Stoplight moment

[borski]

Elon is wrecking his incredible legacy. Free speech isn’t the same as promoting untrue theories, misinformation, and flat out lies - and making it to where no one can avoid his tweets in their feed, even if they aren’t following him. He has made a deal with the devil and might be untouchable - until he isn’t. He is choosing to abandon “the mission” and become some Scrooge McDuck caricature, and we have the perfect system with Trump that lets him essentially take over because of his wealth. This will not end well.

Free speech isn’t free if you’re forced to listen to it.

 

[LucidGoosey]

I think other CEO's and leaders have figured out it's a lot easier to move product and get rich by not being polarizing, so it is odd that Elon let's it all hang out. On the other hand, he gets to have an opinion on the world and it's a shame that a person that holds different views is discounted as a fascist, racist, intolerant and/or incapable of doing or building great things.

Maybe if one where to have the chance to have a beer with Elon or Trump, it's entirely plausible the tweets and sound bites are not representative of the real person. The same is true for a person one does hold in high regard, it might just be a facade? I didn't buy a Lucid because I agree with Mr. Rawlinson politically (I have no idea if I do or do not and frankly I don't care). I agree that the Tesla brand projects a lot to others on the road, but not all of it is because of Elon and his views, rather its the "face" of EV's of some folks simply dislike EV's (and there isn't anything wrong that in world where we profess tolerance).

Despite what the socials have tried to delude us into thinking, the real world is where 99% of people with wildly different views and backgrounds all peacefully coexist and care about the well-being of others.

This is a good answer. Given the chance to have a beer with someone famous, I would definitely choose someone I don't agree with / fully understand, because I figure I would have more to gain from that conversation than with someone that I'm already onboard with.

On that topic, when do you think North Korean EVs will start hitting US markets? https://insideevs.com/news/724104/north-korea-madusan-ev/

 

[dchesrown]

I commented on local governments wanting to track miles for tag discounts, and the moderators removed my comment. However, bashing Elon for his views is okay. This forum has become no different than the MSM. Agree with the politburo, and all is well. Decent, and your post gets taken down.

 

[Adnillien]

This thread has become way off topic and turned too political so I am going to lock it.

 

[borski]

I commented on local governments wanting to track miles for tag discounts, and the moderators removed my comment. However, bashing Elon for his views is okay. This forum has become no different than the MSM. Agree with the politburo, and all is well. Decent, and your post gets taken down.

Your (one and only) deleted comment had absolutely nothing to do with local governments wanting to track miles for tag discounts. It was a long allegory about various animals and communism/socialism. In fact, it didn’t mention the topic literally even once.

We have absolutely no problem with *dissent*, as evidenced by this very thread, in which there are multiple opposing opinions speaking freely.

Off topic comments or comments that break rules? Those get deleted. Not dissent.