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Tesla becomes cultural flashpoint
The Hill ^ | 03/20/25 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 03/20/2025 4:36:21 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Tesla emerges as cultural flashpoint in DOGE era ELON MUSK‘s flagship electric vehicle (EV) company has become a focal point of debate over the Trump administration’s government cutback campaign.

Democrats have made a show of returning their EVs and celebrating Tesla’s stock decline, while the White House has pushed to prop up the company.

The cultural movement around Tesla as an ideological signifier has taken a dark turn in recent days, with an outbreak of vandalism against vehicles and dealerships.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced the arrest of three individuals who used Molotov cocktails to set Tesla vehicles on fire. A day earlier, Bondi classified vandalism against Tesla as “domestic terrorism.”

That hasn’t stopped the outpouring of anger from Democrats, liberal commentators and late-night talk show hosts, who view Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as public enemy No. 1.

“The world’s richest mannequin has been trying to drum up sympathy for himself lately,” Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday night on his late night ABC talk show. “His sales are down, his stock is down.”

After playing a clip of Musk lamenting the vandalism against Teslas, Kimmel said: “Let me see if I can explain this for you. When you pull out a chainsaw to celebrate firing thousands of people, they get mad.”

Musk responded, calling Kimmel an “unfunny jerk.”

Over the weekend, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) posted a video of himself returning his Tesla and purchasing a Chevy Tahoe SUV.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: domesticenemies; domesticterrorism; terrorism; tesla; violence

1 posted on 03/20/2025 4:36:21 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Anything the Left doesn’t agree with is a “flashpoint.”

On an earlier matter I made a post a few days before it happened when I asked “how long are the Trump Towers and other Trump buildings with plate glass windows going to last until mobs of leftists push inside and start breaking things?”

Of course that came true as the mob sat down near the famous escalator and refused to leave. Most windows were spared, however. As of today.


2 posted on 03/20/2025 4:41:45 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Cultural flashpoint”

Odd way to describe a target of Democrat Party terrorism.


3 posted on 03/20/2025 4:41:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

More gaslighting from The Shill. “Whether it is ok to destroy other’s property becomes cultural flashpoint.”


4 posted on 03/20/2025 4:43:44 PM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Jonathan Easley is a hysterical beta male.

Tesla at times is being targeted with hate from the Left.


5 posted on 03/20/2025 4:44:27 PM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Will it be a mostly peaceful cultural flashpoint, that’s the question...


6 posted on 03/20/2025 4:45:32 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Over the weekend, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) posted a video of himself returning his Tesla and purchasing a Chevy Tahoe SUV.

“This one was made by union labor, United Auto Workers in Arlington, Texas,” Kelly said. “Always good to buy union cars. Incredibly reliable.”

I’ve had much experience with UAW assembled cars and non union assembled cars. We love our Georgetown, Ky. non UAW assembled Camry.


7 posted on 03/20/2025 4:50:49 PM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Teslas for driving around town are $35k new. Not bad.


8 posted on 03/20/2025 4:51:17 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( )
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To: Vision

The little rats at The Hill are just like the rest of MSM. They want to give as much publicity to the terror campaign on Tesla as possible to crush sales. It is the definition of a terrorist strategy. Use fear so people stop buying the cars so you can destroy your political enemy and it might actually work, sadly


9 posted on 03/20/2025 4:52:10 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: ebshumidors

I bought an 06 Vibe made in the same place when it was a NUMMI plant. Great car. I took a took a tour as part of a LEAN team when I worked for FEDEX. They had their stuff together.


10 posted on 03/20/2025 4:55:14 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( )
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To: BenLurkin

Lol flashpoint….half hearted astroturf protests sponsored by the usual criminal loving scumbags.


11 posted on 03/20/2025 4:56:53 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: MinorityRepublican

Can you imagine the outrage on the left IF republicans did what liberals are doing and they attacked some liberal billionaire company like apple or microsoft or whoever? The left would be going absolutely mental- or more mental i guess i should say


12 posted on 03/20/2025 5:06:32 PM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s only a “flashpoint” because Democrat thugs are engaging in violence.


13 posted on 03/20/2025 5:08:03 PM PDT by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

tesla plants soughs hire the hells angels, the mongols or whoever to guard the busiensses and provide security-


14 posted on 03/20/2025 5:08:04 PM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Bob434

Remember Ford Mustangs? They were just Ford Falcons with a Mustang body.

Put a Tesla body-the ones that look armored-on another vehicle. Park them at night next to a cargo van with vigilantes holding numchucks. Break a few bones and drive off quick. That will Bernie Goetz them real fast.


15 posted on 03/20/2025 5:19:17 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MinorityRepublican

Tesla stock is up.

It was also up yesterday. I didn’t check beyond yesterday.

Tesla Inc
As of March 20, 2025 • 1:15 PM MST
NSQ: TSLA
236.26USD+0.4(0.17%)


16 posted on 03/20/2025 6:13:16 PM PDT by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: BenLurkin

Wasn’t Tesla a virtue signaling vehicle?
Looks like the same people now virtue signal by getting rid of it.


17 posted on 03/20/2025 6:14:26 PM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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