> groups that are entrenched in legacy car manufacturing wish to prevent Tesla from accelerating those companies' decline It's not that they want to hurt tesla

> groups that are entrenched in legacy car manufacturing wish to prevent Tesla from accelerating those companies' decline It's not that they want to hurt tesla (or walmart, etc) any more or less than they want to help GM, Ford, etc... it's that they, like any other business, wants to grow their revenue and they grow by representing more people (union dues). Sure, it might cause a little more competition for the other people they represent, but like any good business they want to diversify their holdings as much as possible so they're always on the winning team too.