Tesla Takedown protesters plan a global day of action on March 29th and things can turn ugly

The organizers of “Tesla Takedown” promised their largest day of global action this weekend, encouraging thousands to protest outside the showrooms, dealers, and even loading Tesla stations peace object To the role of Elon Musk in Reduction of government spendingS

AS Tesla protests Distribute as well as the reverse reaction. Activists who hold signs are associated with masked vandals throwing Molotov cocktails. In social media and in Washington, the difference fades quickly.

President Donald Trump called attacks on Tesla’s “internal terrorism” and threatened to send “terrorist thugs” to prisons in El Salvador. US Prosecutor Pam Bondi has promised to pursue the “behind -the -scenes operating and funding of these crimes,” although however Evidence suggests The attacks were carried out by “lonely offenders”. And Musk’s decision to blame at least one peaceful protester of “committing crimes“On X there is nourishes a public discourse This equals the protest with vandalism and vandalism with terrorism.

If the government or law enforcement agencies begin to treat all the actions of Anticles, as criminal, peaceful protesters could be facing consequences intended for extremists.

“Terrorism is a problematic concept in law enforcement, as it is by definition distinguished from other violence from its political nature,” a former special agent and associate of the FBI in the Brenon Center program told TechCrunch. “That is why we have seen measures to combat terrorism so often lead to problematic results aimed at the civil rights of people engaged in activity protected from the first amendment rather than the people who commit acts of violence.”

Tesla Takedown protesters constantly preached a non -violence of rallies and their WebsiteS The requested goal of the movement is not physically harmed by Tesla or Musk, but more recently to encourage people to sell their Teslas, sell their stocks and stop buying new Teslas.

“The reason that (Musk) is in the situation he is in is because of his wealth and we think that if we can continue to drive this price of Tesla’s stock, we will hit him in place that it matters,” New Jersa -based New Jersey based on TechCrunch. “In the end, we see that as the key to the overthrow of some of the main destruction that is happening in our federal government, with the kind assistance of Dog and Elon Musk.”

Musk is the largest person worldwide because of his Tesla stock. It owns approximately 13% of the company, which is today estimated at about $ 829 billion, making Musk’s share worth about $ 107.8 billion. This wealth allowed Musk to spend $ 44 billion to buy Twitter, the main platform it used to communicate its 219 million followers. Musk has also immersed in his own means Donate more than $ 260 million to American PAC This helped Trump achieve the election.

So the one that FBI has just formed – Observe the protests of Tesla Takedown. To Prosecutor General’s guidelinesThe FBI does not require a factual basis for suspicion of terrorism to begin physical monitoring, which involves taking pictures of people, cars and registration plates, deployment of informants for penetration into a group, access to private databases and others.

“It is also important to understand that law enforcement agencies in the United States are intended to protect the property of the wealthy,” German said. “Corporations in the United States are politically powerful and have access to selected employees and senior law enforcement officers. And when their interests are contested, especially through protest, they want to present this as a matter of law enforcement, not as legal public concerns about their corporate activities.”

The FBI declined to comment on TechCrunch’s question about whether the agency was taking any special action this weekend.

“We will follow them”

Musk and the Trump administration strengthened their rhetoric in the lead until March 29, when at least 213 protests were scheduled for the removal of Tesla, from Colorado and Kentucky to Germany, Minnesota, France and Texas.

On Thursday, Musk appeared in Fox News’ Special Report to say that he and Trump will “continue after … those who provide the money, such as those who press lies and propaganda.”

Trump suggested that the attacks on Tesla’s ownership were coordinated to intimidate Musk, despite internal estimates finding another. Musk also claims without showing proof that some organizers of Tesla Takedown have been funded by ActblueNon -profit purpose that funds progressive causes and democratic candidates.

And Bondi accused the reputation of Jasmine Crocket (D-TX) in “calling for a further uprising,” after Croquette said Musk should be “downloaded” to a virtual Tesla Takedown rally last week. Crockett collected this statement with calls for non -violence and peaceful demonstrations, but independently, Bondi said he should “Step very carefullyS “

The German says that this rhetoric is also an old government trick to try to discredit and suppress protest movements, claiming that “a handful of violence acts are the result of the spread of bad ideas, radical ideas.”

Purdum, one of Tesla’s organizers, advised protesters to put their well -being in the first place. Leave, if you feel insecure, stick to your local protests, do not break, follow the police orders and have a lawyer number in your back pocket just in case, she said.

“Authoritarian regimes have a long history of equating a peaceful protest with violence,” says Stephanie Friesel, organizer of Tesla Takedown from Dallas. “The movement of Tesla Takedown has always been and will remain non -violent. Their purpose is to intimidate us in silence as we stand against the destructive actions of Musk – but the protection of freedom of expression is essential to democracy. We will not be deterred.”