I鈥檝e attended peaceful Tesla protests in 蜜柚直播. Across the country, Tesla dealerships have had thousands of protesters with few episodes of violence.
Nevertheless, as protests have increased, Trump announced that property destruction at Tesla dealerships is 鈥渄omestic terrorism鈥 and the perpetrators will 鈥済o through hell.鈥 We know violence at protests is illegal and isn鈥檛 protected by the First Amendment to 鈥減eaceably assemble鈥 and 鈥渢o petition the government.鈥 No one should condone it.
Trump is using the situation to intimidate people -- one way that authoritarians exert their power.
Trump鈥檚 words are ironic, given his propensity for inciting violence when it suits him as calling for the death of General Milley and guns 鈥渢rained on鈥 Liz Cheney. He hounds protesters but pardoned over a thousand convicted felons for assaulting police and obstructing Congress; pardoned 2 policemen convicted of murdering a black man; and pardoned 3 military men involved in war crimes and murder in Afghanistan.
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Philosopher John Locke warned: 鈥淲herever law ends, tyranny begins.鈥
Therefore, we will continue to protest.
Linda Dugan
Midtown
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