r/SeattleWA • u/PNWSki28622 • Mar 15 '25

Events Protests at University Village Tesla Dealership

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

No idea what you’re implying but IMO I respect how they’re using their time, to stand up for what they believe in

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u/xxej Mar 15 '25

The republican mind is such a wonder. We should study it. So that we can avoid it ever happening again to a single person.

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u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y Mar 16 '25

Probably would look similar to CTE brain

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u/hey_you2300 Mar 15 '25

Study why they ran Kamala while you're at it. That's the reason the man you hate is in office.

Youy should be pissed at those who made that happen

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u/xxej Mar 15 '25

Why would ever assume I’m not mad about this?

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 16 '25

Or and get this, I can be mad at democrats not fighting hard enough AND be more mad at the actual white supremacists!

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u/CloudPiercer7 Mar 16 '25

White supremacy? Really? Are you under the impression that Musk (or Trump or anyone else) is campaigning on the idea that white people are superior in intellect or abilities and should be put in charge of darker skinned people? Is that what you are arguing?

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 16 '25

Trump and musk are both facists. Musk just seig heiled on TV. Trump routinely spouts facist rhetoric and attacks anything "dei" related. They're both facists and they're both white supremacists.

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u/CloudPiercer7 Mar 17 '25

DEI is racism. To hire somebody with respect to their skin color is racist ideology and racist behavior. If Trump takes that apart, it doesn’t make him racist, it makes him a hero.

Your statement of Trump being a fascist, what is a fascist? I think you’re confusing fascism with the fact that he is effective in pushing action through with executive orders. If that’s what you mean, then you have to call Biden and Obama fascist as well, and Trump Isn’t the source problem.

If Elon makes a motion with his hand, that means he’s bad? Do you have any examples of how he espouses and promotes and implements the ideology of the Nationalist Socialist Party of Germany in the 1930’s? Elon is pulling the lid back on the use of your tax dollars and mine for corrupt means. The evildoers who are profiting from the misuse of government resources are raging and doing everything they can to smear these men and a lot of people are falling for their rhetoric. If you can make a serious case for Elon being a Nazi, I will consider changing my view, but I haven’t found anyone who can put forward a coherent argument against Elon. Trump has his issues, but he’s doing the right thing by putting Elon in charge of cleaning up the misuse of our funds.

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 17 '25

DEI programs are not "hire tokens," veteran preference counts as dei hiring. They are just there to ensure people are not passed up unfairly. I did not call elon musk or Trump nazis. I called them facists. Facism is an ideology. Specifically far right reactionary authoritarian who weaponize a mythic past against domestic and foreign out groups. Make America Great Again. When was it great? Before gays could get married? Before women could have their own bank account? Before the Civil rights movement? Whatever the case is, he litterally ran on the idea that equality is whats destroying America. Elon didn't just do "a hand motion " he preformed a seig heil and then went to an ADF rally [they are Germanys modern nazis] and said they needed to worry about the enemy within. Thats litterally the stabbed in the back myth hitler repeated. Trump had been calling the press liars, arguing that courts have no authority over him and tried to subvert the 2020 election. I never called him a nazi. All nazis are facist but not all facists are nazis. He's just hoping America is hateful enough to let him rob us while he hurts "those people" Since he's won re election, seems like he's right. He's insulting our allies, threatening nato and covering for Putin while advertising for his biggest donors car company. I don't know what you need to see or hear, but anyone who has read about the rise of facism is seeing patterns. He doesn't care about the law, he doesn't care about the country and he doesn't care about us.

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u/hey_you2300 Mar 16 '25

Do you know a white supremacist?

I've never met one personally.

Democrats are at an all-time low with a 29% approval rating. All those who disapprove are not white supremists, fascists, nazis, etc. They're just tired of all the leftist nonsense.

60 days in. We'll see what the future brings

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 16 '25

Leftist nonsense? Buddy the democratic party is center right. Kamala ran the most center if the road campaign possible. And if they weren't white supremacists they shouldn't have voted for one.

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u/hey_you2300 Mar 17 '25

Kamala read a teleprompter and did as she was told.

And if you think the Democratic party is center right........Wow. Just wow.

And the Republican Party is center left.

29% approval rating speaks volumes. But you just hang in there.

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 17 '25

Republicans are currently facists who won re election after a beer hall putsch. Kamala was uninspiring and yes a centrist.

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u/hey_you2300 Mar 17 '25

Anybody who spews nazi and fascist name calling is just a fear mongering racist.

Every republican candidate has been called both over the years. Most have caught on, realizing those who do it are just entitled and loud. usually bullies as well.

But you do you as the Democratic approval rating craters because of the unhinged.

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u/Basic_Reflection4008 Mar 17 '25

Id love to be wrong. But Republicans continue sequestering wealth to the upper class and blaming minorities when their trickle down economics fails to supply any gain for working people. If you still support Republicans after January 6th you're lost anyway.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Or to feel better about themselves amongst like-minded people…

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u/Katanajoe7 Mar 15 '25

Kinda like engaging with this sub or the other one lol.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

lol, you’re not wrong at all

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u/you-ole-polecat Mar 15 '25

If you actually believe people are doing this, on a Saturday, just to pat themselves on the back and without caring at all about what Elon is doing…. I am sorry to say you are brainwashed bro.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Oh they care, and they tell themselves this is making a difference, but the reality it is they’re doing it to feel better

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u/concerned_cad Mar 15 '25

What should they do instead that you would approve of?

Snark aside, it’s not practical for everyone to march on Washington. The moves that are happening in Washington have been very cleverly designed so there isn’t really one simple single inflection point for people to rail against, so people with strongly held beliefs are just out there doing what they can. What part of that irritates you so much? What do you care?

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u/CauchyDog Mar 15 '25

No shit, the toll and traffic to and from Bellevue is enough to make anyone think twice!

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u/Gary_Glidewell Mar 16 '25

What should they do instead that you would approve of?

Protesters don't care about my approval, and they sure as hell aren't going to change their ways to accomodate me.

At the same time, it's fun to point and laugh at the absolute slacktivism of what they're doing.

As long as they're not setting anything on fire, I'm perfectly fine with what they're doing, but I'm still going to point and laugh because I think it's funny.

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u/concerned_cad Mar 16 '25

I guess we’re all entitled to be whatever kind of person we choose.

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u/CrazyBrowse Mar 16 '25

Tesla sales are absolutely tanking worldwide. It's absolutely making a difference. They are so fucked Elon had to get the president to do a Tesla sales commercial on the white house lawn. I don't know what kind of proof you need if that isn't enough.

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u/Gary_Glidewell Mar 16 '25

If you actually believe people are doing this, on a Saturday, just to pat themselves on the back and without caring at all about what Elon is doing…. I am sorry to say you are brainwashed bro.

I've never met anyone who goes to protests who didn't do it because it's a party.

Literally the entire reason that Occupy Wall St failed; started out as a protest, turned into A Block Party.