Nice bit of whataboutery. Please do share Geely’s involvement or public support for human rights violations. I’ll happily stand correct.Agreed. I think it’s a bit silly to get hung up on things like this, especially because in the case of Musk do you really think it’ll change what he’s doing- I don’t considering he was willing to get absolutely hosed buying Twitter. Keep in mind at this point he only owns 13% of the company these days. If you own Tesla stock, as many Tesla drivers do, better consider selling your stock before boycotting.
If you’re going to boycott a brand, at least don’t do it because of concern that it’ll “make you look like ____” (insert whatever stereotype you think applies). Because the reality is most people don’t care and if they do, that’s pretty shallow.
And think about all the stuff you buy that you don’t consider who owns the company. Or all the stuff that comes from authoritarian China.
I own a Volvo XC60. While my particular car was built in Sweden, Volvo is owned by Geely, a Chinese company. Would it be fair to assume that average Volvo owner and I must support Chinese Communist Party, human rights violations, etc?
And you know, plenty of battery minerals are extracted using extremely unethical labor practices and much of the supply chain involves China- whether it be the mines or refining facilities.
You can literally find a political or ethical reason not to buy anything.
Just today Elon tweeted an AFD post saying it’s existential for Germany they get into power 🥴 And the list is pretty long just from the last 24 hours with disinformation. One couldn’t reasonably believe anything to be true and factual of “his” company.
This goes way further than anything anyone has seen before from a figurehead of a private company. In my opinion.