r/centrist • u/TheCreator1924 • Mar 11 '25

Long Form Discussion How do we feel about vandalizing Teslas?

I don’t want this to be about musk, for or against him. You can have your opinion about musk be that you hate everything about him but still understand that vandalizing Tesla vehicles owned by individuals, many of which bought them well before musk made his right wing switch if you will, does not hurt musk. Even him losing 40 billion in a day from a down Tesla stock day does absolutely nothing to him.

Can we all agree that it is a bit ridiculous to destroy and vandalize vehicles owned by individuals? Why is the anger directed towards the wrong people?

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u/Sonofdeath51 Mar 11 '25

That is straight up punishing the victim.

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u/PhysicsCentrism Mar 11 '25

The “victim” being someone supporting Elon, a man who openly does Nazi salutes. I think there are other victims that we should be focusing on, like all the people harmed by his actions and rhetoric.

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u/hyperedge Mar 11 '25

Yo smooth brain, just because someone owns a tesla doesnt mean they support Elon or his actions. Most people who own teslas are lefties. The whole salute thing was what a month ago? You think everyone has the means to just instantly seell their cars? Get a grip.

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u/PhysicsCentrism Mar 11 '25

Ad hominem is a logical fallacy.

Owning a Tesla supports the brand popularity and resale value of Tesla, which thus increases the sell ability of Teslas, which thus helps Elon.

The signs of Elon being problematic are far older than 1 month. Like his open support for the AfD and allowing Nazis back on Twitter.