Politician Rants About Violent, Dominant Trucks

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Auto enthusiasts are taking this very personally...

A politician in Canada has found himself in hot water after going off on a Twitter rant about modified trucks’ “glorification of violence and domination.” Mathew Bond, District of North Vancouver Councilor, describes himself as “passionate about next-generation solutions for transportation and cities” which apparently doesn’t include lifted or otherwise modified pickups. His tweet got ratioed hard as people dogpiled on what they perceived as not just a ridiculous statement but a borderline threat toward their hobby and way of life.

At first you might think these Twitter users were overreacting to an admittedly ridiculous statement made by a politician on the social media platform. But one has to keep in mind we live in the days where a simple statement by a politician can be construed as sedition or inciting a riot, so a precedent has been set. Also, Twitter has become the online town square some people take quite seriously, especially politicians.

Accompanying Bond’s original tweet, which became a long and preachy thread, was a photo of a lifted Ram with a prominent front skid plate which reads “Global Warmer” with a grinning skull below. That lighthearted reference to certain people hand-wringing about anyone driving a big pickup truck seemed to have triggered the politician as he decried “glorifying global warming.” Not once did he stop to consider perhaps those who drive full-size trucks are tired of being relentlessly demonized. He also forgot to grow a sense of humor.