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[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Lot of rage here, but you know the right answer. I'm a federal employee in the process of losing my career over this shit. I'm going to be financially ruined for years. If I owned a Tesla, I'd happily drive it back to the dealership out of principle, even given the loss.

Don't hate people for hating the haters. Musk is scum, and his products are a reflection of his undemocratic and racist views. You want someone to blame? Look no further than the White House and Musk. Don't blame true patriots who are organizing mass boycotts and protests. It's the only tool we have to combat this overtly fascist movement, and I for one am not relinquishing what voice I have left.

[–] SoleInvictus 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm going to break this response down.

Lots of rage here, but you know the right answer.

Are you just trolling? No rage, I'm simply pushing back against people who paint people like me as "fascists and fascist supporters" with a broad brush and encourage others to do the same. They're actively making my life worse.

I won't even dignify "you know the right answer" with a response.

I'm a federal employee in the process of losing my career over this shit.

I see you missed that I'm LGBTQIO+. I'm not cishet. I'm in fear for my life and the lives of my partner and friends, so I'm fleeing the country and starting over, hoping the next place doesn't want me to die at some point too. Sorry about your job though.

Your last paragraph is just a big, lazy strawman that similarly suggests you never bothered to understand my previous comments before responding. I wasn't going to respond to it as I'm now quite sure you're just rage baiting at this point, but then realized someone on the fence about thinking like this might be reading.

I've been actively protesting the US decline into fascism for over thirty years. I'm a scientist that worked in public health. I'm disabled and am a disability advocate. I am this "true patriot" you pretend I'm blaming with the radical notion that we...*checks notes*... not assume everyone who drives a particular vehicle that has been sold for over a decade is a Fascist or fascist supporter since the CEO went mask off as a neo-Nazi in the last few months. That clearly means I'm "hating the haters" and "blaming the true patriots". Clearly.

Edit: just noticed my laptop is still logged into my old .world account. Oops!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I get it, believe me. I plan to do whatever I can to get my family out of this country if it descends any further into chaos. I'm not about to raise my daughter in a country that's so hostile to women.

I also think there's a bit of a misunderstanding. While I am generalizing about your average rabidly proud MAGA Tesla driver, I'm not saying that every Tesla driver is a Nazi. Telsas are, unfortunately, a symbol of a Nazi billionaire. That's not my fault, and I'm sorry, but I don't think we should ignore that fact.

I do think people should protest. I also think people shouldn't buy Teslas for the reasons that have already been explained. I'm not advocating violence against anyone. If people are yelling at you for driving one, I guess be more pissed at Elon.

[–] SoleInvictus 3 points 2 hours ago

While I am generalizing about your average rabidly proud MAGA Tesla driver, I'm not saying that every Tesla driver is a Nazi.

Your original comment:

Tesla has become the official automobile brand of magastan. When you see one rolling down the road, or more likely stuck in 2 inches of snow, at least you'll know where its owner stands on things like equality and the new national norm of fascism.

You're the one who just pivoted into the Nazi word use. Your original comment was clear. If you call for a false dichotomy, don't be surprised when "true patriots" push back as that rhetoric is what fascists use. I don't want you to drag the rest of us down with you.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Bad argument after bad argument here. Did you bother to think before writing this or did it just vomit out?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 hours ago

What exactly did I say that you disagree with?