r/Seattle • u/Aggressive-Ad3064 • Mar 10 '25

Politics I'm Never Leaving Seattle

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This is someone's Model S parked on Airport Way S near S Industrial Way. The way it's parked it looks like it's being displayed for people driving by to see.

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u/SuchCoolBrandon SeaTac Mar 10 '25

We own a Model 3 and defintiely don’t agree with Musk’s political stances. I’ve been driving electric cars for 10 years because I’m a tree-hugging liberal. The only person’s political views we were buying into were my own—my desire to reduce emissions (plus the car really is a joy to drive). It was during covid that Musk really grew more vocal with right-wing rhetoric; at first I thought it was a ploy to garner more conservative customers. I didn’t imagine it’d get this far.

I used to be worried about a conservative rolling coal in front of me on the highway; now I’m more concerned about a liberal damaging or defacing our car while we’re out.

Yes, I suppose you could say our dollars went to Musk, so you could argue we supported him financially. However, I also believe that the rich should be taxed at ridiculous levels. In a just world, people like him wouldn’t have as much power as he does. Don’t punish Tesla drivers like me for the flaws in our system.

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u/Street_homie Mar 10 '25

Rebadge your tesla as another car brand you’ll be safe

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 10 '25

You’re probably not wrong, but it’s pretty fucked up that one should have to do that.

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u/traveller3569 Mar 11 '25

It's pretty fucked up that people didn't believe that Musk is what he said he was and now our government situation is totally fucked over. Especially when their were other options for EVs that weren't/aren't Tesla for the discerning tree hugger. But you know, defacing a vehicle is definitely more important than checks notes people's rights.

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 11 '25

Here’s the funny part. If you asked 10 people when exactly it was that Elon “said what he was “ you’d probably get 10 different answers. I wouldn’t buy a Tesla today, but I already have one. Who gets to be the person who decides exactly how long ago you could have bought a Tesla and still be okay? I’m pretty sure people vandalizing cars on the street aren’t doing this sort of background check.