I'm trying to understand the hatred for Elon Musk

I try to keep an open mind when it comes to the political climate of the USA and the rest of the world to some degree as well, but the intense hatred spewed towards Musk is something that I am really having a difficult time understanding.

The way that people are going out of their way to attack dealerships and even the individual people who just happen to own the cars is something that kind of blows my mind... and in a very bad way.

Now I am not saying that boycotting a product whose leadership disagrees with you is something that people shouldn't do, I did it once and still stick to it to this day in relation to Coca-Cola, but it never really occurred to me that the "next phase" of my vengeance on this product would be to destroy vending machines or to attack anyone I see that is drinking a Coke.

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The attorney general has called these actions "nothing short of domestic terrorism" and I have to say that I agree with her. It's kind of the very definition of terrorism, isn't it? I mean, if you own a Tesla now you are worried all the time about if something is going to happen to it regardless of what your political views are.

Even though in my mind this is terrorism and the people who engage in this violent protest should be charged as such, the administration is kind of in a situation where they cannot declare it as such because it would be seen as favoritism towards Elon if they were to do so. In my mind I can't think of any other time that a specific business was targeted in this way outside of Trump hotels.

I know that it gets used a lot, but TDS has spurned a special kind of crazy reaction out of people on the left, because has there ever been a time that conservatives did something similar? This is a genuine question too, I would love to know if there was a time that conservatives did something like this on a national or even international scale. I suppose you could say abortion clinics, that's the only thing that I can come up with but the violent situations that comes out of that were extremely rare. According to the wiki there have been been 42 bombings, 200 arson events, and 531 assaults against the patients (a word they spell incorrectly on the wiki) and providers since the 1970's. So I guess that is the same thing in reverse and that is definitely a blemish on conservatives.

I feel as though there is a very real difference between the two though, because abortion has been a contentious topic on political and especially religious grounds since the procedure was made available . The attacks on Tesla and Tesla car owners is rooted in hatred towards one individual: Elon Musk.

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I get that people on the left are going to dislike this guy simply because of his support for DJT, but I am genuinely curious as to how anyone out there can justify what is happening with these actions.

I hope that if you do believe that this is just and deserved that you are able to present the case in a calm and rational manner at the same time.

I think that some of it comes from him being a part (in charge of?) DOGE, which in my mind is a very good and very necessary thing. I own a business that needs to at least break even to stay in business and if you look at the United States government as a business, and you should, it is one of the least functional businesses in the world from a income/expenditures standpoint. Trimming the fat is something that has been necessary for decades but we just never bothered to do so in my lifetime.

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This trend began just before I was born and has just gotten worse and worse as the years went by, no matter who was in power at the time. While I don't know exactly why this is I suspect it has to do with politicians wanting to be re-elected and a great way to make that happen is to promise people "free stuff" since they can't legally offer them money directly for their vote.

When I see that more Teslas are being burned and individuals who own a Tesla are scared of what is going to happen to them and their vehicle, this makes me sad and also makes me very happy that I live in a state with Castle doctrine that allows me to use lethal force to protect myself and my property. As far as I know this sort of crime towards an individual has not happened in North Carolina and I believe this is one of the major reasons why that is the case.

I was never tempted to buy a Tesla or any EV vehicle. This is because they are not conducive to the sort of work that my business does. It simply wouldn't work. Also they don't make them in beat-up, redneck pickup style. I'm no Elon super-fan, I'm rather indifferent towards him but at the same time I am also on his team because this gutting of the waste in government needs to be addressed.

I'm just not understanding how people can be getting so worked up about this guy to the point where they seem to want to destroy anything that he does or any product that his company creates. Remember, if this is some sort of reaction to scare the public into changing their behavior, that is, in fact, terrorism. I would applaud some very stiff sentences to the people that are doing these things but since most of this is happening in places where they are "on the side" of the people that are doing the burning, it is very unlikely to occur.

So please, if you are one of the people that applauds this destruction and mayhem, I would really like it if you could give me a calm and sane explanation as to why you feel this is all justified.