I have to wonder if this person knows they are part of a meme being used to “own the libs”? I really hope the person remembers the kindness of the miners who helped versus the ugliness of over-politicized people on social media and the internet. He was coming to Davis to spend money, eat at restaurants, possibly stay in a hotel, and simply enjoy the beauty of our state for a few days. I imagine one thing for sure is the person wasn’t expecting to be the butt of jokes. Of course, you can’t buy a Tesla in West Virginia due to a law (introduced by a Democratic state senator a few years ago) that protects the dealer franchise system in the state.Īgain, I have no idea why the stranded individual bought their electric car. At least one Republican lawmaker owns a Tesla (which given Elon Musk’s politics these days, I’d imagine that would be a cool car for Republicans to drive now). Nowadays, all sorts of people drive electric cars, including several West Virginia conservatives I know.
Into the trash it goes meme drivers#
I remember when that happened constantly with Toyota Prius drivers based on the types of Hollywood leftist types that drove them. It’s easy to stereotype electric car owners. I use it because I don’t have to fill it with gasoline. I don’t use it in the hopes that a coal-fired power plant inches closer to being obsolete. Is that not all the reason needed for owning an electric car or electric anything? Gasoline prices may be coming down, but they are still high and could start inching back up again. But I’m a fan of Occam’s razor, a scientific rule that states that the simplest theory is likely the most accurate. There are many reasons to own an electric car, some of which I’m sure are political. Only Smith, the photographer, has been interviewed. “While electric vehicles have recently symbolized an elitist shift away from natural energy resources such as coal, natural gas, and oil to renewable energy sources, that narrative was set aside on Friday as the coal miners were more than willing to help the unfortunate traveler,” Breitbart, a self-described “alt-right” news outlet reported.ĭo we actually know WHY this individual bought an electric car? I’ve not seen any news outlet that has reported on this incident reach out to the driver. There are some assumptions out there about the person who drove the car and why they bought the car. But some have taken that photo and used it in a pretty ugly way. It is certainly a reminder to not take for granted where the power comes from to charge your car, cell phones, and other devices. Smith - the chairman of the Senate Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee – probably couldn’t help taking the photo.
Into the trash it goes meme driver#
It was a very good deed of which I’m sure the driver was eternally grateful.
You could see the conveyors, silos, and mounds of coal in the background. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, is a coal miner and took a picture of his fellow coal miners pushing the electric car to their mine. The person nearly made it too, but alas, the person ran out of juice. A picture of several coal miners pushing an electric car that went dead on a coal access road near Corridor H in Tucker County back to their mine to charge went viral last week.įrom what I’ve been able to read, the driver of the electric car was coming from the Washington, D.C., area and heading to the popular tourism destination of Davis for the three-day Labor Day weekend.
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