Tesla Takedown protest in Seaside for Global Day of Action Saturday
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Hundreds of Tesla protests broke out Saturday across the globe, part of the Tesla Takedown movement sweeping across countries.
Both supporters as well as protesters showed up as a response to Elon Musk's government policies.
In Seaside, people gathered outside a Tesla dealership where some were hoping to disrupt the company's financial stability by boycotting Telsa sales.
"I am here in front of Tesla today because we have Elon Musk appreciation," said one Musk supporter named Char, who lives in Monterey.
The protests on Saturday were met with polarizing views of support and protest against governmental policy.
"I'm here because Elon Musk owns Tesla, and it's a good place to stop the destruction of our country," said one protester. "Elon owns Tesla. That's a good place to start; hit him in his pocketbook. We don't encourage anyone to do any more business with Elon Musk."
The argument against Musk include people believing that he is using Tesla's wealth to fund political actions that threaten democracy.
"Obviously, we are having some effect because Trump felt it necessary to use the lawn of the White House for a sales pitch for Tesla," said Leslie, another Tesla protester. "And if we can at least make Musk leave the government to go pay attention to his companies, that would be a start."
On the other side, Musk supporters say that his political efforts are making the country run more efficiently.
"We're supporting Elon Musk because he is helping our country. He is slashing $1 trillion of fraud and really illegal spending in all of our departments," said Char, a supporter of Musk. "And also, I was very appreciative of the fact that he rescued the two astronauts."
Another Musk supporter agreed...
"We love Elon. We love what he is doing for the country, which he has already done. And seen the astronauts bringing in electric cars to save the environment, to take care of all this waste [and] mess," said supporter Joyce.
With over 200 protests spanning throughout the country, more are expected as tensions continue to rise and perspectives differ.
"I'm just happy that people are waking up to the fact that we can't stay silent and we need to get involved. We need to let our government know that this is not okay," said Leslie, an activist in support of the Tesla Takedown movement.
