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riversedge

(75,172 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 06:52 PM Tuesday

Tesla Crashes. The Boycott is Working!





Tesla Crashes. The Boycott is Working!
The resistance isn’t just marching—it’s canceling Teslas.


https://www.tealandorangereport.com/p/tesla-crashes-the-boycott-is-working

The Dangerous Ones Apr 22, 2025



The numbers don’t lie, but they sure do scream. Tesla just reported a 71% plunge in profits and a 34% stock nosedive—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg Elon's ego steered this ship into. For years, progressives, climate voters, and normie liberals were the ones keeping Tesla shiny and relevant. Now? They’re the ones slamming the door shut and canceling their pre-orders—and it’s working.

Elon Musk used to be the poster child for innovation. Now he’s the poster child for “How to Turn a Brand Into a Burning Dumpster in 3 Tweets or Less.” His far-right flirtations, political tantrums, and seat on Trump’s dystopian Department of Government Efficiency didn’t just spark outrage—they sparked a movement. .......................

Look at the damage: Sales are collapsing in blue states. Registrations in California—the birthplace of Tesla's cool factor—are down more than 15%. Tesla’s been uninvited from international auto shows. People are openly mocking the brand, vandalizing Teslas, and replacing them with Rivians and hybrids like it’s an ethical exodus. And Musk? He’s out here promising robot servants and Martian dream homes while the foundation of his empire rots in real time.

This isn’t just consumer backlash. This is a people-powered reckoning. The boycott is no longer a whisper—it’s a bullhorn. Liberals, progressives, Gen Z activists, and plain old disgusted citizens are reminding corporate America what happens when you spit in the face of your own customer base. You get the cold shoulder—and a $100 billion stock slap.

Bottom line? .....................
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Tesla Crashes. The Boycott is Working! (Original Post) riversedge Tuesday OP
Yep, keep it up. I wouldn't buy a Tesla with your money. walkingman Tuesday #1
And the stock is moving higher Beachnutt Tuesday #2
The greater fool theory. Musk announced he will come back to rescue the company after he has destroyed JohnSJ Tuesday #4
Jesus.... EthanBlue Tuesday #3
I think they are hoping he'll quit DOGE and pretend to be normal again... D23MIURG23 Wednesday #16
what prices are you looking at. Tetrachloride Tuesday #5
npr Tetrachloride Tuesday #6
It's as if someone took a chainsaw to teslas profits BOSSHOG Tuesday #7
Saw a great bumper sticker at the gym today leftieNanner Tuesday #8
There are apparently several versions of that. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #11
"Bottom line?"... Mr. Evil Tuesday #9
WELL DESERVED YOU EARNED blue blues Tuesday #10
Teslas will start appearing in the Bargain Bins in Ollies stores! 70sEraVet Tuesday #12
Welcome to DU ... aggiesal Tuesday #15
Next up, Amazon WVreaper Tuesday #13
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Delmette2.0 Tuesday #14
Good. Blue Owl Wednesday #17

JohnSJ

(98,481 posts)
4. The greater fool theory. Musk announced he will come back to rescue the company after he has destroyed
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 07:15 PM
Tuesday

the lives of tens of thousands of people, and between Wall Street and the media they will push the great savior has arrived in the form of trump.

The question is will the American consumer buy it? Competition is now appearing on the scene, I don't think his base customer, which are environmentally conscious consumers are going to jump back into another Tesla after what he has done to the country, and I doubt the Internal Combustion Engine loving Magas will be buying Teslas either.

but we will see.


D23MIURG23

(3,130 posts)
16. I think they are hoping he'll quit DOGE and pretend to be normal again...
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 09:27 AM
Wednesday

... And then everyone just forgets that he ran around saluting hitler and destroying vital parts of the federal government.

Maybe that will work to some extent.

I think the "good old days" - when every lie out of Eloon's mouth about his newest vaporware product prints millions for investors - are gone, though. Most of the people who are dumb enough to worship Trump think electric cars are for sissies, and all this sciency stuff is turning good Christians into devil worshiping communists who think the Earth is round. Eloon isn't going to have much crossover appeal with them.

Tetrachloride

(8,666 posts)
5. what prices are you looking at.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 07:46 PM
Tuesday

put the links in with real prices

my links appear to be out of date

BOSSHOG

(42,144 posts)
7. It's as if someone took a chainsaw to teslas profits
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:12 PM
Tuesday

A big, loud chainsaw wielded by a moron. Yes Elon you were using that chainsaw on your own company.

mwmisses4289

(942 posts)
11. There are apparently several versions of that.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:40 PM
Tuesday

Someone snapped a pic of one that said something like "I bought this before he went crazy".

70sEraVet

(4,459 posts)
12. Teslas will start appearing in the Bargain Bins in Ollies stores!
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:50 PM
Tuesday

The funny part is, even Tesla won't buy Teslas! At least not the Cybertrucks -- the dealerships will not take them as trade-ins!
That's GOTTA hurt Cybertruck owners -- not only are non-Tesla owners laughing at them, but the DEALERSHIPS are laughing, too!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2025/04/09/tesla-dealers-are-now-refusing-cybertruck-trade-ins-sources-report/


aggiesal

(9,956 posts)
15. Welcome to DU ...
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 11:03 PM
Tuesday

Enjoy your time in this forum.
You'll find some of the smartest with the funniest sense of humor, posting here.
Again, welcome.

WVreaper

(657 posts)
13. Next up, Amazon
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:56 PM
Tuesday

I'm i the only one that thinks the Amazon symbol is Jeff Bezos self projection of his not so big dick? And then he launches another big dick full of female passengers into the sky. , Maybe it's his shaved head that makes him look like a dick that his is projecting. If it looks like a dick, it must be a dick.

Delmette2.0

(4,334 posts)
14. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:40 PM
Tuesday

Elon, this means don't piss off your customers.
Donald, this means don't piss off the people who voted for you. And those that didn't.

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