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As much as I love to dunk on Elon, why would "alienating libs" stop people from buying Teslas? People still buy, say, BMWs, Audis, and other cars which are quite famous for only being owned by assholes ;-)

PS: Also I must include an obligatory "I'm not a liberal, I'm further left than that".

(Please respect my free expression and stop dichotimizing the American electorate. Kthxbye!!)

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I am a liberal. I test drove a Tesla at the beginning of Covid. Loved it. I will not be buying one. I love my bmw r9t, seeing it brings me joy. No way am I spending $50k to look at a car that reminds me a Musk. Who knows how much further he will slide into the abyss.

I don't remember any CEO of BMW, Audi, etc. ridiculing a group of people on a daily basis because of who they voted for... The idea of spending 50-70k on a product that will make the richest man (ok 2nd richest now) in the world richer, who is essentially ridiculing/trolling you on a daily basis for your voting decision is just a no-go for a lot of people.

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