Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to oppose Elon Musk's actions, perceiving them as a threat to government integrity and diversity. Dan Smith emphasized the difference between downsizing and obliterating the government, calling for significant resistance. Federal worker Dante O'Hara expressed concerns over rising racial tensions, comparing the situation to Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation. Additionally, critics are alarmed by Musk's exemption from ethical standards, his sidelining of career officials, and the broad powers he wields, raising alarm over democratic governance and accountability issues.
"As a Black worker, these attacks on diversity and inclusion feel like a Jim Crow 2.0 - re-segregating the workforce."
"It's one thing to downsize the government. It's another to try to obliterate it. And that's what's happening. It's frightening and disgusting and requires pushback."
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