It's illegal to not buy one? Does that mean we all have to buy one now? Lol
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Suck my balls. The US constitution says differently, little piss baby.
And not a single journalist will ask him what law he claims has been broken.
Does he still take questions from journalists? I thought they were only letting sycophants in as 'press'
If the king don't like it...
I'm sure Trump saying liberals have to buy Teslas will drive up sales.... how could that possibly fail?
BUY PRODUCT. something something freedom camp.
which critics said resembled a Nazi salute.
There's journalists right now getting murdered for standing up to tyranny and this spineless ass-kissing ball-gargling excuse of a tabloid writer is excusing Nazis.
Journalists employers are all friends. This Makes it nearly impossible to for journalists in large orgs to stand up to oligarchs. Although it does make for great pageantry for non-billionaires.
"we believe in the free market"
"NO NOT LIKE THAT"
Fellas, is it illegal to have no money to buy something?
oh wait
read news article about a homeless man getting shot 50 times
👀
I think what he wants is all our 401k by law having to invest in Telsa stock. I wouldn't put it past him to lauch an EO demanding that.
So, do I turn myself in, or just wait for someone to call the authorities?
I think I’ll wait.
FEDS HERE HE IS! HE'S BOYCOTTING TESLA!
Noooooooooooooooooo!
SEIZE EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T OWN A TESLA
DEPORT
Giving cars more rights than women.
From the guy who knows all about illegal.
If you don't buy a model x every day then you're getting arrested
Is it a boycott if I was never going to buy that piece of crap in the first place?
To quote that iconic bus driver: gargle my balls
"buy a tesla or GO THE FUCK TO PRISON!"
- Drumpf.
what does that mean lol is everyone required by law to buy a tesla
It means Trump doesn't like it. And Trump can go fuck himself with a chainsaw. Despite his delusions, his word isn't law. It's just a flood of lies, threats and bullshit.
And yet I shall continue
Declaring a boycott as illegal is itself illegal and a violation of the 1st Amendment 🌷🌈🖕
I'm more blown away by the communism level planned economy lately.
The republican controlled congress will impeach any minute now...
Any. minute. Now.
Bad news, there's precedent for making boycotts illegal, though that's based on a deliberate misreading of hate speech laws
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Related, BDS is illegal in the US meaning that you are legally obligated to purchase things from Israel. It's unenforceable on an individual level, but it's used to come after people who promote or organize the boycott. If Trump and the Republicans wanted to make it illegal to boycott Tesla, they would have legal precedent because of that absolute lunacy.
BDS is illegal in the US meaning that you are legally obligated to purchase things from Israel
It is illegal to openly, publicly boycott Israel if you are a government contractor. That's pissing in the face of the First Amendment, but that's about all. You are not obligated to buy anything, though you have to follow "level playing field" procurement guidelines, same as any other government contractor. But anyone who knows the game can craft a set of requirements and a procurement scoring system that will steer the result to any vendor you want to be awarded the contract. And if you're on a government contract and refuse to be a supplier to an Israeli firm, you might have some complications, but those can probably be worked around as well.
It's a bit like jury nullification. If you're ever put on a jury where a miscarriage of justice is taking place, don't use the word "nullification." Just repeat that the evidence does not support the charge. You are not obligated to explain your reasoning. Just show every sign of complying with the process, while refusing to stifle your conscience.
This kind of bureaucratic bullying has been around a long time and is probably going to get worse. The Red Scare was full of even worse bullshit. But realistically, this current Trump brainfart will only potentially affect government contractors trying to acquire vehicles. And adding a requirement for reliability, and including it in the ROI calculation that's part of the business case, will ensure that you're never forced to buy a Tesla.
It's not limited to government contractors. They push it into anything they think they can get away with it, and into things they know they can't just for show. For example, in Dickinson, Texas, hurricane victims were required to sign a pledge that they wouldn't boycott Israel in order to receive funds. Companies also face retaliatory legal action if they make moves in that direction, like how AirBNB had to reverse it's decision to shut down operations in the illegal settlements.
The idea of "it's fine because you can do it anyway, just don't say that you are" is still a problem. Boycotts should not have to operate on "don't ask, don't tell." Like, you're "allowed" to participate in a boycott in the same way gay people in the 50's were "allowed" to be gay.
Regardless, as I said, there is legal precedent to ban Tesla boycotts in the same way, such a ban would obviously be unenforceable on the general population, but for example if you're a teacher, they could make you sign a contract saying you won't boycott Tesla and you could be fired if you post otherwise on social media.
tHe mArKeT WiLl ReGuLaTe ItSeLf!
Why the hell would I want to buy anything from the fucking Nazis? The competition has surpassed the shit from Tesla.
However, the billionaire's increasing government influence has aligned with a global decline in Tesla sales, leading some to believe his political moves are damaging the company's brand.
For me, the Tesla brand is permanently damaged. I will never buy a Tesla. I don't care if they're good EVs, I don't care if they're the best EVs, I will never buy one.
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What's Musky gonna do? Sue everyone who doesn't buy a swastika like he's trying to do to advertisers who left Twitter?
Yeah I just dead-named that bitch
What is this article? "critics said resembled a Nazi salute"? Fuck off, Nazi apologists. He did a Nazi salute. It happened.
No, he did TWO Nazi salutes. One right after another.
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The hit dog yelps. The boycotts are working.
I called it! I said they'd try and do a reverse class action lawsuit and sue people for not buying his cars.
Trump just has the strategy to give media 3 topics which make good headlines every day. Then he can do the "important" stuff unbothered. Soo, this ist the kind of stuff we hear about. But, what about the rest?
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