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[–] [email protected] 272 points 3 days ago (4 children)

In posts on X following the incident, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called the incidents “terrorism” and said the company “just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks.”

OK buddy.

[–] [email protected] 118 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The cars suck, but he's right that the company hasn't done anything to deserve this. He's the one who chose to make himself the face of Tesla, though, so however people feel about him, they'll feel about any business he owns.

Terrorism, though? Hardly. It's protest. He's the one doing terrorism by dismantling the government.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 days ago

The cars are poorly designed to the point of being dangerous. They deserve it a little.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

Terrorism, though? Hardly.

Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature

Pretty much the definition of terrorism. Doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

That's what was so terrifying about the Patriot Act for so long.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 days ago (32 children)

Violent, criminal acts

Property damage is not violence and nonviolent protests are not terrorism. They will claim it is. They are lying.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (10 children)

Yes, but that definition also defines... basically all the most heinous things that Trump and those around him have done in the last... 5 years, lets say? ... as terrorism.

Remember CPAC, 2022?

... kinda speaks for itself.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (12 children)

Spraypaint a traffic camera, violence.

So what I'm hearing is, if you burn Tesla because their CEO is a scum-sucking useless billionaire who is dismantling the social services that you and your family rely on (and paid for!), in order to cut taxes for the 1%, you're a terrorist.

If you set shit on fire because you like to watch stuff burn, you're just a plain ol' arsonist.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Rather it is vandalism, because Terrorism, its acts cause terror in the population.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

nobody is terrified, except for billionaires, like crybaby musk.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It's property damage that was done specifically to avoid hurting people. By that interpretation, Banksy could also be classified as a terrorist.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

This is terrorism. Storming the capitol is clearly not.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago

It’s not terrorism. They were just peacefully touring the dealerships. Just like January 6. Peacefully touring.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago (6 children)

The board needs to remove Elon today.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yep. I don't get why they haven't. He's tanking their shit badly.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago (7 children)

They just paid fucking 60 billion dollars to him to keep him from quitting. Maybe a smidge of sunk cost fallacy.

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

Sigh. Fuck Elon. I hope the piece of shit goes bankrupt. Probably wont happen though :/

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

the board are his handpicked toadies that have him a bonus despite tesla losing money

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"Evil attacks", like we're killing puppies, or something.

It's vandalism against machines, and the only victim here is the insurance companies.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

“Evil attacks”, like we’re killing puppies, or something.

Leave the puppy killing to the expert, Kristi Noem.

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