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On the bright side, the No. 1 car sticker on German Amazon right now is: "I BOUGHT THIS BEFORE ELON WENT CRAZY."

by mleroy 2y ago

_ache_ 2y ago
Need to be update to "I Bought This Before Elon Went Nazi".
- siva7 2y ago
  Germans use this word more responsibly than americans.
  - LadyCailin 2y ago
    Where is the line, according to Germans? I would have thought “supporting German far right parties and doing a sieg heil (‘ironically’, ‘unknowingly’, or not)” is pretty close, yeah?
    - michaelt 2y ago
      Just because I think Elon Musk is a cunt, doesn't mean I want a sticker with the word cunt on my car.
  - pistoriusp 2y ago
    They do, but when you deliberately make a Nazi salute it's pretty evident that you're part of the baddies.
    - scarab92 2y ago
      Let’s not turn this site into reddit. It’s obvious to anyone who has watched the video with an iota of common sense that Musk didn’t deliberately make a Nazi salute. Even the hypersensitive ADL can recognise that.
      - deleted 2y ago
        [deleted]
      - _ache_ 2y ago
        In Europe, it's obvious to everyone that he actually did, and deliberately. He can't ignore the meaning of this. It's not even a discussion for us. That is fact, you or the ADL (I don't care who they are) can say anything they want, the fact that he did it and can't ignore the meaning of this make him a Nazi. Adding to the context of supporting Neo-nazi political groups and the ideas that he is pushing, there is absolutely zero doubt why he made a nazi salute. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gestu... https://taz.de/Elon-Musks-Hitlergruss/!6060000/ https://taz.de/Elon-Musks-Hitlergruss/!6060000/
        defrost 2y ago
        The take in Australia might interest you: Elon Musk might be antisemitic, but he's OUR antisemite, so hands off! https://archive.md/1EV0a https://archive.md/1EV0a (from: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/22/elon-musk-nazi-salute-roman-salute-antisemitic-donald-trump-presidency/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/22/elon-musk-nazi-salute-r... )
        scarab92 2y ago
        Musk didn’t do a nazi salute. The gesture he did is both mechanistically different, and contextually different. It’s only people who are convinced a priori that he’s a Nazi who seem to contort his awkward gesture to fit that narrative.
      - shermozle 2y ago
        What planet are you on? He did a Nazi salute. And then did it again, in case you missed the first one.
      - bdangubic 2y ago
        lol
  - _ache_ 2y ago
    Yeah, no doubt why the first move of his administration is mass deportation. Tesla sales in Germany will drop again in 2025, and it's politically related.
    - amriksohata 2y ago
      Germany is a smaller market than the US/China for Tesla. Secondly EV sales have fallen worldwide, so stats stats and damned stats!
      - _ache_ 2y ago
        Tesla's EV sales in France decreased by 60% in January. In a context of a stable market for EV. Germany alone is small but the trend is present in a lot of EU countries ( Sweden, Denmark and Norway). For reference, Germany was the third biggest market for Tesla (1/10 of China). France was 4th (1/10 of China too) and Canada was 5th (1/11 of China). It's not the end of Tesla, but it's politically related. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/tesla-sales-plunge-63-in-france-the-eu-s-second-biggest-ev-market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/tesla-sal... https://roadgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tesla-market-share.jpg https://roadgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tesla-mark...
      - piva00 2y ago
        EV sales didn't drop by 41% worldwide though, stats, and stats! Germany is definitely a smaller market than US/China but it's not an insignificant market that can be ignored, losing in it is missing on profits.
  - rsynnott 2y ago
    I mean, many Germans consider the AFD, which naughty ol' Mr Car supports, to be a Neo-Nazi party.
SlightlyLeftPad 2y ago
Poetry.
cassianoleal 2y ago
Should be "I bought this before I realised Elon is crazy" instead. Honestly, the Bolivia coup tweet should have been enough.

On the bright side, the No. 1 car sticker on German Amazon right now is: "I BOUGHT THIS BEFORE ELON WENT CRAZY."

by mleroy 2y ago

On the bright side, the No. 1 car sticker on German Amazon right now is: "I BOUGHT THIS BEFORE ELON WENT CRAZY."

_ache_ 2y ago

Need to be update to "I Bought This Before Elon Went Nazi".

siva7 2y ago
Germans use this word more responsibly than americans.
- LadyCailin 2y ago
  Where is the line, according to Germans? I would have thought “supporting German far right parties and doing a sieg heil (‘ironically’, ‘unknowingly’, or not)” is pretty close, yeah?
  - michaelt 2y ago
    Just because I think Elon Musk is a cunt, doesn't mean I want a sticker with the word cunt on my car.
- pistoriusp 2y ago
  They do, but when you deliberately make a Nazi salute it's pretty evident that you're part of the baddies.
  - scarab92 2y ago
    Let’s not turn this site into reddit. It’s obvious to anyone who has watched the video with an iota of common sense that Musk didn’t deliberately make a Nazi salute. Even the hypersensitive ADL can recognise that.
    - deleted 2y ago
      [deleted]
    - _ache_ 2y ago
      In Europe, it's obvious to everyone that he actually did, and deliberately. He can't ignore the meaning of this. It's not even a discussion for us. That is fact, you or the ADL (I don't care who they are) can say anything they want, the fact that he did it and can't ignore the meaning of this make him a Nazi. Adding to the context of supporting Neo-nazi political groups and the ideas that he is pushing, there is absolutely zero doubt why he made a nazi salute. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gestu... https://taz.de/Elon-Musks-Hitlergruss/!6060000/ https://taz.de/Elon-Musks-Hitlergruss/!6060000/
      - defrost 2y ago
        The take in Australia might interest you: Elon Musk might be antisemitic, but he's OUR antisemite, so hands off! https://archive.md/1EV0a https://archive.md/1EV0a (from: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/22/elon-musk-nazi-salute-roman-salute-antisemitic-donald-trump-presidency/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/22/elon-musk-nazi-salute-r... )
      - scarab92 2y ago
        Musk didn’t do a nazi salute. The gesture he did is both mechanistically different, and contextually different. It’s only people who are convinced a priori that he’s a Nazi who seem to contort his awkward gesture to fit that narrative.
    - shermozle 2y ago
      What planet are you on? He did a Nazi salute. And then did it again, in case you missed the first one.
    - bdangubic 2y ago
      lol
- _ache_ 2y ago
  Yeah, no doubt why the first move of his administration is mass deportation. Tesla sales in Germany will drop again in 2025, and it's politically related.
  - amriksohata 2y ago
    Germany is a smaller market than the US/China for Tesla. Secondly EV sales have fallen worldwide, so stats stats and damned stats!
    - _ache_ 2y ago
      Tesla's EV sales in France decreased by 60% in January. In a context of a stable market for EV. Germany alone is small but the trend is present in a lot of EU countries ( Sweden, Denmark and Norway). For reference, Germany was the third biggest market for Tesla (1/10 of China). France was 4th (1/10 of China too) and Canada was 5th (1/11 of China). It's not the end of Tesla, but it's politically related. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/tesla-sales-plunge-63-in-france-the-eu-s-second-biggest-ev-market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/tesla-sal... https://roadgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tesla-market-share.jpg https://roadgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tesla-mark...
    - piva00 2y ago
      EV sales didn't drop by 41% worldwide though, stats, and stats! Germany is definitely a smaller market than US/China but it's not an insignificant market that can be ignored, losing in it is missing on profits.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  I mean, many Germans consider the AFD, which naughty ol' Mr Car supports, to be a Neo-Nazi party.

SlightlyLeftPad 2y ago

Poetry.

cassianoleal 2y ago

Should be "I bought this before I realised Elon is crazy" instead. Honestly, the Bolivia coup tweet should have been enough.