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submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world

It is not illegal for consumers to boycott companies. The Supreme Court in 1982 ruled the First Amendment protects Americans’ rights to protest private businesses.

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[-] chmod755@feddit.org 9 points 4 hours ago

Make Tesla owners ashamed

[-] rizo@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 hours ago

Funny how they preach "the market will regulate itself" until it regulates itself in the "wrong direction". And all of a sudden something needs to be done by "the government".

[-] umbraroze@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Okay, guess I'm technically not boycotting Tesla. I just straight up can't afford a car, not in this economy. Nor do I care, because there's a bus stop just down the street. Not that I'm intimidated by Trump because I'm not American and he can't prosecute this shit even domestically.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

not using twitter counts.

[-] Hafler@lemm.ee 9 points 6 hours ago

Something something free market?

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 13 points 7 hours ago

Soooo ... Trump thinks he can force people to buy Teslas? Just like Elon is trying (and failing) to sue companies for not advertising on Twitter.

[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 10 points 8 hours ago

Nazis helping fund nazis…

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

“Mr. Trump, you just attempted to overthrow the government of the Leader of the Free World™️, convinced the supreme court to hand you unlimited authority, and you still got elected president! What are you gonna do now?”

“I’m going to Disneyland!”

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

So, a boycott is illegal, protest of Tesla outlets is terrorism. Do We the People get to have any say?

[-] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

Trump: No, and now it's illegal for you not to like me.

[-] Slax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

Uh.. You still get to choose what you wear... As long as it is on this approved list of companies

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

And a MAGA cap, of course.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I'm assuming Kanye's Yeezy trash will be approved by the Ministry of Freedom?

[-] Curmudge_john@lazysoci.al 7 points 9 hours ago

They're panicking. The boycotts are working.

I don't think they're panicking, this is how they always behave. Trump is saying a moronic thing again to draw attention from the actual important authoritarian shift onto "what stupid meaningless shit did he say". It's the same fucking playbook every time.

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

This shit is such bottom of the barrel trump antics

He has always cried fowl when anyone is critical

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Let alone try to exercise their limited power

[-] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago

If it was one of his businesses I'd agree. But this is bottom of the barrel AND makes him look like a weak little lapdog for Musk.

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

This is his playbook with politics, business, PR in general

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago

Felon rapist says what?

[-] segabased@lemmy.zip 26 points 16 hours ago

Even if boycotting were illegal how in the fuck would that be enforceable?

[-] glitch1985@lemmy.world 16 points 16 hours ago

Simple, just put out an EO requiring every citizen to purchase a Tesla.

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 9 points 13 hours ago

He'd also need to put out an EO making it illegal to wipe your ass with an EO.

[-] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 15 hours ago

Elon to Trump: "I can't fund 2026 midterm candidates if Tesla goes broke"

Trump:

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 33 points 18 hours ago

Wait what

How the fuck are you gonna force me to buy a Tesla

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

Haven't you seen all those cops outside the Tesla shops recently?

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

I think that even if I wanted to buy anything from Tesla, I would turn around if I saw a bunch of cops outside of it.

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Establish a federal Bitcoin reserve with tax money.

Have Elon only accept Bitcoin for payments from the government.

Give Tesla another federal contract for billions.

Buy more Bitcoin to replenish it.

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 5 points 11 hours ago

I don't understand how that forces me to buy a Tesla

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Do you pay taxes? Do the price of your goods rise because corporations pay taxes?

When the government does something, it was a collective pool of resources that paid for it. When the government buys anything your productivity contributed to the purchase. Everyone's did.

Are taxes optional (for the working class)?

This is pretty basic stuff fellas.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Isn't step one or two to implement arbitrary tariffs to fund the reserve?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 10 hours ago

Tariff money is tax money, it's the same step.

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[-] Vanderdeckenscopilot@lemmy.world 68 points 20 hours ago

This seems hypocritical. Didn't all those "Snowflakes" boycott Budweiser last year?

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, but: Budweiser ghey.

Checkmate, liberals!

[-] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Yes, but no (not trying to be contrarian) because I felt it was definitely before last year

The Budweiser boycott started 2 years ago April 2023

But YES those are the same snowflakes

[-] mstrk@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago
[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 102 points 21 hours ago

Someone's being a pissbaby because nobody wants to buy stuff from fascists. Lul.

This makes me think he just has no idea what a boycott is, because for it to be illegal, purchasing a Tesla would some how have to be legally mandate.

[-] officermike@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago

Don't give them ideas.

[-] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 34 points 19 hours ago

Pity he's a liar and won't actually use one, I like the thought of him being on fire.

[-] medusadeluxe@lemm.ee 13 points 18 hours ago

The thought of him on fire gives me more joy than it should.

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[-] PortoPeople@lemm.ee 57 points 21 hours ago
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[-] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 36 points 21 hours ago

Hey, anyone heard from the My Pillow guy lately? It's almost like there's been a dozen or more recent examples of why it's a bad idea to tie your political beliefs to your business.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 20 hours ago

Ahahaha the felon saying voting with your wallet is illegal. Couldn't make this shit up if you tried.

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[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 26 points 21 hours ago

"It's illegal to boycott" translates to "You're legally required to buy this product". Anyone who can't see that that is completely moronic bullshit already has there head up Trump and/or Elon's ass for the delicate aroma.

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[-] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

Nice! Turn teslas into rolling MAGA bumper stickers!

What I love about this that it already takes twice as much to insure a model Y to my comparably sized EV. if Teslas are gonna get disproportionately vandalized I wouldn’t be shocked if insurance premiums will go up further. So even if the cars value drops, the movement can still offset that with increasing the cost of ownership.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

I'm kind of hoping that between MAGA bros buying Teslas to support Musk and leftists buying other EVs because it's better for the environment we'll effectively retire internal combustion engines.

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Trump is just throwing fuel onto the fire, it’s all he knows how to do.

The problem is Tesla was politicized. Now they are very politicized.

Like, if I was a Tesla CEO or board member trying to save the company, I would have begged him not to do this.

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