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Guadaloopy

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  1. Catch up to the thread. What I posted wasn't "whatboutism", but pointing out the absurdity of pressuring Tesla owners who have owned their cars for years prior to Elon's nazi turn to answer for the fact that they own a Tesla. It's as absurd as calling out a current Mercedes owner for that company's nazi cronyism 80 years ago. I wasn't saying that it's OK to ignore Elon's nazi tendencies because we gave Henry Ford a pass. That would be whataboutism.
  2. Sigh... I know we're all just try to score internet argument cool points here, but I'll answer seriously. I bought a new vehicle four years ago. The vehicle is practical, easy to maintain, and as a bonus is fun to drive. It has very low fuel and maintenance costs. Because I was intrigued with the technology and wanted to support autonomous vehicle development while experiencing incremental builds, I purchased FSD. FSD also had the outside chance of someday leading to a path for passive income with the vehicle. The passive income potential was not my primary motivation for purchasing the car or FSD. It was an interesting possibility, but nothing I counted on. What I did count on was having a vehicle that I could drive until the wheels fell off. At this point, the vehicle is almost completely paid off and runs as well (better) than when I first got it, and I still enjoy driving it as much as I ever did. This car feels like it will run forever, and I am looking forward to the next 5-6 years of driving with no car payment. If I were to sell it now out of a sense of outrage, I would have to go out and replace the car and those 5-6 years of no car payment go poof like a fart in the wind. I am appalled by Elon's behavior, but I'm not about to eat tens of thousands of dollars to prove that point to the internet and random people on the road.
  3. I'm not thrilled about it, either, but I'm not about to take a big financial hit just to show my in-group bona fides because someone turned out to be a much bigger asshole than I thought he was four years ago.
  4. Doesn't matter. Time is a flat circle, right? Whether the nazis are in the past, present, or future, we have to show our outrage. My purchase occurred 4 yrs ago, before Musk revealed himself as a complete ass. It's ridiculous to expect an individual to divest themselves of a major purchase at a loss to protest new revelations of a CEO's character. It's just as ridiculous as what I proposed above. If I were an individual jumping to purchase the new Model Y today, boycotting might be a discussion worth having.
  5. Elon already got my money four years ago. My deal is with the bank. Nothing I do with the vehicle now can hurt him. In fact, the people looking to take it off your hands at this point might be active supporters of his recent behavior. Why would you want to help them while taking a financial hit yourself all to make yourself feel better and virtue signal? Just slap a "Fuck You, Elon" bumper sticker on the back and keep trucking.
  6. If you want to be truly anti-nazi, there are a lot of brands to boycott. Should probably shut down NASA, too.
  7. Or this BMW, Benz, VW, Audi, Toyota , Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Datsun/Nissan, Maserati, Fiat, etc. Volvo and Sweden were neutral in WW2 and not actively anti-Nazi. Ford supplied Nazi Germany leading up to the war and used French PoWs in their German plants in 1940. GM owned 80% of Opel up through 1940 and contributed to Nazi military buildup. Stellantis is silly with former Axis support, so Chrysler, Dodge, etc are out. Guess we should all shift to Hyundais and Kias?
  8. He knew what he was doing and he’s a piece of shit for doing it. That said, my response to you guys for continuing to conflate my appreciation for the vehicle and the technology with praise and support for Musk:
  9. Ricky Williams thinks Johntay smokes too much.
  10. From what I am hearing, statements like this - if not this exact statement - are being distributed in all Federal agencies.
  11. One might even call it a cesspool.
  12. Poooooor aggy
  13. I served as Executive Officer on a destroyer in Hawaii many moons ago. One of the junior officers on our ship had a bad habit of getting very drunk out at the local bars and running his mouth. He got into multiple scrapes with locals, and after a particularly rough one, he showed up on the ship with two black eyes and badly split lips. After that, his nickname on the ship was Hawaiian Punch.
  14. Rushing TDs of 44 and 62 yds so far for the Eagles. Maybe work on that run D, Rams.
  15. Pretty casual NFL fan here. I’ve enjoyed watching Mahomes over the past several years and become a bit of a fan, but the straight up preferential treatment he gets from the refs makes him much less enjoyable to watch. The pattern has been established and now he plays to it, which diminishes his game and the overall game.
  16. QFT. Hook'em forever, QE3.
  17. I’m a QE fan and always will be. 49-0, Bama, 4th & 13. Thanks for three fun years of Longhorn football.
  18. He would have found a way to take over games from that position, too.
  19. tOSU's bellies are full of rat poison and their lungs are filled with their own farts. They are ripe for the slaughter.
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