* former CEO, current chair, part of toyota dynasty… See other post for more comments.

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    Why is a Toyota guy standing in front of a Ford. When I first saw the one image, I thought it was a bad angle in a parking lot, but that thing is front and center in every shot.

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    Reminder that one Japanese guy even if he is horrible doesn’t represent the entirety of Japan for the idiots who want to use this as an excuse to spread misinformation about Japan in the comments here.

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    He looks like he was told this is what Americans wear and has no understanding of the true significance of it.

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      There is some potential validity to your comment because I’ve heard that Japanese people don’t get much information about the western world due to the language barrier

      If it just turns out to be a misunderstanding due to language barrier then it’s a misunderstanding

      But if he knows full well what it means and what he is doing then he is a awful person

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        Date of the photo? Assume it would be before the election, shirt is dated 2024. Still embarrassing as hell for anyone with any pride, sense of worth or value of the broader world to stand with those POSs

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      7 days ago

      Is this the part where MAGA hangs itself with bedsheets during a gap in camera footage while the guards are napping?

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    I get it. You need to do the dance and play a part with trump. If all cyclists wore maga hats and bought Chinese trump merch we may get some more bike lanes.

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      Unlikely, there’s much less money in bikes than in cars and fuel so not as much to bribe with. Even contractors building the infrastructure get more constantly repairing roads with heavy vehicles than a one-time bike lane install.

      Brown nosing only gets you so far, the only way to get anything done under a corrupt government is to enrich those in charge.

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    Ok CEO dipshit, why don’t you cosplay getting beaten by ICE while visiting your new US factory and flown to the fuck knows where and being like “yeah I deserved this treatment”

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    Toyota has been a made a ton of donations to the right wing for anti-ev policies for years, so this is a victory lap outfit for him

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    damn i was looking to buy one of their cheaper motorcycles :/ guess i’ll wait another year and see how much electrics have improved