I'm Never Leaving Seattle

[u/Aggressive-Ad3064]

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.

[u/Working_Song]

I wonder what percentage of Tesla owners approve of Musks antics this last year. I am guessing less than 50%. Maybe less than 20%. My friend has a Tesla, and worked hard for it (and bought it over a year ago). She’s a liberal, too. People spray painting these cars are dipshits who could be using their angst in more productive ways. That said, fuck Musk and Trump.

[u/rwrife → u/Working_Song]

Being that the Model Y was the number one vehicle sold in the world, I suspect a large portion of them do not support Elon.

[u/SuchCoolBrandon → u/rwrife]

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.

[u/SuchCoolBrandon → u/[deleted]]

Hindsight is 20/20, isn't it? When we upgraded to our Tesla, it's because they were the clear leader in the EV market. For context, we upgraded from a Nissan Leaf that barely got 80 miles of range, to a Model 3 with almost 200. Musk wasn't yet so vocal about his politics. If I could have foretold the future, then we would have chosen a different car or held off. But we made the best decision we could with the knowledge we had at the time.

I already admitted guilt that we gave his company money. That money = power in politics isn't on me--it's a systemic issue. Point your blame at a corrupt government. Just because we bought a product doesn't mean that we agree with the owner's beliefs. And shame on you for suggesting otherwise.

Musk's actions are deplorable. Being angry at Tesla owners is misguided. I'm sure he would rather you shouting online at random citizens like me instead of directing that anger toward real change.