PARAMUS - There is only a small strip of grassy land between the highway and the parking lot of a Tesla dealer on Route 17.

It's a pretty dangerous place to stand. But not to Pamela Hudson.

"We don't care about that," she said.  "You know what's dangerous? The government."

She meant the current government of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, which explained the protest Wednesday afternoon outside the dealership.

About 100 people jammed together on this tiny bit of territory waving signs, chanting and saluting drivers who beeped their horns in apparent support.

One sign featured Musk's photo with the caption: "Not a genius. Just an unelected slob."

Other signs proclaimed:

"Free Speech, Use it"

"Boycott Tesla"

"This Immigrant Took Your Job." Musk's photo was on that one too.

One woman was a bit creative. She held a sign to motorists that read:
"Flip me off if you're a fascist."

Some protesters said they felt they had to do "something" to protest the Trump Administration.

Democrats have been criticized in some quarters for not doing enough to combat Musk. But, in truth, there is so much for Dems to protest, focusing on one thing isn't easy.

Chris McGowan tried.

"A lot of people voted for Trump because they thought he was going to do something for working people," said McGowan, who journeyed south from New York state for the demonstration.

But now, the stock market has dipped and all consumers face the prospect of tariff-driven higher prices.

Back up the line, Hudson said she has worked in western Kenya on such humanitarian efforts as a medical clinic and a home for orphans. She says federal cuts have ended funding for vaccines for tuberculosis and other diseases, literally putting lives in that country at risk.

"This is personal for me," she said.

The demonstration, which ensued during rush hour, made traffic slower than usual.  Nonetheless, there was considerable support for the anti-Musk demonstrators.

But, naturally, it was not unanimous.

One heard dialogue common among political adversaries these days.

"F... You," one woman yelled as she drove by the group of protesters.

"Stupid bitch," someone yelled back.

Political debate these days ain't Lincoln-Douglas.