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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I am of the opinion that no one should be vandalizing property that they don't own themselves. Protest, sure (following whatever laws Canada has in place for that), don't buy a Tesla, sure, encourage everyone you've ever met not to buy one, fine, but please respect the right of people who don't want their stuff vandalized.

Also, while dealerships have insurance, doing this just makes the insurance go up for everyone. But that's not my point. People shouldn't vandalize the property of others because they really, really, really x5, don't like Elon.

I'm not an Elon or Trump apologist, I'm just someone fighting on the side of civilized behavior.

[–] [email protected] 201 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Tesla could solve most of their problems by firing Musk. Any other public company whose CEO makes a very public Nazi salute would fire that CEO.

Yes, he'd still be a large shareholder, but I think simply getting him out of the company would give a lot of people the sense that he faced some personal consequences for his actions, and that any companies who deal with Musk will also face consequences.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We should give Elon more billions as an interim bonus instead.

-The Tesla board, probably

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The companies board and senior leadership are his family and loyalists, therefore the company is fascist and should be destroyed, regardless of Space Karens involvement.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The board is filled with family and close friends. They'll protect him as long as possible.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They'll lose the ship to save one expendable captain.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If they're so determined to protect their Nazi captain, perhaps they deserve to lose the ship.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Id rather just see Tesla burn to the ground.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Exactly, Musk needs to go. Even apart from his abhorrent behaviour this dude supposedly has so many jobs, how can he possibly be doing them all to a reasonable standard let alone one deserving of his insane compensation.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, he’d still be a large shareholder, but I think simply getting him out of the company would give a lot of people the sense that he faced some personal consequences for his actions

On one hand, that might indeed satisfy a lot of the public. On the other hand, we ought to consider that a bad outcome because the real goal should be to tank TSLA to the point that Musk's holdings no longer suffice as collateral and he's forced to sell Xitter.

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

At this point it is most likely that it’s the dealerships themselves trying to burn these for the insurance.

[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Tesla's aren't selling?

  1. Set them on fire.
  2. Claim that it's arson.
  3. File insurance claim.
  4. Profit.
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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 week ago

largest car vandalism reported in Canada... so far.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's very sad that people care more about the feelings of cars than the feelings of people. Cars fucking suck. Cars are tools of oppression.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s not about the cars. It’s about what a powerful billionaire is doing to people.

Targeting the cars is just a way to discourage Telsa ownership, tank the stock, and give Musk less power and leverage. A lot of his power comes from his ability to borrow against Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For the past 100 years car dependency has been the sole reason for the destruction of the working class. Henry Ford the Nazi, combined with conspirators in the US government, bulldozed low income neighborhoods to build highways and create suburban utopias for rich white folk.

Car dependency is a disease which needs to be cured.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, but the point still remains. This vandalism isn’t about the cars. It’s about taking money out of a billionaire’s pocket. People would be vandalizing Starlink satellites if they could reach them.

It’s not about the cars, the cars and stores are just an accessible target. This is about Musk and DOGE.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

People would be vandalizing Starlink satellites if they could reach them.

Hold my beer. *picks up rock

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (9 children)

In the words of Duke Nukem, "Hail to the king baby"

The king being us, the people, who outnumber the billionaires, the billionaires who can still bleed.

And if it bleeds we can kill it.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago

Those are rookie numbers, we need to get them higher!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Burn it all down! Every thing that fascist fuck has!

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Not all that surprising that Canadians are especially pissed off. Didn't he say Canada isn't a real country and then he deleted the Tweet afterwards? Yes he did...

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I wonder what the insurance premium on a Tesla is these days?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

Oh no... Any way...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

When Trump said he'd prosecute tesla vandals "with the full force of the law" it really highlights the unequal enforcement in our system. Its like saying "I'm going to turn on law enforcement right now just for this issue". He clearly does not believe in laws or law enforcement, or else he'd see how absurd a statement it was.

This and their dismantling of the EPA, IRS, FBI, and justice system shows that republicans are soft on crime, soft on wealthy tax evaders, soft on the legal system in general, and disrespectful of law enforcement, except insomuch as they can be used as personal storm troopers for issues they care about-- usually to promote racism and class stomping of the poors.

Republicans are soft on America, but rock hard for Russia. I hope republican voters are proud.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

those are rookie numbers, we can do better!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (9 children)

The dealership has insurance and destroyed cars are like sold cars for Te... that company. Or am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Insurance companies are now talking about canceling Tesla coverage because of the high risk of vandalism, so it’s making people (including dealerships) rethink their options.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Big thing is that people now know Telsa’s are not just sold by a loon, they’re a vandalism target. Which is two pretty big reasons no to buy a car from Musk.

Even if you like Musk, do you want to have high insurance rates and spend time at the body shop?

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