Wednesday, April 02, 2025

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense

After weeks of "Tesla Takedown" protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.

Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 03:31 PM | 26 COMMENTS | permalink

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Guess who showed up to defend Tesla? The Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, and a guy dressed as Hitler. More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:

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-- WIRED (@wired.com) March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the Tesla Takedown' protest movement at the company's showrooms across the country. At the same time, a much smaller number of Elon Musk supporters turned out at Tesla locations for a counterprotest movement that some participants dubbed Tesla Shield.'

While the protest movement comprises people angered at Elon Musk's role in the dismantling of federal government agencies, the counterprotest movement that showed up this weekend was peopled mostly by MAGA supporters. Among them were an array of far-right extremists, including members of the Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-31 06:21 PM

and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.

That does not surprise me one bit. Panhandle, no doubt?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-31 06:28 PM

Didn't Felon Musk insult this particular wing of the Republican Party who are now idiotically protecting his interests?

www.ibtimes.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-31 06:30 PM

Background info on the Tesla protests:

Protests hit Tesla dealerships across the world in challenge to Elon Musk

From Australia to Europe and the US, demonstrators rallied against carmaker's dismantling of US federal government

On Saturday, with more than 200 events planned worldwide, protests kicked off midday in front of Tesla showrooms in Australia and New Zealand and then rippled across Europe in countries including Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK. Each rally was locally organized with original themes. In Ireland, it was "Smash the Fash", and Switzerland had "Down with Doge". Photos posted to Bluesky by Tesla Takedown showed demonstrators in San Jose, California, close to where Tesla was previously headquartered, and Austin, Texas, where its headquarters are now.

www.theguardian.com

#4 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-31 06:31 PM

Rumor is these protests are fiery but mostly peaceful.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-01 12:47 AM

A Proud Boy dressed as Hitler? It doesn't get more MAGA than that.

#6 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-01 06:24 PM

STFU Jeff. Trump cant wait to find his Kent State opportunity so he can sic US Military upon Americans.

You will totes defend it. We all know it and so do you.

#7 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-04-02 09:50 AM

I love how action that hasn't happened is treated as if it's already happened and I'm guilty of supporting something that hasn't happened.

Of course what HAS happened is a campaign of vandalism and fire bombing and wardog takes umbrage with my pointing out what is actually happening.

You really can't make this stuff up.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-02 10:02 AM

This is retarded.

A better alternative would be for these protesters to offer to subsidize potential Tesla buyers if they went with another brand. I think that's what Elon would have done. He sorta did it in Wisconsin.

If you don't want a Tesla...don't buy one.

And if you want to destroy one, buy it and destroy it.

Otherwise, ---- off.

#9 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-04-02 04:15 PM

Nothing sells cars like an armed mob of fascists surrounding the dealership.

#10 | Posted by qcp at 2025-04-02 04:27 PM

If the Proud Boys really wanted to help out Elon, they'd buy two or three CyberYucks. Rumor has it he has more than a few to spare at the moment.

Comeon guys, the world's richest billionaire is just asking for a hand up, not a hand out!

#11 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-02 04:29 PM

Beat back the Nazi scum by any means necessary.

#12 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-04-02 04:59 PM

How do you 'roll coal' with a Tesla?

i.kym-cdn.com

#13 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-02 05:02 PM

Felon Musk warns 'hateful, unrepentant racists' will be the 'downfall of the Republican Party' (28 Dec 2024),

Now those very same useful idiots are protecting Teslas. You can't make this shht up.

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-02 05:09 PM

The investment firms Vanguard, Blackrock and State Street are holders #2,3 and 4 of TSLA shares. The respective portfolio managers at each firm with TSLA holdings must be more than a bit annoyed that their respective investments have shared space with Nazi fanboys, all of whom have large mouths and small packages...

#15 | Posted by catdog at 2025-04-02 05:12 PM

#8 | Posted by BellRinger
#9 | Posted by madbomber

LOL!!!!!!!!

#16 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-04-02 05:39 PM

A better alternative would be for these protesters to offer to subsidize potential Tesla buyers if they went with another brand. I think that's what Elon would have done. He sorta did it in Wisconsin.

How does that work? Set up a go fund me that if I can raise 10K I'll buy a better, cheaper EV?

#17 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-02 05:52 PM

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense

By buying Teslas?

Because. That's what Musk needs.

After alienating people who were buying his cars, he needs new consumers.

Maybe if all the proud boys pooled their money together, they could buy 1 cyber truck.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-02 05:59 PM

But.. but... butt.. STOP calling us Nazis! It hurts our feeling!

~MAGA

#19 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-04-03 11:53 AM

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#20 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-04-03 05:34 PM

so ?

if the lying sack of prix jasmine ..not ghetto ho. crockett

has her way from speaking....such as it is...in congress .....she's bitchin cause the police are sent to protect

tesla dealerships then exactly what you progressive -----

headed dopes want to happen will happen.....mass violence

and destruction....and if an employee or

more is killed....the happier you will be....

---right before you lecture about right wing so called "domestic violence like soccer moms trying to protect their children at school

#21 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-03 05:49 PM

LOL!!!!!!!!

#16 | Posted by Angrydad a

idiot....

#22 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-03 05:50 PM

You really can't make this stuff up.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger

as much as you're around here and up to date on current

events you can't be surprised.

That's how the leftist morons are inciting violence....

to accuse the right of doing it so people end up HOPEFULLY

going to prison for 20 years for committing real

violence....

NOT fairy tale " tinker belle" hoaxes and lies like

this "tinker belle fairy tale".

#23 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-03 05:55 PM

Thus proving that the nickname SWASTICAR is 100% appropriate.

Nazis supporting a well known Nazi.

#24 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-04-03 06:36 PM

Tangentially related ...

A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark
apnews.com

... There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons.

It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now controls the trademark to the Proud Boys, the far-right group that once vandalized the church's property in Washington. ...

It was political intimidation, according to Lamar. A judge awarded the church $2.8 million in damages in 2023, condemning the Proud Boys' "hateful and overtly racist conduct."

In February, after the Proud Boys didn't pay, the court gave the church use of the group's name and symbols -- seen on its black-and-yellow gear and laurel wreath logo. ...

The church can seize money the Proud Boys make through merchandise sales.

And the congregation has begun to sell lookalike shirts on its website with lines like "Stay Proud, Stay Black." It plans to offer similar apparel for Pride Month and Juneteenth, with proceeds going to a community justice fund.

Lamar said it's "our way of leveraging something that was intended for evil." ...



#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-03 06:47 PM

White people defending a car dealership.

Don't chase them.

#26 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-04-04 09:20 AM

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