Vandalizing Teslas is counterproductive

In the latest installment of the Democrat saga “We haven’t grasped why we lost the election,” some Democrats have taken to burning and vandalizing Teslas or vandalizing Tesla dealerships all in the name of allegedly sticking it to Elon Musk. Why is it every time Democrats (again, not all, I think that goes without saying) get angry they immediately resort to violence? It accomplishes absolutely nothing, and if anything, is off-putting and extremely counterproductive. Nobody looks at someone destroying something that isn’t theirs and thinks, “you know what, they’re right—I agree with them now.”
Not four or five months ago, Republicans didn’t like Elon Musk and detested electric vehicles. Meanwhile, electric vehicles were the preferred way for many Democrats to help preserve our environment, which of course is an important and worthwhile cause. Fast forward an election, a DOGE and a chainsaw later, and Democrats detest musk and Republicans are cheering him on. People are flipping and flopping harder than one of those inflatable men you see at a used car dealership.
It seems Democrats have not learned the lesson provided to us in the aftermath of the George Floyd riots. People will listen to you if you attempt to talk to them in a reasonable fashion. Setting fire to a CVS is the opposite of that. Destroying property that does not belong to you is the opposite of that. We don’t care what side of this issue you are on, if you come attempt to trash our vehicles or burn down our buildings, we no longer want to hear your point of view, because you are a lunatic.
There is yet another segment of society who are either trashing their own Teslas, or are trading them in and proudly posting as much on social media. At that point, Musk has already received the money for the Tesla that was purchased, so that’s one we really don’t understand.
Say what you want about Republicans boycotting products—and there is a long list of products Republicans have boycotted when it affects their sensibilities—they don’t resort to violence to do so. When they decided they didn’t like Bud Light, they just stopped drinking it. Well, all except Kid Rock, who had to shoot a 12 pack of it with an AR. But you get the point. Boycotts are just as effective without playing demolition derby. The boycott of Bud Light had real, lasting effects, and we highly doubt you will see Anheuser-Busch partner with Dylan Mulvaney again anytime soon.
We think we can all agree our government wastes an extraordinary amount of money, and DOGE has uncovered that to an extent. Wake us up when they go after defense funding, though, where we spend more than the next few countries combined, and where we lap our two biggest adversaries, Russia and China. Until that sacred cow gets attacked, we’ll remain somewhat hopeful and skeptical about DOGE.
If you don’t like the slapdash way DOGE appears to be going about things, that’s one thing. It’s quite another to damage the property of another person because of your disdain for Musk and DOGE. You can catch more flies with honey than you can vinegar—or fire.