A one-second protest
Why did I get a thumbs down?
No horn. No shouting. No touching the car. One small, legal gesture that says the badge stopped standing for what it used to. The thumb is for the brand and the man who profits from it, not the person behind the wheel.
Independent campaign. Not affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or Elon Musk.
Tesla used to be the good news.
Tesla made the electric car something people actually wanted. It forced every other carmaker to follow, and the whole industry moved faster because of it. For years, driving one said something hopeful.
That is what makes this hard. A lot of good people bought these cars for good reasons.
Then the man behind it showed us who he is.
2008 to 2017
Tesla makes the electric car mainstream
October 27, 2022
Musk buys Twitter
November 2022
Suspended accounts come back
July 13, 2024
He endorses Donald Trump
2024 election
At least US$288 million
December 20, 2024
He backs Germany's AfD
January 20, 2025
The gesture
January 20, 2025
He gets a role in government
January 25, 2025
He addresses an AfD rally
2025 onward
Buyers respond
In our opinion, every new Tesla sold makes him richer and louder. That is what the thumb is for.
The rules. All of them matter.
This only works if it stays calm, legal and a little bit funny. Break a rule and you are not part of this.
Gesture only.
A thumbs down, plus an optional slow, disapproving head shake. Nothing else. No other gestures, no yelling.
Never touch a car.
No keying, no stickers on someone else's vehicle, no blocking. Damage is a crime, and it hands him the story.
No photos of people or plates.
Do not post drivers, licence plates or locations. Not here, not anywhere.
Hands on the wheel.
If you are driving, drive. The thumb is for passengers and people on foot.
No following, no confrontation.
One second and done. If a driver wants to talk, be decent about it.
Remember who bought before.
Plenty of owners bought before any of this and cannot easily switch. Many of them agree with you.