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[-] logicbomb@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago

Tesla could solve most of their problems by firing Musk. Any other public company whose CEO makes a very public Nazi salute would fire that CEO.

Yes, he'd still be a large shareholder, but I think simply getting him out of the company would give a lot of people the sense that he faced some personal consequences for his actions, and that any companies who deal with Musk will also face consequences.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago

We should give Elon more billions as an interim bonus instead.

-The Tesla board, probably

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The companies board and senior leadership are his family and loyalists, therefore the company is fascist and should be destroyed, regardless of Space Karens involvement.

[-] mooncake@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

Id rather just see Tesla burn to the ground.

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

It won't.. they will bail it ot with taxpayer money. Like it or not every US citizen will buy some Telsa stock (but never own it). Capitalism for thee, but communism for me if the business fails.

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[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

The board is filled with family and close friends. They'll protect him as long as possible.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

They'll lose the ship to save one expendable captain.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If they're so determined to protect their Nazi captain, perhaps they deserve to lose the ship.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, he’d still be a large shareholder, but I think simply getting him out of the company would give a lot of people the sense that he faced some personal consequences for his actions

On one hand, that might indeed satisfy a lot of the public. On the other hand, we ought to consider that a bad outcome because the real goal should be to tank TSLA to the point that Musk's holdings no longer suffice as collateral and he's forced to sell Xitter.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 4 points 1 week ago

Yes, he'd still be a large shareholder

If they fire him, he would sell. This would tank the stock value.

They're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The stovk price is also all vibes based around him.

Edit: he wouldn't sell, though. He couldn't sell that much. He also has a bunch of loans leveraged against his stock aa collateral. Those collapse if the stock price collapses.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Exactly, Musk needs to go. Even apart from his abhorrent behaviour this dude supposedly has so many jobs, how can he possibly be doing them all to a reasonable standard let alone one deserving of his insane compensation.

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[-] GrassCat@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

At this point it is most likely that it’s the dealerships themselves trying to burn these for the insurance.

Tesla's aren't selling?

  1. Set them on fire.
  2. Claim that it's arson.
  3. File insurance claim.
  4. Profit.
[-] deadfatquarterzip@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Probably. Unfortunately side effect is it constantly reinforce in people, "wow people really hate teslas" and further damaging the brand. I find it hard to believe Canadians would due this kind of a thing. Not that they couldn't, i just have a hard time believing it.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I don't hear Alex Jones screaming about inside jobs.

Probably because he's way too far up EMu's ass.

[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

He's still around? Whatever happened to people knowing when to call it quits and leave everyone's lives... I swear, ever since the 2000's and onward people just kind of stick around forever now. Guess that's another awful side effect of the internet.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

He sure is and I hear you! It's unbelievable how cringy his show is now.

https://knowledgefight.com/

One of my favorite podcasts where they spend an ungodly amount of time dissecting his horseshit and laughing at him.

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[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 week ago

I wonder what the insurance premium on a Tesla is these days?

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[-] Corno@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Not all that surprising that Canadians are especially pissed off. Didn't he say Canada isn't a real country and then he deleted the Tweet afterwards? Yes he did...

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

In the words of Duke Nukem, "Hail to the king baby"

The king being us, the people, who outnumber the billionaires, the billionaires who can still bleed.

And if it bleeds we can kill it.

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[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Largest case of insurance fraud from an automaker**

[-] Nunar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Oh no... Any way...

[-] arankays@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

It's very sad that people care more about the feelings of cars than the feelings of people. Cars fucking suck. Cars are tools of oppression.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

It’s not about the cars. It’s about what a powerful billionaire is doing to people.

Targeting the cars is just a way to discourage Telsa ownership, tank the stock, and give Musk less power and leverage. A lot of his power comes from his ability to borrow against Tesla.

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[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Is Tesla sabotaging their own cars in order to commit insurance fraud?

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

When Trump said he'd prosecute tesla vandals "with the full force of the law" it really highlights the unequal enforcement in our system. Its like saying "I'm going to turn on law enforcement right now just for this issue". He clearly does not believe in laws or law enforcement, or else he'd see how absurd a statement it was.

This and their dismantling of the EPA, IRS, FBI, and justice system shows that republicans are soft on crime, soft on wealthy tax evaders, soft on the legal system in general, and disrespectful of law enforcement, except insomuch as they can be used as personal storm troopers for issues they care about-- usually to promote racism and class stomping of the poors.

Republicans are soft on America, but rock hard for Russia. I hope republican voters are proud.

[-] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How does the saying go? The core principle of conservatism is there are people the law binds but does not protect, and people the law protects but does not bind?

Or, another similar insight: liberals judge actions as good or bad and judge people by their actions. Conservatives judge people as good or bad and judge actions by the person performing them.

What Trump realized is he doesn't have to even pretend to enforce the laws objectively. Conservative Americans want selective enforcement. They want the government to go after liberals and leftists and minorities with the full voice of the law. They want law enforcement to ignore conservative crimes and hunt down liberal crimes, because conservatives are good people so their mistakes can be forgiven, but liberals are bad people so they must be guilty of something.

And that's where Biden fucked up. He had the FBI go after Trump relentlessly for four years in the belief that, if he could find enough bad actions Trump did, he could discourage conservatives from supporting him in 2024. What he didn't realize is, Trump's supporters would never condemn any crimes Trump committed, because they believe Trump is a good person and therefore what he does isn't a crime.

All Biden did was give Trump an excuse to send his FBI after his political enemies too. And Trump and his supporters are happy to use that power far more widely than Biden did.

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[-] misteloct@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

American here, careful Canadians you're walking on thin ice. We're about to beg for your eggs while kneeling rather than grovelling on the floor. I'm fucking serious, we won't pay a dime more than $1 per egg. Pretty please. This is your last warning.

[-] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Make their insurance super high.

[-] klu9@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Aura Carreño Rosas is a Hamilton-based reporter from Venezuela, with a passion for pop culture and unique people with diverse journeys.

What??? A Venezuelan who hasn't been rounded up, deported and slung into in a third world concentration camp without even the pretense of due process?!?

Come on Canadia, is that really the kind of country you want to live in???

/s

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

The damage included "deep scratches and punctured tires."

That's it? Y'all Canadians are so polite.

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[-] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Dumb ass American here. Does Canada's prime minister or some other official have the same kind of pardon power our president does? Because they could do something pretty cool right now.

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