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Elon Musk condemned rising vandalism against Tesla, blaming the political left and suggesting a conspiracy against him.

He cited incidents of arson, gunfire, and property destruction at Tesla dealerships, linking them to protests against his work with DOGE.

Trump and the DOJ have labeled the attacks “domestic terrorism,” vowing arrests.

Some Tesla owners are selling their vehicles or adding bumper stickers distancing themselves from Musk, who defended Tesla as a “peaceful company,” saying “I’ve never done anything harmful.”

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    he said. “We’ve never done anything harmful.”

    He’s personally seen to the loss of tens of thousands (hundreds now perhaps) of jobs has no signs of stopping, stopping nutritional aid to those that need it most, and has even made comments about going after Social Security which serves our societies most vulnerable. Elon, how on Earth are you so clueless to see that all this hate is directly from your actions.

    I’d even argue people may not have cared for Tesla, but the fact that Musk directly benefits monetarily makes Tesla a target.

    A perfect example: Musk also was partial creator of Paypal even though he sold his interest in it a long time ago and has no association with it now. While lots of folks don’t like Paypal for a number of reasons, I don’t hear one peep of people ditching paypal because Musk had a hand in its creation.

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      Dude literally harassed and tried to ruin the life of a guy who saved a bunch of trapped kids in a cave. Never did anything harmful my ass.

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      Elon, how on Earth are you so clueless to see that all this hate is directly from your actions.

      Such is life when you are empathy free…

      And, likely, a sociopath to boot.

      🤦‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️ 🙄 🖕 🖕

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        He’s not clueless, he’s using this as an opportunity to play the victim and paint “the left” as the real problem. It’s all for Fox news viewers and the ignorant and it’s going to work. These people are masters at propaganda and manipulation. It’s disgusting how effective they’ve been

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          Sure it’s going to work. The American right is a lost cause of lead-huffing morons. They’d open up wide if Musk said he was going to shit in their mouths and chugged a milkshake made of Taco Bell and Diablo sauce on the way to do it.

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      Listened to a bit of a recent Joe Rogan visit he had. He plays it like the attacks are coming from the deep state hidden in bureaucracy as if those programs had no positive impact on people’s lives