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Miguelito Loveless

(5,085 posts)
42. That ship has sailed
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jun 6

Musk has destroyed the brand. He made a conscious decision to alienate the vast majority of his customer base (political liberals concerned about the environment) to curry favor with people who hate his product and the environment. Now he has alienated the few of those who would buy his product. His sales are crashing and I don't see them recovering while he has anything to do with the business, including owning stock. If Ford is smart, they will buy the brand for pennies on the dollar when it crashes.

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It's all about selling more Teslas. speak easy Jun 5 #1
Nope. This is much more serious. This isn't a fake feud, a charade for PR. highplainsdem Jun 5 #4
That ship has sailed Miguelito Loveless Jun 6 #42
Yeh and dweller Jun 5 #2
Loomer, musk and shithole are insane..... Lovie777 Jun 5 #3
Of course they're not the middle, but they have to claim they are. "We the lunatic fringe" doesn't sound highplainsdem Jun 5 #6
Trump may issue an EO to investigate Musk's drug use Zorro Jun 5 #5
I'm skeptical cabotnn22 Jun 5 #7
This makes logical sense. mdbl Jun 5 #9
yup. quakerboy Jun 5 #21
My new blessing for everyone: Basso8vb Jun 5 #8
or a gas station in Milan... DBoon Jun 5 #10
An appropriate quote from the TV show "Babylon 5" Shipwack Jun 5 #24
"Or on your way to heaven, see them heading the other way". Conjuay Jun 6 #40
What is Fox News saying about this. The unwashed masses will do what Fox tells them to do. patricia92243 Jun 5 #11
We already know. And soon Musk will know what happens to disobedient oligarchs. SunSeeker Jun 5 #14
Musk thinks he represents the "middle 80%" ??? SunSeeker Jun 5 #12
I thought to myself that EarlG Jun 5 #13
No idea what will happen. But I just talked to a Republican relative who's desperately hoping this is highplainsdem Jun 5 #15
MAGA will stay with Trump. Elon will learn the hard way. SunSeeker Jun 5 #18
My psychiatrist, who I see for severe chronic depression and anxiety BlueKota Jun 5 #32
Musk makes his core billions off the government teet. He's dead if they cut him off. nt SunSeeker Jun 5 #16
If you read and investigate musk, the exact same thing can be said slightlv Jun 5 #28
I meant Musk. SunSeeker Jun 5 #30
Trump has already threatened to pull all of Musk's Mawspam2 Jun 5 #20
Ross Perot had the resources... Shipwack Jun 5 #25
I would answer that musk isn't allowed to run for the presidency, slightlv Jun 5 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Jun 5 #35
Textbook example of what happens BlueKota Jun 5 #17
Yes. This is why you shouldn't hand the government over to narcissistic playground bullies. tanyev Jun 5 #22
... ailsagirl Jun 5 #36
Hell has frozen over.... Go for it Eloon. groundloop Jun 5 #19
The goal isn't to take on the GOP it's to siphon off independents from voting for Democrats. cstanleytech Jun 5 #23
I think that would backfire Skittles Jun 5 #31
Well, how many thought Trump wouldn't win either? I mean there are a lot of morons out there that voted for him again. cstanleytech Jun 5 #34
Musk might take some MAGAts Skittles Jun 6 #38
I agree. This will be non-stop trashing of Democrats. travelingthrulife Jun 6 #41
Please proceed... SheltieLover Jun 5 #26
I want musk to do what he demanded that federal workers do... slightlv Jun 5 #27
"...but, I will be around for 40+ years..." LudwigPastorius Jun 5 #33
The two party system is way too entrenched. Xolodno Jun 5 #37
"the middle" is around 36%, not 80% RussBLib Jun 6 #39
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