[marwamc]

Picking a fight with the European labor unions was not a smart move in hindsight.

Backing AfD in Germany and calling them Germany's "best hope for the future" likely rubs the rest of the non-AfD polity the wrong way. He turned driving a Tesla into a political stance in Germany.

[browningstreet]

It is here in the US too. I drive on OG Model Y and silently judge new Model 3/Y purchasers. Trained to do so by the Cybertruck.

[rsynnott]

And various other European far-right parties; it wasn't just AfD.

Also, y'know, the salute (still amazed that he was pretty much given a pass for that in the US).

[ahartmetz]

>Picking a fight with the European labor unions

Trying to rule when the local custom is to negotiate - US companies keep repeating that mistake. It has not gone well once that I'd know of. Unions are often more concerned about the long term than company leadership, that's an asset!