Comment on Would it be a bad idea to show up at a protest outside a Tesla dealership with a sign that says "Deny Musk, Defund Doge, Depose Trump"?

givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Protesting a dealership when no one wants to buy one is performative.

Where protests should be happening is factories because even if Musk has to shut down one day, that is expensive, and it’s expensive to start it back up again.

So what’s really effective is protesting factories and not letting workers in.

For a day or two.

Then leaving till it’s started back up for a couple days, and just repeating that. Make them open and close production constantly. Make Tesla workers tires of the bullshit, better yet make Musk fire them so they get severance and unemployment.

So:

Look at the risk/reward of what you want to do/say at a dealership. Nothing you put on a sign is going to change anyone’s minds.

To quote a saying that’s been around for way to long:

You can beat the charges, but you can’t beat the ride

Meaning it doesn’t matter if what you’re doing is illegal, cops can still beat you, take you to jail, and just drop charges 10 minutes before you get to see a judge.

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