That’s exactly the thin skin I was thinking about, kind of a strawman. Funny, as I actually defended Putin in this case elsewhere, as this incident/comment was simply an innocent attempt at a joke.

Yeah, you’re on to me. I am just a part of the media conspiracy. There’s definitely no basis in reality for either anything I said, or mistrust of Putin.

I’d wager a lot that’s what it was. I am far from a Putin lover, but this was an innocent comment.

Please educate us about geopolitics. Someone of your experience and credentials is no doubt a virtual font of enlightenment on this and countless related subjects.

Hey, Gawker is on a budget now.

Oh goodie, here come the Putinbots and the butthurt Russian expats who escape to the west either because it has better opportunities or to launder money, but still hold loyalties to the dictator.

So does your mysterious meal ticket come from Russian trade, did you marry into a family, or what else?

I assume the slave labor isn’t included in those stats, only citizens.

Never. They don’t suffer from the crippling idiotic guilt felt by western European SJW leaders and others.

Easy solution - get up to about 50, stand on brakes, and laugh. Problem solved.

Practice what you preach about swallowing pride, or one day someone might teach you a lesson. Myself, I would just keep my dashcam rolling, put you on youtube, and let the shaming commence. You probably aren’t in a position to deliver stern lectures to strangers - nothing good can come of that. Off the high horse, let…

Funny, the linked Daimler site says nothing about “inventing” the automobile, but don’t let that get in the way of a blogger with an axe to grind.

Did you insult Tesla?

Insurance settlement, lottery winner, or dirty money parentage?

If this is Jalopnik, the obvious answer is Tesla, any Tesla.

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There’s definitely something going on. Teslalopnik - almost daily there’s a fawning glorified blog post posted by a pseudo journalist blogger who has less automotive knowledge than most of the posting community. It appears the entire staff is on the boat. Maybe Gawker is desperate for money as the ship is sinking.

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Like a blogger said, it will happen eventually.

Hey, at least you didn’t get greyed for besmirching the Tesla cult.