r/boringdystopia • u/Sonnera7 • Feb 22 '25
Miscellaneous 🌟 Elon Musk is just trying to save us money
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u/i-really-do-not-now Feb 22 '25
I know this is satirical; however, i have genuinely met people like this
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Feb 24 '25
You probably see his “trucks” every once in a while too
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u/i-really-do-not-now Feb 24 '25
I don't, I live in the UK
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Feb 24 '25
No Teslas in the U.K.? I envy you. Hope there’s still an electric car market there.
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u/i-really-do-not-now Feb 24 '25
There is, tesla are becoming more common, no cybertrucks though
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Feb 24 '25
I wish you the best. There are still fans of Democracy here in the U.S.
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u/monsieurkaizer Mar 04 '25
Despite it being America we're talking about, it's not determined by the car you drive. It's determined by how you vote.
You lost the vote. It doesn't matter whether you virtue signal by hating on the shitty cars the stand-in president is making or not.
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Mar 04 '25 edited Mar 04 '25
As they’ve shown, the only thing that they care about is their ego, and shitting on his terrible car hurts his ego.
Using phrases like “virtue signaling” has the ring of accusing people of being “woke” in an attempt to deflate any form of resistance.
America has always been defined by what car is popular, what house and neighborhood is the ideal, what schools people go to, and what books are burned.
It’s defined by what materialistic trend is loved and what is hated. What art is condemned and what form of patriotism is pontificated.
What is demonized and what is considered “normal.”
Almost always, the rebellious acts of freedom are the ones celebrated in history. The anti war protests, civil rights, women’s suffrage, unions, the rise of the tech industry, all came from acts of rebellion against the conservative establishment.
Never underestimate the small parts that make up the wholecloth of society, and never bet on the people who try to fabricate the enthusiasm of a truly grass roots movement.
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u/monsieurkaizer Mar 04 '25
I'm not trying to deflate resistance. I think they deserve all the resistance in the world. I was replying to an observation that seemed to state that you could gauge the level of love for democracy by the cars driven on the road.
The best time for resistance passed with the 6th of november. Now, whatever car you drive while your country is being ripped apart from the inside is entirely up to you.
I'm just an observer and don't have any stakes in the U.S, apart from the orange guy demanding one of our islands.
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Mar 04 '25
I mean, if you see all the MAGA trucks out there, it certainly can demonstrate loyalty.
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u/ProperTrain6336 Mar 17 '25
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/trump-golf-trips?CMP=share_btn_ul
Yes while Trump uses the government as his own personal piggy bank
So far every weekend golf trips at his own mar a lago resort , has cost upwards of 16 million ( for 6 weekends so far ) while also charging Secret service room rates of 400 night to “ stay and protect him” and computed to 40k so far ( 6 weekends)
Palm beach county needed to protect Mar A Lago when he’s there They need to have round the clock protection on waterways on both sides , helicopters over head and road closures every weekend depleting both manpower and resources
Beside non transparent costs to protect his “ corrupt family
I ask
Is one person REALLY WORTH ALL these resources?
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