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A man drove his car into protesters outside a Tesla dealership in Palm Beach County, Florida, but did not injure any of those who had gathered to demonstrate against billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the weekend, according to law enforcement.

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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 107 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I think it says everything that needs to be said that the left's reaction to disputes is to protest and maybe set some cars on fire, and the right's reaction is to (try to) kill people.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

ask yourself which is more effective. the right is currently winning. maybe we should adopt different strategies.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey that is a violent thing to say, you should be ashamed of yourself. It's only ok to be violent if you're a white male Republican. Get back in the crowd, they're not done running you over yet.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i appreciate the sentiment, but we need to stop thinking we're doing anything by highlighting their hypocrisy

[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not everything I do has to be doing anything. Sometimes I'm just trying to vent. But also expressing the sentiment matters, even if it's small. Protests usually start with venting.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

protests usually accomplish nothing also.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Only if they're peaceful 🍴

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Possible people responsible for setting cars on fire.

  • Protesters that got carried away.
  • Bugaloo Bois, or other right-wing militia groups, trying to frame peaceful protesters as violent and/or just stir shit up, as is part of their M.O.
  • Trump administration lackies trying to frame peaceful protesters as violent to justify police crackdowns.
  • Tesla employees committing insurance fraud whilst trying to frame peaceful protesters as violent.

Also keep in mind it doesn't have to be just one. With multiple events of cars on fire, all of these (and more) could be true at the same time.

The insurance fraud due to the vehicles declining value almost seems like something elon would order done. Lol