Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s Tesla Terrorism Agenda

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how these violent acts fit into a broader pattern of political intimidation on today's episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words." “ We’ve had Molotov cocktails thrown at dealerships and we’ve had Tesla charging stations that were attacked. What is the point of all of this? … They’re trying to drive down Elon Musk’s popularity and indeed his viability. “ There was a message to the Left and it said, ‘If you engage in street violence, that is considered legitimate political protest, legitimate political protest, and there will not be legal consequences.’” 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Tesla Under Attack 02:03 Mainstream Endorsement of Violence 04:18 Political Hypocrisy and Asymmetrical Law Enforcement 07:24 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.2	Right now, there's an effort to sort of legitimize terror.
0:32.7	And here's what I mean, Tesla dealerships, Tesla charging stations, individual Tesla owners are either being
0:40.2	doxed or targeted for violent acts. What is the point of all of this? Terror, porn. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
1:00.8	I'd like to talk today about what I think I would call terror porn.
1:05.6	Terror porn.
1:06.8	It's analogous to Hitler porn.
1:09.0	Hitler porn, of course, is when you castigate or denigrate a public figure by comparing
1:14.2	them to Hitler.
1:15.6	Sort of like the New Republic putting a cover with Donald Trump with a Hitler mustache dressed
1:22.4	up as a Nazi leader.
1:24.6	And we saw that all during the campaign in various manifestations. But right now,
1:29.8	there's an effort to sort of legitimize terror. And here's what I mean. As we scan the news,
1:38.4	Tesla dealerships, Tesla charging stations, individual Tesla owners are either being doxed or targeted for violent acts.
1:48.9	We've had cases where Tesla drivers were pushed off the road and confronted by left-wing
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