The man and machine differ
search = tesla vandalism here. The headline tells Crabgrass opinion on going beyond lawful protest and boycott. In particular, vandalizing privately owned automobiles citizens have purchased from the firm are particularly odious actions.
Vandalizing TESLA owned sites and automobiles are less odious, in Crabgrass's opinion, but are nonetheless improper and should not be done.
Boycott is a lawful economic measure intended to harm the business, as a protest against it and against Musk as its main beneficiary. So, DO IT.
Don't break or vandalize things, as that is unlawful.
*An Ars Technica link in original post was omitted. This is the link.*
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https://www.theverge.com/news/633091/tesla-takedown-protesters-planning-biggest-day-of-action --- this screencapture:
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Tesla protesters are planning their “biggest day of action” yet, aiming for 500 demonstrations at Tesla showrooms across the world on March 29th, organizers said during a mobilizing call Wednesday.
The protests started at a handful of Tesla locations in early February, and has grown to hundreds of locations across the world, as more people have come out to demonstrate against CEO Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal government. Waving signs and chanting slogans, the so-called Tesla Takedown protesters have become a flashpoint for opposition to Musk’s actions to eliminate federal aid programs and fire tens of thousands of government employees as the head of DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency.
There have also been an uptick in incidents of arson, vandalism, and violence against Tesla showrooms that, while unrelated to the protests, have led to Musk and President Donald Trump labeling them “domestic terrorism.” Other members of the Trump administration have signaled the protesters could come under scrutiny as well. Attorney General Pam Bondi promised “severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes.”
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The hour-long call, which included actors, filmmakers, members of Congress, federal workers, academics, and journalists, tried to steer clear of Trump’s talk of “terrorism,” keeping the focus on Musk and the effort to tank the company’s stock price. Tesla’s stock has lost nearly 40 percent of its value since the beginning of the year, as poor sales and rising competition in the US and overseas have fueled growing pessimism about the company’s future.
“There is no conspiracy, there is no well-funded cabal,” said actor and filmmaker Alex Winter, who helped promote the protests early on on BlueSky. “It’s just Elon Musk who has taken Tesla down.
Alice Hu, executive director of Planet Over Profit, said [...] “We need to show Elon that he can throw a tantrum online because his stocks are tanking,” Hu said. “He can get Trump to put on a humiliating used car show in front of the White House. These wannabe authoritarians can try to intimidate us from exercising our First Amendment rights, but they can’t stop us from fighting back.”
Organizers were adamant that their movement was peaceful, often going out of their way to stress the nonviolent nature of the demonstrations.
That's the White House humiliation of TESLA touting by Elon, Trump, and male child X. Opening text and chart -
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Asian electrical vehicle optimism is in the ascendent: Chinese EV company BYD’s announcement that its chargers can in five minutes give its cars enough juice to run for 250 miles catapulted its market value to more than $160 billion — far above that of established Western automakers like Ford and GM.
US EV darling Tesla, by contrast, has seen its shares fall precipitously since December: Its market value fell by about $700 billion in that period — wiping some $100 billion off CEO Elon Musk’s net worth, the Financial Times noted.
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The divergence marks a broader shift in the industry as smaller, global companies push to innovate beyond their bigger, more established Western rivals.
So - Be there or be square - but don't break the law.