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This is gonna be the thing that splits the left into “fuck yeah burn them” and “this is going too far” and then nothing will get done because we’ll focus too much on infighting. Can’t we all come together for something not stupid like destroying random people’s cars? If you’re going to take drastic measures, at least do something more productive. Throw a Molotov at your representatives’ cars instead. I have no tears for a burnt Tesla, but I wish people were using this energy to punish more deserving people in more meaningful ways. I’m still waiting on all those “Luigi copycats” people keep thinking are gonna appear
There's been 2 attacks on CEOs since... The copycats are appearing.
Billionaire Media just learned not to sensationalize them.
My friend told me about this show he was working at. It was a pharmaceutical meeting with lots of c suite execs.
They told him to not mention to anyone that the execs would be there on account of "recent news".
List 'em pls
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/us/bayer-executive-new-jersey-fire-investigation/index.html
https://abc7chicago.com/post/atg-truckload-trucking-company-ceo-dane-koletski-killed-fire-police-say-employee-custody-murder-michigan/16001775/
Good, but there's still more to go.
Karma is a bitch.
I wish they were more successful, but yes it seems our media has learned to stop talking about it, same with the Trump assassination attempts
What about destroying unsold teslas, as well as other acts of resistance?
Fine by me, vandalizing a car that’s already been bought is where I think it gets pointless and counterproductive. Trashing the dealerships and corporate locations is great because the business is suffering, rather than a random person.
Destroying unsold Teslas at least doesn't hurt people who may have bought their cars just because at one point Tesla made the best EVs (not even close to the best cars, but definitely the best EVs in terms of powertrain and battery. A while ago, anyway). So there's way less collateral damage and fewer people to alienate.
There is one caveat though. The dealerships are probably insured and would financially be better off having the cars burn as nobody's buying them right now. Though maybe if enough Teslas burn, Tesla dealers become uninsurable. Now that would put them out of business real quick.
Additionally, if someone managed to somehow disable a Tesla factory without directly hurting the workers, that would bring tears of joy to many people. The workers themselves are just simple laborers though. It's not like jobs are easy to come by right now and I'm sure plenty would leave if they could. So I hope nobody shoots up a factory with workers inside or something. Even leaving the moral implications of homicide aside, it would also instantly boost Elon and Tesla in a lot of people's eyes if something like this happened.
I think the charging stations would be good. It's not like they're that useful for anyone not driving a tesla. Even when your non-tesla car can be used in one I've heard of people getting harassed by tesla drivers for doing so.
Interesting idea!
Hmm maybe. I’m not sure on the specifics. I thought other cars could use those and that’s why they sell those adapters.
Also it sorta feels wrong to me, ngl. Like one should be hitting oil and gas infrastructure instead.
God gave us two hands for a reason :)
Poetic, I like it 😊 😉
Unfortunately Tesla chargers have been becoming open to other manufacturers to use as well. They no longer serve just Teslas.
Guess who makes the money from the chargers though.
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I don't know why but some leftists will just find the dumbest fucking hills to die on, while completely ignoring real causes that actually move agendas forward.
Where is this energy in our unions and community groups? Where are these people in town halls and school board meetings? Where are the canvassers, the volunteers, the organizers?
Stop burning cars and start doing some of the damned work you cowards. Invest in your community and show people you're helpful and trustworthy instead of psychotic and destructive.
you're assuming those things aren't being done simultaneously. additionally, the type of misplaced violent rage you will continue to witness is born from oppression and having no voice or power. eventually, the caged animal thrashes regardless of what it damages, itself included. it might not be rational or logical but it has to be expected as an outcome. we are not going to stop people from burning shit down. it simply will never happen. too many people feel they have no other way to make it known that fascism will not be the way of life here than to scare the shit out of our leaders through violence and a demonstration of the people's willingness to execute.
you can fucking hate that this is happening, but it is always going to. i'm not personally going to condemn these kinds of responses because i recognize it as an emotional and forced reaction to living year after year in a country that doesn't give a shit about you but will exploit you until you die. tesla is a representation of what the last 70 years have come to: we are now speeding on the path towards technofascism and they're not even doing it behind our backs. people are going to take their anger out on the fascist car endorsed by our fascist presidential figurehead and sold by our South African fascist president.
do you think that after defacing a Tesla the person is real tired and has to take a nap for a while
I think well adjusted people participating in their communities and meaningful action are not burning cars.
i think people are allowed to have hobbies
It's not random peoples' cars. It's cars at Tesla dealerships.
Random peoples' cars may not be getting burnt, but they are absolutely getting damaged by keying or spray paint or whatever. I know at least one owner who had something like that happen to them and they now fear for their family's safety because of it. That's not cool.
It's really cool, actually.
People buy expensive cars while children starve just so they can look good in front of their peers. I support whoever damages their status symbols.
Anyone who doesn’t agree with me is causing infighting
Hey, that sounds like the way the mods and the inside clique at BoingBoing operate!
I'm fucking pissed at leftists who burn teslas. It's an incredible waste of an electric car ... It's terrible for the environment. There's better things to burn down if you want to create change
Anyone who thought Luigi copycats would appear is coping and I've been saying that from the start. And I say that as someone who wishes they would.