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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago

I personally prefer fash barge.

[–] Harbinger01173430 12 points 2 hours ago

NGL, that AI generated cyber truck looks far better than the real deal

[–] MapleEngineer 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

yea that will show him for sure

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 minutes ago

The point of this post is that this shit bothers him. Read the room, of stop trolling.

[–] davidagain 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Is it specifically the cybertruck people are calling swastikars, or is it all tesla cars?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

All of them. The cybertruck is just the dumb swasticar.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 7 hours ago

It's the Panzer VIII Maus of Swastikars. Except they keep making them for some reason.

[–] rayyy 2 points 7 hours ago

You guys are just giving him ideas on how to build better a better cybertruck swastikar.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Is it ok to print Swasticar stickers and stick them on Tesla's parked on the street?

[–] elliot_crane 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ugh.. please reconsider. Many of us bought model 3/Ys years ago because they were a viable option to ditch gas vehicles. It’s bad enough that I’m stuck with this car for a while longer, I really don’t need it getting vandalized making people think I’m a fucking fascist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Maybe you should put that on a sticker on your own car :-)

[–] BigPotato 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Wear a mask so Elon's spy camera network doesn't ID.

[–] JamesMichaelElmore 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

or better yet, wear an elon musk mask while doing it

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

I would wear a Dopey Donald mask but then Elon's cameras would be able to pick up the big orange head from space.

[–] Diplomjodler3 2 points 9 hours ago

Great. That way you won't hear it, when the SS sneak up on you.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

This looks better than the Cybertruck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

I mostly agree but this is stupid

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[–] yesman 102 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

The GPS voice is Hitler screaming and yelling directions at you in German

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Rechts. Rechts. Ganz Rechts.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Nah, they made the voice speak english with a German accent, but it keeps messing up the directions in roundabouts.

For some reason the GPS gets confused when directing you to take the third exit in a roundabout and keeps saying: "Take the third reich"

[–] satanmat 5 points 13 hours ago

It can't turn left… that's why it has you take the third Reich.

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[–] daepicgamerbro69 3 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

The Nazis didn't use the 'Swastika' per se, they used a specific type of swastika called the hooked cross or hakenkreuz. Calling the Nazi cross a swastika brings confusion and disrespects many cultures where the symbol has a meaning diametrically opposite to that of nazi ideology.

[–] Diplomjodler3 10 points 9 hours ago

In english the Hakenkreuz was always called swastika. That's the common usage and calling that wrong is pretty pointless.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 7 hours ago

This really is not a "well, actually..." situation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Indeed. Most people don't know what a real Swastika is because of Nazi fuckheads. They don't deserve to be able to continue using the term.

[–] ThePyroPython 6 points 8 hours ago

So yes that is all true.

However, the mental link of the name "Swastika" with the Nazis has had 90 years of reinforcement in popular culture.

If you want to perpetuate a meme that annoys Elon and damages the Tesla brand (because I think they still spend $0 on marketing) then:

  1. "Swasticars" is a very good phrase because it's a portmanteau and everyone (in WEIRD nations) can work it out, have a little giggle, and then spread it as a meme.
  2. Explaining that it's technically incorrect by going "well actually... (Pushes glasses up)" is not going to help spread the meme and is just being a bit pedantic.
[–] Metz 3 points 9 hours ago

You make a very good point that i have not considered yet. Thank your for bringing this to attention.

[–] Tin 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I've been practicing dharmic religion for many years. Swastikas are used pretty heavily in dharmic spirituality to represent wisdom, or divinity, or the sun. I understand and have even used the symbol for its intended meaning.

The symbol the Nazis used is a swastika. It's okay and correct to call it one.

[–] Noite_Etion 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Who has Elon growing a toothbrush mustache on their bingo cards?

A musktache if you will.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

He'll need to get hair transplants first...

[–] I_Has_A_Hat 20 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I'm swastisure he doesn't give a fuck. This is peak slacktivism, on par with sharing a meaningless chain post on Facebook.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

You know what, I can't disagree.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago

This leads to a "I don't even know who you are..." moment in OP's grand future confrontation with elon.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Shitty cars, shitty company, ketamine addled fascist prick owner.

Still no “Full Self Driving” after claiming “soon” back in 2015…

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

Elon Musk isn't a Nazi, FFS.

... Nazis could make cars.

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