Corporate Resistance Thread - Boycott on February 28

[msduncan]

Do you still support the 2nd Amendment?

I mean, I grew up thinking the whole 2A was about embracing violence when one needs to resist the government. (Which I always found absurd in our lifetime)

The 2nd Amendment is about the last line of defense against government tyranny. We aren't there yet.

[msduncan]

The only place I see people calling for the sale of Teslas is here.

I still eat meat. I still shop at walmart or amazon when necessary. I'm probably left of most people here.

Who gives a shirt about virtue signaling?

I've seen it all over Facebook among my more left leaning friends.

[LawBeefaroni]

Also, people should stop demanding people who own a Tesla to sell them. They bought them long before all of this in a lot of cases and many would take a loss selling them just to not have a Tesla.

Agreed but anyone who drives a Tesla can't get all shocked when someone flips them off or calls them a Nazi. It may not be fair but it's not out of nowhere.

Its like ssomeone wearing Yeezys they bought a few years ago.



Re: selling at a loss. If they expected their Tesla to appreciate, not sure what to say.

Liking wearing Yeezys? No it's not. It's not even close.

With Yeezys, you're talking about a fashion choice that someone probably paid a few hundred dollars for unless they spent crazy money on StockX or Grail or some other BS resell platform.

With a Tesla, you're talking about a car that for many people is their primary mode of transportation and that cost them $50K or more.

It's complete bullshit that someone would flip someone else the bird or call them a Nazi because they continue to drive a Tesla. Those people can go fuck off as far as I'm concerned. They are 100% part of the problem.

Yeezys: overpaid and no one wants to be seen in them anymore.


Teslas: overpaid and no one wants to be seen in them anymore.

The difference, I guess, is that taxpayers didn't subsidize 12% of someone's Yeezys.



Yeah, it sucks to be stuck in a Tesla and I'm not judging. I'm saying that there is no surprise in the reaction theyre getting.

[Victoria Raverna]

Good cop and bad cop approach doesn't work without the bad cop role.

It it's especially useless if you don't understand how good cop/bad cop works.

Then maybe you can tell me so I can understand?

The bad cop is just there to influence the subject to trust the good cop. The good cop is the one who gets things done.

And generally the bad cop is just bluster and attitude.

Firebombing Tesla dealerships and defacing property aren't analogous to either.

Isn't it almost the same thing? A bunch people protest peacefully for changes, then a separate group of people breaking things to protest for changes.

The ending: The ones being protested work with the peaceful protestors to change things.

If you are being honest and look at history, you'll find a lot of examples of it. South Africa? Nelson Mandela was about peaceful protest but there were still a lot of violence involved.

[Kraken]

I would express Susan Collins-level concern over anyone buying a new Tesla in today's circumstances, but not everyone can afford to make a Sheryl Crow-type video waving goodbye to their car after donating it to NPR. If I owned one it would sport one of those "I bought this before Elon went crazy" stickers but I don't know if I'd try to unload it (I imagine resale value is in the toilet right now).

[Kurth]

Also, people should stop demanding people who own a Tesla to sell them. They bought them long before all of this in a lot of cases and many would take a loss selling them just to not have a Tesla.

Agreed but anyone who drives a Tesla can't get all shocked when someone flips them off or calls them a Nazi. It may not be fair but it's not out of nowhere.

Its like ssomeone wearing Yeezys they bought a few years ago.



Re: selling at a loss. If they expected their Tesla to appreciate, not sure what to say.

Liking wearing Yeezys? No it's not. It's not even close.

With Yeezys, you're talking about a fashion choice that someone probably paid a few hundred dollars for unless they spent crazy money on StockX or Grail or some other BS resell platform.

With a Tesla, you're talking about a car that for many people is their primary mode of transportation and that cost them $50K or more.

It's complete bullshit that someone would flip someone else the bird or call them a Nazi because they continue to drive a Tesla. Those people can go fuck off as far as I'm concerned. They are 100% part of the problem.

Yeezys: overpaid and no one wants to be seen in them anymore.


Teslas: overpaid and no one wants to be seen in them anymore.

The difference, I guess, is that taxpayers didn't subsidize 12% of someone's Yeezys.



Yeah, it sucks to be stuck in a Tesla and I'm not judging. I'm saying that there is no surprise in the reaction theyre getting.

Ok. No surprise I guess to the extent that it’s no surprise that the people in this country - on both the right and the left - are mostly a bunch of complete idiot sheep with very little sense.

To those who understand progressives on the left flipping off Tesla owners, that is a poor word choice. “Understand” has three primary definitions: (1) to perceive; (2) to interpret; and (3) to be sympathetic to a particular thing.

If you “understand” progressives flipping off Tesla owners because you perceive why they are doing what they are doing, fine. I suppose I understand it, too. In that regard, I understand why idiots do a lot stupid, nonsensical things. I understand why MAGAts love Kid Rock and Trump and hate Bud Lite and transgender people. But I sure as hell am not sympathetic to their views.

My point here is, understand anger at and harassment of Tesla owners all you want. Fine. I get it. I can’t stand Musk either. But you should not be sympathetic to their point of view on this issue. It’s stupid.

[gbasden]

It's complete bullshit that someone would flip someone else the bird or call them a Nazi because they continue to drive a Tesla. Those people can go fuck off as far as I'm concerned. They are 100% part of the problem.

Some poor dude driving an old Model Y? For sure. Some asshole driving a CyberTruck? They can eat all of the bag of dicks. They knew exactly how bad Musk was when they bought it.

[Kurth]

It's complete bullshit that someone would flip someone else the bird or call them a Nazi because they continue to drive a Tesla. Those people can go fuck off as far as I'm concerned. They are 100% part of the problem.

Some poor dude driving an old Model Y? For sure. Some asshole driving a CyberTruck? They can eat all of the bag of dicks. They knew exactly how bad Musk was when they bought it.

That’s a great point. Very important in the grand scheme of things. Fuck those CyberTruck dickheads. All 39,000 of them

Total Teslas Sold:
2021 - 937K
2022 - 1.3M
2023 - 1.8M
2024 - 1.8M

The fact that this is even a point of debate on this forum is beyond me.

[gbasden]

It's complete bullshit that someone would flip someone else the bird or call them a Nazi because they continue to drive a Tesla. Those people can go fuck off as far as I'm concerned. They are 100% part of the problem.

Some poor dude driving an old Model Y? For sure. Some asshole driving a CyberTruck? They can eat all of the bag of dicks. They knew exactly how bad Musk was when they bought it.

That’s a great point. Very important in the grand scheme of things. Fuck those CyberTruck dickheads. All 39,000 of them

Total Teslas Sold:
2021 - 937K
2022 - 1.3M
2023 - 1.8M
2024 - 1.8M

The fact that this is even a point of debate on this forum is beyond me.

What does the number of cars sold have to do with the douche level of those that chose them?

P.S. - I'm very pleased that it's been a flop.