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[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 87 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I will lay down on the border to keep Chinese vehicles from entering the US market.

Do it. What are you talking about it for? Do it. Go lay down on the border in front of the vehicles.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The BYD super car just bunny-hopping over a Senator at 100 mph would be fucking amazing to see.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does BYD have a supercar now? I thought only Nio and Xiaomi were focusing on ultra-high performance?

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The BYD YangWang U9 has the ability to jump a few inches off the ground due to its advanced electronic suspension system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIKAn8yDkpA

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[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

This just makes me want a Chinese vehicle more

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 62 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're already tariffed over 100%, this does virtually nothing JFC I hate the-democrat

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

listen, cia lady wants to lie down in front of a container ship, i say we let her.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago

As a matter of fact, we should legislate that the CIA members all need to help her in this vital matter to defend US national interests

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More importantly Chinese cars don't get safety tested by the DoT in the US, so they legally can't be registered to drive on public roads. Otherwise there's a fair number of people who'd just eat the cost and import one with the tariffs and still end up with a cheaper, better car than buying a new American-made one.

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've seen a few around with US plates, BYD in particular

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

depending on the state there's probably some shit you can do like how you register a custom build

there's also some foreign driver exemption but i don't know anything about it other than a let-them-fight video between a rural pig. and some gulf state oil money freak driving a car that costs more than my parents house.

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[–] CDommunist@hexbear.net 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yes-honey-left Can I have a cheap small EV for getting to and from work?

the-democrat $90,000 lifted SUV coming right up

[–] miz@hexbear.net 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

what people really want is an enormous truck that you need a stepladder to get into, but still somehow has a bed only one meter long

[–] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

meter

Get out of here with that commie metric bullshit. We only measure in football fields here.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago
[–] Xenomorph@hexbear.net 57 points 2 months ago (2 children)

With democrats like these, who needs republicans? Also big laugh at people hyping evs up to be the solution to climate change. Oh, okay, I'll just spend $250,000 on a car then.

[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 33 points 2 months ago

You could spend 10k or less if we could, you know, just get them from china

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 45 points 2 months ago

Lmao just washed absolute desperation

[–] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Biden already did this by imposing 100% tariffs on them you fucking witch

[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 39 points 2 months ago

look at my opposition party dawg

[–] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I love her look. Every choice reads as "flat" and "matte". No buttons; jacket fastened with hooks. Plain nails. Navy on navy on navy poly. No jewlery. Complexion not too touched up. Padded shoulders and loose drape to avoid any wild shapes caused by natural silhouette. Ironed hair. A crazy kind of collar I don't know that name of, it's like a mock collar. It is actually sewn into the main garment. So you don't get any out of control edges.

A picture of restraint.

These days glossy is a lot more fashionable. I think it's cool she's like a paper doll.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

it looks like when they're trying to do "future fashion" in any american show/movie from the 2000s

"oh we've traveled to 2030 and people here don't use buttons or colors"

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One of the biggest issues I have with Star Trek is that they never really imagine futuristic art in a communist society, whether that's drawings, video or music. It's just not there.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

i kinda like Picard's casualwear when he goes to his ancestral vineyard in one episode (tng, not the damn Picard show) but it's still very plain, like a feudal japanese farmer or something

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[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Fantastic post thank you comrade! 🫡

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[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 37 points 2 months ago

who wants to start a gofundme to import a Chinese EV to be hauled over her body at the border?

because remember blocking traffic in protest in many of those states means you can be run over legally and the driver gets immunity from prosecution.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 34 points 2 months ago

Keel-hauling yourself for the capitalists.

speed-dont-laugh

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The 145% tariffs already take care of no Chinese vehicles ever coming in do they not? I mean I know democrats are absolutely useless and aren't actually an opposition but at least they need to try better at pretending to care.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 37 points 2 months ago

you would think so but the BYD Seagull ($9900 USD equivalent price in China) would be competitive with low end American cars even with a 200% tariff

[–] Lovely_sombrero@hexbear.net 26 points 2 months ago

Biden already implemented 100% tariffs on Chinese cars, now those tariffs are at 245%. Chinese cars are effectively banned.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago
[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago

Ladies and gentlemen ---- you're resistance.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago

I disapprove of what Elon Musk says but I'll defend to the death his right to EV market share can-excuse-1

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They really want to be Rainbow Republicans

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

Lathe: democrats will rebrand and call themselves “the Tory party”.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

What do you want the Republican to win? Typical tankie. Always letting perfect be the enemy of good.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago
[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

I would like to take Senator Slotkin up on her offer to lay down in front of a Chinese vehicle.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My first immediate thought was that is an incredibly unfortunate second name for a female politician to have.

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[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok. That puts less people in danger than what happened the last time democrats went wild with the anti-China hysteria and started shooting missles at weather balloons. This level of cowardice and immaturity is astounding. You would think the China's inexplicable but very real genocide in Xinjiang would also be a good reason to not import their cars, but somehow that wasn't on her list. Imagine getting this level of political power and doing yellow peril bullshit instead of threatening to fight all of your colleagues if they don't raise the minimum wage.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Whatvgenocide ? People getting jobs?

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She's the Dem who spoke after HitlerPig's State of the Union, and immediately validated the Dem leadership fantasy that there were a vast number of Michigan voters who voted a straight Democratic ticket, except for HitlerPig at the top, and the MAGA Nazis won "fair & square."

There probably were a few, but they're as rare as white squirrels, and not an actual movement. The Dems would rather sell this ridiculous fantasy, than be forced by their constituents to do their fucking jobs, and confront the most evil administration in American history. And she went out there to confirm to the MAGA Nazis that they were officially off the hook.

In 2028, the DNC will be pushing her for President, instead of ANY progressive candidate.

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