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Summary

Elon Musk called for arrests after posting a video on X showing a confrontation between women and a Tesla Cybertruck driver.

In the video, a woman pointed at the vehicle, prompting the driver to yell threats while the crowd chanted "Shame!"

Another woman called the driver a Nazi.

Musk claimed the incident was part of broader attacks and urged authorities to arrest those funding such actions, saying targeting only “puppets and paid foot-soldiers” would not stop the violence.

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

arrest those funding such actions

Wait, we can get paid to laugh at cybertrucks? And here I am doing it for free like a sucker.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

It's always projection with those assholes.

[–] Birch 17 points 6 days ago

I am still waiting on my soros bux for hating on trump in 2016

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

That's right. Setting fire to Teslas is OK so long as you do it for free!

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[–] rustydrd 135 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Musk has a point, though. The Cybertruck is extremely fragile, so pointing at it with your finger poses a significant risk and could even set it on fire.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But first it will lock the doors.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It DOES have a higher fire fatality statistic than the Ford Pinto so...

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why not just ban Tesla and cyber trucks since they are offensive to people eyes, are linked to a Nazism and provoke violence.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

The Cybertruck would be done for in the blink of an eye If the NHTSA had balls and treated it fairly in response to its disastrous statistics.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

arrest those funding those actions

Every accusation is a confession.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He's allowed to do Nazi salutes at inaugurations, but people aren't allowed to point fingers at his cars?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

If Musk just disappears from earth and is never seen or heard again, no one will miss him.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

Let's go through elons post history and arrest him for every bad thing he's said about liberals or anyone else. Remember that pedo comment he made? Arrest him for it.

[–] drascus 84 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Its a good thing we have Elon protecting free speech. What a fucking sham.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

But was she screaming the hard-R N-word into the face of a black guy? No? See? That's "real free speech" is! We may never know how many harmless but funny pranks and jokes were lost to being potentially called "racist", which should be also illegal.


Elon Musk probably

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Didn’t you hear, only billionaires with media companies can afford free speech now.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

No one on the right ever gave a shit about free speech. They don't care about actual freedom in general, either. They want to own people. It's the Southern idea of "freedom".

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"It is time to arrest those funding the attacks," he wrote. "Arresting their puppets and paid foot-soldiers won’t stop the violence."

Yes, very much so. It is high time we arrest those who are funding the violence against America.

Who is responsible for the havoc we are suffering, again?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Elon's self esteem is the strength of soft tofu. it's not for the world to walk on eggshells. He needs to get some actual real therapy cuz this isn't managing at life.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

A good criminal justice system ought to have comprehensive mental health services as part of the goal of rehabilitation. Therefore, for his own good, he should be in prison and we should reform the prison system.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 6 days ago (5 children)

It's soon going to be illegal to hurt Elon feelings.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago

Seems like that is already the case.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And then an angry mob will rip all his skin off!

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

Musk: comedy is now legal Also musk: flipping people off is not

[–] [email protected] 61 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I cannot wait till someone gets pissed off enough to shoot this motherfucker

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

who's not pissed off enough for that now? i can't wait until someone grows a pair.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Not sure why you got downvoted.

I’m not a violent person—I want peace. But if the quickest path to it, with the least bloodshed, is removing this idiot, then so be it.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

I’m confused. I was told “unusual hand gestures” are fine??

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 days ago

Is the snowflake afraid of a little free speech? I thought he was all about free markets correcting themselves?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Wasn’t cyber tuck supposed to be a battery powered light tank chassis? Why are these punks scared of an old lady’s finger?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And the sides. It's typical.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

high profile non binary, non white, non male identified people deal with actual life threats on their life just for existing.

Meanwhile here's a white cisdude with billions worried about some woman pointing in a general direction.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 days ago

From the guy that called empathy weakness?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Seriously, I think porcelain is less fragile than Elonia's ego. I'm definitely concerned about his volume increasing on calling for blatantly tyrannical actions. I hope one day in the future, justice is done and he is investigated and charged for any crimes he may have committed.
Though I'm not going to hold my breath.
Does anyone else get the sense that he is exactly the type of person who would go out the way the OG Nazi leaders went out? I.e. self self-deletion as opposed to accepting his loss and facing punishment like someone with courage.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Dear Resident, America is Under attack. We are in a state of War with the globalist menace. The FBI has determined that because you have not put up a US flag in your domicile, Taken a picture of your Ballot confirming you voted for our president, donated to an approved organization on the President's approved list, or purchased a vehicle or other asset in excess of $50,000 USD from an approved vendor such as Tesla, That you may be a seditionist, and will be placed in custody upon further investigation.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 days ago (14 children)

That reminds me, I have to sharpen my guillotine.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

Right. Point your finger at Cybertruck, highest government office in the land calls for your arrest. Run over protestors with your brodozer? Clear case of self defense.

Get the fuck out of here.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This fool takes Karen to a new level. What a fucking baby.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (10 children)

He showed that with that incident with the Thai kids stuck in the cave. They wouldn't take his submarine because it would never be able to navigate the cavern and he got all pissy and jealous of the actual heroes who accomplished the rescue. Kept calling one a pedo for years.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Seriously, he keeps saying we're supposed to be being paid to hate Tesla, but I haven't seen a paycheck yet. Anyone have the number for HR?

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