"Driving a Tesla is No Different From Wearing a Red MAGA Hat..."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s see. Yesterday he tweeted this:

My pronouns: Prosecute/Fauci

So yeah, I’d say Tesla is going to suffer.

it's crazy/completely expected given current corporate "governance" that tesla has literally paid Musk billions based on his supposed unique value to the company and he is currently tanking the company

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the point is that if diversity, equity and inclusion, women's rights, and enlightened liberal politics are such important, life-defining issues that trading in a tesla that's a few years old and taking a hit of few thousand dollars is well worth actually living the beliefs instead of just hypocritical virtue signalling.

Used Teslas are selling for above list price anyway, so you wouldn't really take a hit.

Tesla is offering incentives for the new ones.
https://electrek.co/2022/12/15/tesla-tsla-offers-10000-free-supercharging-miles-to-buyers-as-it-tries-to-create-urgency/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

+1. Also, what have EVs done to hurt you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

What?
I have every right not to support a company that I disagree with their political views

I will never shop at Hobby Lobby or Home Depot or Publix. MY RIGHT as a consumer. You have the same right to not shop at Lowes....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

+1. Also, what have EVs done to hurt you?

EVs suck and what do you think powers the charging station that charges EVs? That’s right - fossil fuels.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

What?
I have every right not to support a company that I disagree with their political views

I will never shop at Hobby Lobby or Home Depot or Publix. MY RIGHT as a consumer. You have the same right to not shop at Lowes....

And what I am saying is that you should shop there. We need to stop picking sides. Someone's political views cannot be the decider. The product has to be. Republicans and Democrats are about an inch apart. We like to think its miles but it is not. Why would you not shop at Home Depot? The others I get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

+1. Also, what have EVs done to hurt you?

They are the future. Just 20-40 years away from being helpful or really any good. For example -- I think it likely that all of the EVs sold today and in the next 5-10 years will be obsolete right after that. The key is going to be small batteries that are swapped at service like stations not what is in cars today.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

What?
I have every right not to support a company that I disagree with their political views

I will never shop at Hobby Lobby or Home Depot or Publix. MY RIGHT as a consumer. You have the same right to not shop at Lowes....

And what I am saying is that you should shop there. We need to stop picking sides. Someone's political views cannot be the decider. The product has to be. Republicans and Democrats are about an inch apart. We like to think its miles but it is not. Why would you not shop at Home Depot? The others I get.

Not PP but “members who voted against certifying Biden’s win received a whopping $22m post-January 6 from the PACs of 700 corporations. Besides Koch’s PAC, the other top corporate PACs were those of Home Depot and Boeing that respectively ponied up $593,000 to 44 members and $520,000 to 27 members.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/23/koch-bankrolls-election-denier-candidates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This is capitalism. Lowes and Home Depot are not that different and offer many of the same products. Political affiliation is one thing that differentiates them. It would be difficult for me to boycott Boeing but boycotting Home Depot is easy, I just need to drive a little further from my house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

+1. Also, what have EVs done to hurt you?

EVs suck and what do you think powers the charging station that charges EVs? That’s right - fossil fuels.

This argument is becoming obsolete. Around 60% of power generated in California is not from fossil fuels, and that portion is increasing rapidly every year.
https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/california-electricity-data/2021-total-system-electric-generation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

Why?

+1. Also, what have EVs done to hurt you?

They are the future. Just 20-40 years away from being helpful or really any good. For example -- I think it likely that all of the EVs sold today and in the next 5-10 years will be obsolete right after that. The key is going to be small batteries that are swapped at service like stations not what is in cars today.

EVs are plenty good right now. They may not have swappable batteries yet, but most can go 200 or 250 miles on a charge. Meanwhile the climate continues to warm and we need to drive something while we wait for this utopia 20-40 years off.

[Anonymous]

This is news to me! I guess I’ll trade in my gas guzzler for a Tesla to save face!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course this is ludicrous. Plenty of people bought Teslas before Elon lost his mind and because it is an environmentally conscious choice. People aren't going toss their 50-100k car because of this.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend to me. Apparently Musk's quick pivot to the right (endorsing DeSantis), sexually harassing a flight attendant on his private jet, being investigated for killing thousands of animals for Neuralink research, and the known issues at the Tesla plant in Fremont (a noose hanging, reports of other hostile work environment conditions) make driving a Tesla about the worst thing you can do in DC. Lot's of other electric vehicles to choose from if that's your thing.

Musk is an idiot. And I hate Teslas and all EVs. Having said that we all have to get over this notion of only buying things that completely conform to our political views. That should not enter into the picture at all.

What?
I have every right not to support a company that I disagree with their political views

I will never shop at Hobby Lobby or Home Depot or Publix. MY RIGHT as a consumer. You have the same right to not shop at Lowes....

And what I am saying is that you should shop there. We need to stop picking sides. Someone's political views cannot be the decider. The product has to be. Republicans and Democrats are about an inch apart. We like to think its miles but it is not. Why would you not shop at Home Depot? The others I get.

Wrong. Don’t try to normalize Republican behaviors over the last few years. Treason, corruption, homophobia, misogyny are not “inches” away.

People absolutely SHOULD take political contributions in mind when deciding where to spend their money.