Experienced criminal investigator check (as an anti poaching ranger I built cases and with police, arrested hundreds and took many poachers to court, lots of investigation and evidence handling) it's just too early to know. History is full of moments when a public figure or institution crossed a line, triggering mass rejection without the need for central coordination. Here are some examples: 1. The Fall of McCarthyism (1954) – Senator Joseph McCarthy rode a wave of anti-communist paranoia for years, but when he overstepped, particularly in the Army-McCarthy hearings, public sentiment shifted against him almost overnight. There was no grand conspiracy against him; people simply had enough. 2. The Downfall of Richard Nixon (1973-74) – The Watergate scandal didn’t initially doom Nixon, but as more details emerged, public trust eroded. His resignation wasn’t due to an orchestrated plot, just a tipping point of disgust. 3. The Fall of Harvey Weinstein (2017) – The allegations against Weinstein weren’t new, but once the first few women spoke out, the #MeToo movement exploded. No one had to coordinate millions of people to reject him, there was a collective realization that such behavior was no longer tolerable. 4. The Fall of Ceaușescu in Romania (1989) – The Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu had ruled with an iron grip for decades. But after a disastrous speech where the crowd openly turned against him, his support collapsed almost instantly. There was no mastermind behind it, people simply realized they weren’t alone in their outrage. 5. Public Rejection of the Confederate Flag (2015) – After the Charleston church shooting, public sentiment against Confederate symbols shifted rapidly. Major retailers stopped selling Confederate flags, and state governments removed them. It wasn’t a conspiracy, just a widespread acknowledgment that the symbol had become untenable. In each case, the backlash wasn't orchestrated by some hidden force, it was a natural response to a figure or movement pushing past what society was willing to tolerate.
Another funny post! You think the anti confederate flag reaction was spontaneous? Maybe you can explain the movement to put the confederate statues back up the same way? Or could it be that the media pro and against are pushing agenda which known and unknow monies help propagate? Have you heard of Hill & Knowlton? They're a "spontaneous reaction" creation house. There are others just like them, whose primary job is to help promote whatever one wants, mostly governments looking to sway public opinions. Their strategies can be filed away when needed, immediately implemented or over time. The are paid millions.
That’s one of many examples I listed. I have a lot of family in Louisiana, for centuries, so that’s my window into it. What I picked up was that people were generally done with the legacy of groups like the Daughters of the Confederacy, who had manufactured a whole mythos and put up most of those statues in the first place. That was the manufactured part, when people looked at it critically, many just went, ‘meh.’ If somebody is making a movie, CGI can put them back in these days. I heard that point raised. Same all over the world of course. Of course, there’s been some reversion to the mean, as there always is. People are resistant to change, and in some cases, they’ll cling to something just because they’re being told to let it go. But that doesn’t mean the initial reaction wasn’t real or organic. I'm off to bed now, I'm not saying my thesis is correct just my very international viewpoint says this is not the usual. Tesla may rally a bit but I think Tesla logo removal services will do well from now. Dental floss works they say.
Doom scrolling through YouTube this morning and in ten minutes I was served four or five distinctly pro-Tesla, anti-protest videos. Zero doubt this is a campaign. What was evident is that they are pushing a message that it's not sensible to be angry with a car company, glossing over that it's Elon's fascism that's the issue. These are known as a coordinated narrative push, not just organic opinion. The message framing is classic: Deflect from the real issue,"Why be mad at a car company?" instead of addressing Musk's behavior. Normalize the unacceptable, position fascist rhetoric as just “free speech” or “bold leadership.” Discredit opposition, make protesters look irrational. Flood the space, so casual viewers assume the consensus is pro-Tesla, anti-protest. The trick isn’t to convince everyone, just enough people or to make opposition feel exhausting. Some people will resist and see through it. Some will be worn down over time. Some will just absorb it without thinking. And that’s all they need. Money buys volume, and volume reshapes perception. But...I wonder this time. Elon will backtrack, undermine his own narrative and pick fights.
Yet through all the other Tesla cycles insiders typically purchased shares. We never have seen TSLA stock dumping from insiders on this scale -- without a single purchase. I will note that none of these trading sales transactions are based on long-term TSLA 10b5-1 stock sales plans by insiders -- they look like an impromptu panic as insiders head for the exits.