Stop torching Teslas: It will just drive more people to Donald Trump and Elon Musk

POSTED BY: 6ixStringJack
UPDATED: Saturday, March 22, 2025 13:16
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6IXSTRINGJACK

Saturday, March 22, 2025 12:17 AM

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/david-mastio/arti
cle302389749.html

I put the whole text here because they've got a stupid-paywall that blocks the archiver from making a full archive. Unfortunately, when you copy and paste text from there they remove all formatting and paragraphs, and I can't be arsed to fix what they broke intentionally.

A good article though... not just about Liberal Hypocrisy, but just how bad this behavior looks at this particular moment in time for the Democratic Party when they've never been less popular with the American People.

You'd better put George Soros's mutts on a leash.

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When Tesla cars first hit the streets, they sparked a revolution, taking electric vehicles from the laughable Toyota Prius to the sexy Model Y. Now, the sleek electric vehicles, once a granola-crunching, Birkenstock-wearing icon of the future, are being attacked in Kansas City, Las Vegas and elsewhere. The criminal wing of the anti-Trump movement is setting fires, getting out their guns, smashing windows and defacing the cars and dealerships with swastikas. These critics of Elon Musk are misguidedly handing the moral high ground to the lightning rod evangelist of electric cars, Mars rocket-man and really, really personal computer visionary who bought Twitter along with his Department of Government Efficiency boss, Donald Trump, as they tear through Democratic norms and government bureaucracy with equal ferocity. The hard truth is that these attacks won’t just fail to advance the anti-Trump cause — they’ll taint the liberal brand and open the door to the worst instincts of Trump supporters. First, let’s consider the optics. Tesla, for all its controversies, remains a symbol of the green revolution. Its electric vehicles have played a starring role in reducing carbon emissions, a cornerstone of progressive climate agendas. When activists torch a Tesla dealership or deface a Cybertruck, they’re not striking a blow against the fossil-fuel-funded Trump administration — they’re trashing a tool of sustainability. The average onlooker doesn’t see a nuanced critique of Musk’s politics; they see the black stain of carbon emissions against the blue sky that Democrats say they are trying to protect. That hypocrisy will erode their credibility faster than Exxon-Mobil melts glaciers. These attacks alienate the very people liberals need to win over, more moderate Trump voters — young, working-class, Black, white and Hispanic — who turned to the former president to fix what Biden got wrong. Picture a suburban family shopping for their first EV. They’re not Trump fanatics; they just want a reliable car that’s kind to the planet. When they see news footage of shattered Tesla windshields or graffiti-smeared showrooms, they don’t cheer for the vandals — they recoil. Nothing has changed about Tesla cars, but as violent progressives change their brand loyalty, they look like they are after political purity, not environmental sanity. Then there’s the economic fallout. Tesla employs 125,000 workers worldwide. The company’s growth has fueled jobs in renewable energy, battery technology and infrastructure — things liberals champion as the future of our economy. Tesla and its high-tech suppliers are the poster-children of the Biden-era industrial policy lavished with billions in government subsidies and loans, not to mention the electric-car mandate Trump hates so much. And targeting Tesla doesn’t just damage property. It could disrupt livelihoods. Trump’s critics are treating the jobs of thousands of American workers with the same contempt Musk is treating the people of USAID. For a movement that claims to prioritize workers, targeting a company that’s driving innovation in a green economy is a baffling turnaround. The legal consequences further compound the problem. Violent acts — whether smashing windows or firebombing lots — invite crackdowns. They’re already underway. The FBI is investigating. Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, is calling these attacks “terrorism.” There will be mor

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