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no_hypocrisy

(50,907 posts)
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 05:46 AM Saturday

Some good tidings to share with you:

I joined a group of 10 on the highway in front of a Tesla dealership in Paramus, NJ during rush hour yesterday. Maybe eight signs between us. Stuff like (F)Elon, Resist, etc. And four lanes of highway traffic were loaded with cars and trucks.

And we waved at the traffic, smiling.

And I'm reporting that (estimating) 60-70% of the cars honked, gave us a reciprocal wave, thumbs up, big smiles, etc. The best response was from the big rig trucks that blew their horns long and loud.

Oh yeah, there were a nominal number of cars that gave us the finger/the bird or a thumbs-down, and swore at us. Some were MAGAs I would imagine. A lot of them seemed like young punks who have no idea what's going on, but they like to be punks.

And TESLA employees had their camera-phones out, but I don't know why. They could only get the back of our heads.

We WERE going to protest today, but we got a heads-up that a PRO-TESLA group was coming at our usual time today, and we didn't want to distract from our message.

My message to you is there are a LOT OF folks who agree with us, to protest TSF and Musk. They may not be on DU. They may not show up to protest. But trust me, they are with us.

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Some good tidings to share with you: (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Saturday OP
I love your report stollen Saturday #1
Awesome! Chi67 Saturday #2
Thank you both for protesting and for reporting. Bumbles Saturday #3
Y'know, it's the message, not the small number of people protesting. no_hypocrisy Saturday #4
Positive energy. Way to go. twodogsbarking Saturday #5
Thank You. Magoo48 Saturday #6
K & R malaise Saturday #7
keep it up!!!! Celerity Saturday #8
This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Saturday #9
TY you and your fellow protestors! electric_blue68 Saturday #10

Bumbles

(352 posts)
3. Thank you both for protesting and for reporting.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:38 AM
Saturday

May this be the beginning/continuation of a groundswell of opposition.

Response to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

electric_blue68

(20,545 posts)
10. TY you and your fellow protestors!
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 11:18 PM
Saturday

Paramus.... Hmm I wonder if we pass it on the way Ramsey, NJ?

Made me think of the adage that a letter to a Congressperson etc often represents say 10 people who might want to write, but don't.

So you're like repping 10 other people who might think about protesting but don't. 👍

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