‘Whatever the case, there’s probably never been an automotive CEO whose personal brand was so closely entwined with vehicle demand.’
That’s an interesting point - did Henry Ford’s well-publicised anti-semitism affect the company’s sales?
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In same boat - not considering a Tesla for an upcoming car purchase.
I’ll go w Korean, VW, Volvo, and eventually Toyota or Honda before I set a single foot inside a Tesla shop.
Musk is radioactive to this brand.
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I’ll let some of the more esteemed historians comment here - but I would assume Ford’s racism was much more tolerated (and even celebrated) prior to WW2 in the US.
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“Who’s Xi, the cat’s mother?”
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This is when “freeze peach” is used.
For people who don’t actually care about allowing everyone to exercise their 1A rights. They just want to say the hard R in public and/or intimidate oppressed populations without accountability.
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I always read that as “free speech abolitionist” and have to walk it back in my brain.
Even though “free speech abolitionist” would be a more accurate description.
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Way, way more accurate.
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EnXittification.
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