you in the grand scheme. However what you are condoning will just radicalize the message and have it not resonate with those who’s help we will need in the future if this collapse actually comes about

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      9 hours ago

      Except they came out after it was pretty well known he was one. He’s been a known piece of shit for a while now.

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        9 hours ago

        Most were on this guys jock until he threw his support behind the fuckstick

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      8 hours ago

      Go back to the times of Hitler, and imagine that you suddenly found out he owned the brand and proudly explained that those driving it represented his will.

      I’m sure you’d find a way to sell it then.

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        8 hours ago

        Sell what exactly? Trying to be rational in an increasingly irrational world?

    • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      9 hours ago

      So you do realize that a lot of people bought these well intentioned vehicles before Musk became a total fuckstick, right?

      Why are they still driving them, then?

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        8 hours ago

        Again, perhaps some people, who just wanted to not deal with fuel costs, or tried to be altruistic about their cost to the environment, might not be able to just walk away from it.

        Amazingly, some people are unwilling to fuck themselves over financially over protest, regardless of how well intentioned it is.

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          Again, perhaps some people, who just wanted to not deal with fuel costs, or tried to be altruistic about their cost to the environment, might not be able to just walk away from it.

          So, sell it, get a different one. Many companies make EVs now.

          Amazingly, some people are unwilling to fuck themselves over financially over protest, regardless of how well intentioned it is.

          But they are willing to show undwindling support of a fascist fucking over everyone financially… No matter how evil the intention is.

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            I totally understand where yer coming from. And I hope that those who can decouple themselves from it, do so. But like hell I’m going to endorse harassing people without context. All that does is endorse extremism. Extreme acts can be condoned, but I sure hope you have a plan for afterwards. If not, you’ve just become what you are railing against.

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              You have the context: they are still showing their support for a fascist state, and this is worthy of harassment, as a matter of community defense.

              Would you defend a woman wearing her grandpa’s swastika pin, for any reason, or is that enough context, in that case?

              We, as a society, are swinging back to making displays of fascism unacceptable. That’s all the needed context.