• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    It’s regular people who are stuck with a Tesla. They got sold in to the EV crowd, and until the last 5 years Tesla’s were pretty much the only major fully electric option do the charging network. They were lied to by Musk with promises that never came. One thing they did get is a nifty video security system, I bet the cops are loving all the video evidence. Not everyone can just sell their car at a major loss to get something different, life ain’t that easy.

    I’m gonna say it; if an Arab man set someone’s car on fire, or started attacking dealerships they’d be charged with terrorism with out a second thought. 5 years ago if a white man in a red marvel hat keyed a Tesla or set it ablaze, the same crowd keying/lighting cars today would be calling for blood. Sick of the “rules for you, none for me” bullshit.

    Destruction of property is not a protest against Tesla, its a crime against the people who own the car, a burden on taxpayers, fire fighters are risking their lives to put out those Tesla fires because “protesters” got upset at 1 dude they can’t reach and decided to take it out on the closest person they could.

    Should we start stabbing people with United Healthcare now?

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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      29 days ago

      Your comparison of people who rely on United Healthcare being mistaken for their CEO is absurd.

      People can sell their Tesla’s, but Americans can seldom choose their insurance provider. Insurance is also how people stay alive, and a Tesla is simply a tool for getting from point a to point b, of which there are literally thousands of alternatives.

      Tesla’s cheapest model (the model 3) starts at over $42,000 for the bare-bones, base model. That’s an extremely expensive sedan. You can sell that used and select from a huge selection of excellent NEW cars.

      So yeah, fuck Tesla’s. Fuck their maker, and fuck their owners.