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Protests hit Tesla dealerships across the world, from Australia to Europe and the US — Organizers have also been careful to distance themselves from ‘violent’ vandalism
From Australia to Europe and the US, demonstrators rallied against carmaker’s dismantling of US federal government
On Saturday, with more than 200 events planned worldwide, protests kicked off midday in front of Tesla showrooms in Australia and New Zealand and then rippled across Europe in countries including Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK. “The hypocrisy is so deep,” said Manissa Maharawal, an assistant professor at American University who has studied anti-tech protests and points out that Tesla has received billions in government funding. Maharawal, from American University, said she was struck by that sentiment, saying: “For there to be a nationwide and global protest saying ‘no one’s coming to save us’ just speaks to the level of anger and desperation right now.”
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