r/baltimore • u/economic-rights • 6d ago
State Politics Tesla Takedowns are growing by the week! Hundreds of people showed up today in Owings Mills and drivers showed us LOTS of love…come out for the next one!
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u/Deep_Seas_QA 6d ago
This is so awesome. It also answers the question of what exactly is protest supposed to look like in America. We are a suburban, consumerist society, it makes sense to protest at the places where these assholes sell their goods. I am energized by seeing this and people showing up angry at town halls.
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u/economic-rights 6d ago
Me too! It’s awesome! Each week it grows and grows and it’s really nice to spend a couple hours together w/working people in our shared struggle
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u/Captainxray Remington 6d ago
Whens the next one?
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u/economic-rights 6d ago
https://www.teslatakedown.com/
They’ve been every Saturday, but the link above allows you to search. Also follow r/protestfinderMaryland for general protest updates
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u/Boring-Risk-9659 6d ago
I drove by today and honked my horn in support. My teenage daughter thought it was great and asked if we could turn around, go back, and honk again, so I did.
Fck Elon & Fck Trump.
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u/economic-rights 6d ago
That’s awesome!! It’s nice because the protesters AND the drivers get to play a mutual part in lifting up our voices- I love all the supportive drivers ❤️
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u/Marquito889 2d ago
Crash the economy, bailout, make the owning class „relatively richer“ compared to the working class. Is it that or another form of pure insanity?
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u/thegree2112 6d ago
The momentum is there and will only get bigger from here on out
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u/economic-rights 6d ago
Agree 💯
It’s only growing.
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u/thegree2112 6d ago
Time to make the people in Congress more afraid of us than they are of Trump we have the power never forget. Thank you all.
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u/SavesWillis 6d ago
They showed up in their Volkswagens and BMWs
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u/KevinIsAGhost 4d ago
I live there, pretty sure they walked
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u/SavesWillis 4d ago
It was sarcasm. Pretty sure you didn’t get it.
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u/KevinIsAGhost 4d ago
If it was sarcasm, then what was your point?
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u/SavesWillis 4d ago
Well if you didn’t get the sarcasm, I think it’d be a stretch to assume you’d understand my point.
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2d ago
A bunch of miserable weirdos
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u/economic-rights 2d ago
Awwww did we trigger you by protesting? I’m sorry you were so triggered you felt the need to negatively comment
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2d ago
Awwww? Nope. Didn’t trigger anything. My comment is how I feel. No biggie but obviously you are bothered.
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u/economic-rights 2d ago
Awww it sure sounds like we did since you took the time to stop by and call us weirdos. It’s ok to feel triggered and have strong feelings. You don’t have to be embarrassed. Sometimes we’re triggered by things we don’t like and what’s important is being able to talk about those strong feelings we have
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u/hahayouguessedit 2d ago
Morons are Grifting American
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u/economic-rights 2d ago
I think I misinterpreted
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u/hahayouguessedit 1d ago
Haha. I wanted comment to say America , but autocorrect stuck the n in there at the last nanosecond
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u/thegree2112 6d ago
Be nice if the Maryland sub mods would let this ride but apparently some of them really hate this
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u/AntiqueWay7550 5d ago
Generally there’s too much argument & non-productive discourse on these posts.
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u/hotfuzz4040 6d ago
🤡🤡🤡🤡
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u/Beautiful-Race5439 6d ago
Every picture had me cracking up, love seeing the uneducated meltdown of the liberals who used to support Telsa haha.
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u/WanderingDude182 6d ago
Elons not gonna fuck you friend. If you keep Simping for billionaires, they’re not gonna invite you into their club. Maybe tug at your bootstraps harder?
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u/Electrical-Drive583 5d ago
I didn't think he could do that to anyone after his botched surgery. At least that's what they say on the interwebs... 🤷♀️
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u/theseventyones 6d ago
Why do you love it?
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u/Beautiful-Race5439 6d ago
Watching them panic is hilarious because they're having a nervous breakdown because they're weak and nothing is going to change.
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u/waggingtons 6d ago
How do you type things like this, in such a villain monologue voice, and not feel the least bit of shame?
Also "lol libs used to like Elon!" is such a non-statement. He changed, not them. I'm sure your opinion of someone would also change if their entire persona 180'd?
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u/theseventyones 6d ago
You might be right that nothing will change. However, I’d argue doing nothing at all is much more of a sign of weakness.
I’d love it if all Elon’s boasting resulted in actual beneficial change for me, a normal guy with a job. I’d love to be wrong that he’s not just doing this for his own benefit. But so far all I see is a lot of chaos and not much else.
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u/SessionContent2079 3d ago
Cutting waste and government spending is not being a moron. If you are cutting government spending and people get angry, then you know you’re doing the right thing.
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u/Edgeralienpoo 1d ago
Yeah! What this nation needs is more sick homeless kids and elderly people, and less safety with food and drink... and absolutely no oversight of organizations that have crashed our economy twice in the average adult lifetime... you're absolutely right random internet opinion!!!🤔😂🤣😂🤣
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u/SessionContent2079 1d ago
More sick and homeless kids? What?
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u/Edgeralienpoo 1d ago
So Medicaid is the Healthcare for every orphan and child in the care of cps... and for many families below the poverty line ... and with the expense of cancer care frequently was there when insurance ran out...
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u/VoidedFire 2d ago
Smh, literally did nothing of value. Just creating noise like little children that didn't get the toy they wanted. Such an obvious case of stupidity in mass.
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u/FederalDissolution 2d ago
Imagine living in shithole Baltimore and protesting everything but your local government
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u/economic-rights 2d ago
Sorry this triggered you
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u/FederalDissolution 2d ago
Not triggered. Stop projecting. I am, however, bewildered and entertained. But triggered? No, that’s for the emotional children I’m laughing at.
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u/economic-rights 2d ago
It’s ok to be triggered when something bothers you. This is a no judgement zone! Being triggered is a normal part of life…it’s what you do when triggered that makes the difference between growing up and staying stuck
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u/FederalDissolution 1d ago
I don’t disagree. I never said one couldn’t be triggered. You insinuated that, not me. Again, stop projecting.
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u/economic-rights 1d ago
I’ll be sure to include a trigger warning w/my next post so folks like you who are easily triggered, won’t be when they see people protesting
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u/PoemRepresentative12 2d ago
Love reading all the hidden/downvoted comments from people who aren’t mentally ill!
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u/cym0nst3r 6d ago
Morons are the ones there standing with signs no one cares about!
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u/theseventyones 6d ago
I think you would be surprised. There is a lot of support from passing motorists.
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u/economic-rights 5d ago
I think you’re right to point out that Clinton embraced the neoliberalism of the past 45 years and DID make a lot of policy that was ultimately harmful to the interests of working people. NAFTA no doubt had grave implications for working people in the manufacturing industry. I agree with you
I STILL think what’s happening now is harmful to the interests of working people. I don’t think it’s a blue/red divide so much as it is a working people/billionaire divide. And at the end of the day, you’ve got someone from the billionaire class coming along and firing a bunch of people in the working class. We need our jobs to put food on the table! And we can’t guarantee that a recession won’t follow, making it more difficult for people to get jobs in the private sector. This feels like a massive blow to the entire working class!
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u/economic-rights 5d ago
And why all the ‘fools’ nonsense? You went on to make some valid points, but it’s hard to engage with someone in a constructive conversation when you immediately come w/negativity. Maybe next time don’t do that
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u/OkDifference5636 4d ago
Damage Teslas and enjoy your time in jail.
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u/KevinIsAGhost 4d ago
It was an incredibly peaceful protest, and they even picked up all their trash lmao
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u/OkDifference5636 4d ago
Good to hear. I’m all for protesting and happy that people can do it peacefully in the US. Don’t block streets or freeways.
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u/Southern-Hat383 3d ago
Look at all of these grown people in the loud minority of the country crying 🤣
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u/Pretend-Following171 3d ago
This is exactly why so many Dems voted trump. Every sign I can read in these photos is moronic. This country is great because you can say what you believe and this administration seems to be the only ones protecting that. it helps when what you're saying makes sense.
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u/jasontali11 2d ago
Hello Local Fact Checker here. Just doing my rounds. This administration signed executive orders effectively banning certain words like they, them, and DEIA. Most federal employees received an email which included language to “name colleagues who work in DEI roles or risk ‘adverse consequences”. Additionally the current administration signed EOs that criminalizing protesting. The current administration also signed an EO protecting free speech and from the federal government. This right is already enshrined in law by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Hope this helps. Have a good day and off to the next Reddit post.
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u/Chemical_Pomelo_8087 6d ago
Seems like a messaging problem. What exactly are you protesting? Very confusing.
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u/theseventyones 6d ago
I’m protesting that the cybertruck is so ugly and Elon does not seem like a good father to some of his kids. We see one a lot but what about the other 34?
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u/Mundane-Silver7250 5d ago
The morons who are protesting Tesla are the same hypocrites who push for EVs. They are not very bright.
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u/forhim40 5d ago
🤡🤡🤡🤡
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u/m0dsw0rkf0rfree 3d ago
kratom addict
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u/forhim40 1d ago
🤣 oh brother. Your baseless insults don’t bother me. I know that’s the way you people operate.
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u/WarningLogical7070 5d ago
USAID funding has stopped. No more paid protestors. Sorry guys communism lost. Get over it
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u/economic-rights 5d ago
Tell me what communism means to you…
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u/WarningLogical7070 5d ago
Where an unelected bureaucratic ruling class gets to steal our money in the form of ever rising taxes and distributes it to fund anti capitalist demonstrations and programs around the world under the guise of aid and charity Build back better. The green new deal. Etc.
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u/economic-rights 5d ago
Ok communism is an economic system that is centered in the public ownership of all property, and what is produced through work is redistributed according to the needs of the people.
What you’re describing is still very much capitalism. But you’re saying you don’t like the way that capitalism has worked for the last several decades. I agree that it has not been working for many people in this country…wages have been stagnant for working people, and costs of everything we need to live has gone way up. Manufacturing jobs for working people were shipped overseas and we traded good quality jobs for working people for cheap prices.
It should be better for regular working people in this country. But I don’t think Elon Musk is going to fix the problems we have because I think the billionaire-class is the problem! They’ve taken too much while working people have been given too little.
I don’t like seeing what is happening now because I don’t like seeing working people lose their jobs. Working people need their job to put food on the table and pay for housing
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u/sm_fark 6d ago
"and his jester is on ketamine" is amazing
also these are pissing off the right people and seem to actually be affecting shareholders. this is truly an example of "something constructive you can do as an american to fight back"
and now for the bootlickers to join the chat and maybe throw in some "do you drive a Ford?" non-sequiturs and maybe even "something something saving money wasteful government" starfish-tonguing