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    7 hours ago

    It’s so nice of elongated Muskrat and the orange Pumpkin to be the first of their kind, to publically display Swasticars in such bold fashion - in recent times

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      11 hours ago

      Ugh… please reconsider. Many of us bought model 3/Ys years ago because they were a viable option to ditch gas vehicles. It’s bad enough that I’m stuck with this car for a while longer, I really don’t need it getting vandalized making people think I’m a fucking fascist.

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    The Nazis didn’t use the ‘Swastika’ per se, they used a specific type of swastika called the hooked cross or hakenkreuz. Calling the Nazi cross a swastika brings confusion and disrespects many cultures where the symbol has a meaning diametrically opposite to that of nazi ideology.

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      18 hours ago

      In english the Hakenkreuz was always called swastika. That’s the common usage and calling that wrong is pretty pointless.

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      I’ve been practicing dharmic religion for many years. Swastikas are used pretty heavily in dharmic spirituality to represent wisdom, or divinity, or the sun. I understand and have even used the symbol for its intended meaning.

      The symbol the Nazis used is a swastika. It’s okay and correct to call it one.

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      Indeed. Most people don’t know what a real Swastika is because of Nazi fuckheads. They don’t deserve to be able to continue using the term.

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        So yes that is all true.

        However, the mental link of the name “Swastika” with the Nazis has had 90 years of reinforcement in popular culture.

        If you want to perpetuate a meme that annoys Elon and damages the Tesla brand (because I think they still spend $0 on marketing) then:

        1. “Swasticars” is a very good phrase because it’s a portmanteau and everyone (in WEIRD nations) can work it out, have a little giggle, and then spread it as a meme.
        2. Explaining that it’s technically incorrect by going “well actually… (Pushes glasses up)” is not going to help spread the meme and is just being a bit pedantic.
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          8 hours ago

          By all means I encourage saying anything to pass off Elmo. Was just agreeing with the above point. I can do both.

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      19 hours ago

      You make a very good point that i have not considered yet. Thank your for bringing this to attention.

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    You guys are just giving him ideas on how to build better a better cybertruck swastikar.

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    Shitty cars, shitty company, ketamine addled fascist prick owner.

    Still no “Full Self Driving” after claiming “soon” back in 2015…

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      I mean, the model 3 and Y would be great cars if it weren’t for Elon. Tesla, SpaceX, and the whole world would be much better off without him.

      Edit: also I’m not talking about FSD, I think it’s bullshit and will continue to be bullshit for the foreseeable future. I like to drive my car.

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        Have you seen the Xiaomi SU7? Cheaper, faster, arguably much better looking…

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          I live in the US and they’re not available. Also I’m reluctant to buy anything with cameras and an internet connection from China as long as the CCP is in charge.

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        Until self-driving tech is good enough that you can safely not have a human behind the wheel it isn’t really anything other than a toy.

        As soon as you can remove humans from the equation you can have automated trucks, without even the capacity for a human driver, that’s where the real future is, not in owned vehicles that will always have, by definition, a driver in them anyway.

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      if he kept his promise of self driving and an economy model we would all be very uncomfortable right about now.