You might remember that back in April, Twitchy did a post on AdBusters giving instructions on how to let the air out of SUV tires. The SUV Flat Tire Challenge has the mission not to win individual converts but “to engender a systematic aversion to SUVs.” They even gave steps on how to go from neighborhood to neighborhood letting the air out of people’s tires as a careful escalation against climate change:
So here's what we do: Wedge gravel in the tire valves, leaflet the SUV to let them know the tires are flat and why it was done, and walk away.
It's that simple. If we organize, we can hit enough SUVs in particular neighborhoods to spark reporting and spread the metameme.
— Adbusters (@Adbusters) April 6, 2022
Of course, you were supposed to spare the proletariat class and target upper-end neighborhoods first. The idea was that if word got around that your SUV tires would continually be deflated, you’d wise up and buy an energy-efficient or even electric vehicle.
Here’s a note someone left:
This will get you injured pic.twitter.com/thIV2hDyzy
— Jude ⚜️Who Dat⚜️ Trahan (@wooknponub) October 23, 2022
The correct response is to mount a counteroffensive deflating the tires of electric and hybrid cars.
— Cecilia Glennon (@CeciliaGlennon) October 23, 2022
Touch my vehicle and… pic.twitter.com/ajDwI0S8aT
— Mr. Bubbles (@DiveEric) October 23, 2022
This must've been in the city's "Business District" or one if its gentrified residential areas. Because I can guarantee you if they pulled this stunt in the real 'hood, they'd be sending this message through a Ouija Board.
— Curmudgeonly Ron (@yepronsaidit) October 23, 2022
Whoever did this would wake up with a note pinned to them saying “you touched my car, I took a tooth. Sorry not sorry”
— J Frank Parnell (@FryUntilCrispy) October 23, 2022
I hope they will be man enough to do this in my presence and that they’re ready for a rebuttal.
— @PrincessMcLeia (@princessmcleia) October 23, 2022
Yeah, it would make more sense if you went around with an air pump making sure everyone’s tires were properly inflated
— Gavino 🛸L E A V E 🌲 (@gavinoVZ) October 23, 2022
I catch someone messing with my car like this, they'd find out the *other* use for a tire iron real quick
— Lady Bowery (@bowerygirl) October 23, 2022
— Kimberly, a.k.a. KiKi (@Nursekellogg13) October 23, 2022
Done by the same people that glue themselves to the pavement for protests
— Joe Erwin (@j_erwin) October 23, 2022
— Ministry Of Truth – head janitor (@analnightmare) October 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/GillespieStrong/status/1584250594197352449
"Hey we did a thing that might cost you your job, to force you to buy an EV because we're good people who care." Is all I'm getting from this letter.
— Chadd Last (@ChaddLast) October 24, 2022
Just buy an electric car, duh. That’s the answer to all of America’s problems. That’s why the climate was completely stable until the introduction of the SUV onto America’s roads.
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Related:
Adbusters wants you to let the air out of people’s SUV tires, but start by targeting wealthy areas https://t.co/Qnvsn65N3v
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 10, 2022