[jrhey]

Which politics exactly do you say I'm unknowingly expressing?

This sounds like a very US centric point of view to have. Most people outside the US, like myself, don't hold these views of the Tesla brand.

If this was the lens everyone saw the world through, they probably wouldn't buy any mainstream tech including the digital device you're typing this on.

[zfg]

> Which politics exactly do you say I'm unknowingly expressing?

Musk's.

> This sounds like a very US centric point of view to have.

Musk is now part of the US government. He describes himself as "dark gothic maga" and "First Buddy" to Trump.

> Most people outside the US, like myself, don't hold these views of the Tesla brand.

Here is Musk directly interfering in UK politics. He is calling for the ouster of Kier Starmer, a change of leadership in Reform UK, and the dissolution of parliament among other even more extreme things:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/11/majority-...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/01/04/elon-musk...

Here is Musk directly interfering in German politics. He has called the chancellor an "incompetent fool" and backs the AfD:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/elon-musk-clai...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-wants-weak-eu...

Here is Musk advocating for the submission of Ukraine to Russia:

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126714896/elon-musk-ukraine-...

Here is Musk advocating for the submission of Taiwan to China:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk...

If he hasn't mentioned your country, don't worry. He'll get around to it eventually.

When you buy Tesla you are now buying into Musk's political actions whether you want to or not.

[jrhey]

Thank you for the links to sources. Already aware of some but others were definitely news to me.

Musk has already tried to interfere with my country’s politics on X (not listed above) but all I’m saying is I don’t link those political opinions to the Tesla brand and I don’t think it’s fair or healthy to say that another person holds the same political views as the CEO of the product they purchased.

Nobody decent is pro-child labour, rare earth mineral mining or buying diamonds from conflict zones so to say by buying a product of those practises is outward support of those practices isn’t right. Where do we draw the line?