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Matthew's avatar

Who is the fucking idiot giving Musk the thumbs up?

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Equus3333's avatar

💯

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Minnie's avatar

The prob with us off the grid, in very rural areas, signed up for Starlink 2.5 y ago because HughesNet sucked, we’re stuck. I’d have no access to the outside world. Please, someone provide an alternative!

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Ann G's avatar

Sort of in the same boat except that I won't do Starlink and live with the consequences. What I do have is wireless broadband. I think it comes from a cell tower 5ks away. It cuts in and out sometimes but I can still stream/game/browse. Broadband this way is capped and often not available to new customers because the system can only serve a limited number, but it might be worth looking into it. And it is better than ADSL.

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Homi Hormasji's avatar

I would not drive, leave alone buy, a Tesla if I was paid big bucks to do so. However, I would buy one of Musk‘s rockets if I could load him aboard and ship him off to Mars.

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Eric Perrault's avatar

“Teslas are for Nazis” stickers selling like mad on RedBubble and other similar print-on-demand sites.

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Kathleen's avatar

It really is the neoclassical economic theories promoted by politicians - Thatcher/Regan/Mulroney - decades ago that set the policies for super wealthy of a few, dominating the rest. Until a more even economic policy landscape is made law, the billionaire class (all 1%) will rule the world at the expense of everyone else. They have the wealth, they write the rules, the citizens just keep paying.

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Iris Lopez's avatar

I purchased my Tesla 4 years ago. I cannot sell it at a loss & buy another electric car. I don’t know what to do. I do have a sign in the car window that is anti Musk.

I don’t think you can assume Tesla owners support Trump/Musk

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Tom McFadden's avatar

And why is anyone on facebook?? Zuck sucks as bad as musk. I got off FB 6 or so years ago and lost contact with many family members that were there. I'm sorry for that but it means more to me not to support another right wing billionaire.

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Barbara McEwen's avatar

THANK YOU!

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Steve Tartaglione's avatar

We can also look at some of these other wealthy individuals owning companies like Amazon

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Christine Barbour's avatar

Just fyi, getting rid of the Tesla isn’t as easy as you’d think if you still owe money on it. I feel queasy every time I drive it. Cut us some slack until we can execute this, okay?

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I Are Really Us's avatar

I need an emergency communication system for my home and Starlink would be awesome. But I'd rather pay for HughesNet AND broadband than give the twit another cent. Capitalists MAY sell you the rope to hang them with**, but you don't have to buy the rope for them to hang you with.

** Everybody's favorite Marx quote about capitalism appears to have originated in 1955 with Major George Racey Jordan, a fervent anti-communist. Go figure.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/02/22/rope

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Barbara McEwen's avatar

Applause! Thank YOU, both for the excellent example of practical applications and the thought-provoking link.

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Frances Rice's avatar

My suggestion would be, don't buy Miracle brand sheets. As far as I'm concerned they are underhanded. I sent my back, I don't care if they do help you sleep. I guess it's right up trumps ally.

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ITS Never Happening…'s avatar

Never supported ANY of his businesses. AMAZON and Prime were shut down last month. Make the broke again!

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Carl Wernicke's avatar

Absolutely on the mark. To vote with your dollars is an irrefutable message.

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Slide Guitar's avatar

You can stick "Big Truck = Small Penis" bumper stickers on them when you encounter one in a parking lot.

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Kelly S's avatar

How about yesterday !! Do NOT spend one penny of your hard earned money on ANY of his companies

And get rid of your damn Tesla, if anyone will buy it - donate it like Sheryl Crow did !!

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Christine Barbour's avatar

With her income maybe I could do that. Some of us are regular people who were trying to do a good thing. Takes a while to undo it.

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