Editor,
If you are deciding whether to buy a Tesla, and you care about basic democratic values, then I think the choice is simple: don’t.
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Editor,
If you are deciding whether to buy a Tesla, and you care about basic democratic values, then I think the choice is simple: don’t.
Musk has made it clear that he isn’t just another self-satisfied entrepreneur with some ignorant ideas. He is the richest man on the planet and a malevolent force in society — someone who not only supports the ugliest kind nationalist paranoia, but is apparently bent on using his power to manipulate political dialogue.
I don’t know if his end goal is to create a more culturally homogeneous country or whether he’s just making a cynical play to protect his business interests, but either makes him plenty dangerous. If hate has no home in our communities, then neither does that brand-new Tesla.Â
Constance Quirk
Burlingame Local
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(11) comments
Agree 100%. This bloated male white supremacist may have billions of $$$, but zero integrity or compassion. A lot of better EV choices now... ones that don't catch fire.
SMpool - your envy and ignorance are hilarious. Even the European press are amazed at the selflessness of Musk to blow $$44B on Twitter to restore the tenets of our First Amendment. All wished they had that provision in their constitutions, a feature truly unique to the USA. Tesla is just another afterthought for him now. Do your homework before you spout and just feel fortunate we were given Musk that opportunity.
Thanks, SMpool, for another delicious serving of rabid Democrat hatred and bigotry. Delicious. May I have another? BTW, did you hear that MSNBC was up for sale? I hear Elon may buy MSNBC and perhaps rename it to ELONTv with a show that broadcasts clips of rabid Democrats making fools of themselves. That would easily take up six months of airtime while Elon finds new show hosts.
Poor Terrence Yny. Do you even know where "may I have another" comes from? Your proclivities are showing.
Poor SMpool-ton. Of course I know where it came from – my above response. Where do you think it comes from? Perhaps your proclivities are showing? BTW, remember a number of months ago you said you take pride in the progress made in women’s and civil rights? I’m still interested in hearing your thoughts on the continued efforts by Dems to minimize women in society. Are you okay with biological men claiming they’re women and then proceeding to erase women’s records while also taking medals from and knocking women off the podium? Are you okay with men using women’s locker rooms (a la Planet Fitness)? Is it okay for men claiming to be women advertise as woman-owned businesses? Enquiring minds want to know.
After buying Twitter and uncovering the truth, Elon Musk learned that Twitter was racist, hateful and would censor facts, comments and opinions that hurt their feelings. Twitter was part of the democrat machine along with Google & Apple, who all kowtowed to the Biden's administration requests to censor facts. And because Musk unearthed the truth, and did not walk the goose-step and and say Sieg-Heil to the party of hate, Musk was attacked. And today we read in the SMDJ that the Sequoia school district is infested with anti-semites. Nice try Constance, facts don't lie and BTW, Musk always voted democrat until this last election, Musk is honorable and open mined, unlike your LTE.
Musk Derangement Syndrome. Elon Musk is a free-speech hero. His buying Twitter will go down in history as a pivotal moment for our country. We could have gone either way and were headed to a dark place when media/social media, aided and abetted by our government was censoring citizens. Thanks to Elon we are now back on a path of freedom and respect for our incredible Constitution.
Constance - perhaps you can issue instructions to those Tesla owners on how to remove their Biden/Harris stickers from their cars.
Constance come on, don’t be quirky, don’t hide in your hole like Jorg, come out and give us some facts as to why we should believe you…. or are you going to hide in your hole like Jorg and his fellow Jorgidians when you called on the carpet?
Constance? Constance..... where are you?? Are you sleeping in your Jorgidian hole or you are stumbling on your lying word salad? It's time to reply, refute and set us all straight or are you pulling a Kamala debate tactic and choosing to not reply to the truth? The truth hurts Constance. Constance, constance, constance.... your silence is compelling
Elon Musk is no doubt the greatest entrepreneur and risk taker the world has her seen. He chose to live in America because it offers people the greatest opportunities to pursue their goals under our free market capitalism.
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