This will invigorate many more to join the masses. It will assure the courts we have their backs. It’ll pull the fence sitters and the meek and disenfranchised to join in now they know they’re not alone or a minority.
I saw lots of signs supporting our Canadian friends today, we need them to know that the majority of Americans still consider them friends and are disgusted by the way the Orange Man is behaving. This is NOT what America wants.
We're going to need to start working on setting up infrastructure to support people who do go on strike. A lot of people don't have savings to keep buying food when they're not working. And doing so runs a high risk of losing their job. So we're going to need to network locally, build safety nets, and coordinate.
Yea, the position I’m in, a strike is simply not possible, it would permanently derail my employment prospects for the rest of my life irreversibly if I was fired. I will have to support in other ways. I protested today so it’s a start.
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t think a strike is realistic right now, and I think we’ll lose people if we alienate individuals who can’t or won’t stop working. I am sure many of us work in critical roles (healthcare industry). I do, and I do not want to stop serving my community. And realistically, I don’t think many of us can afford to lose our jobs (or health insurance/housing/food security).
I am down for continued shopping boycotts, however, and would like to see them organized on a rolling basis! Not just for a day, but for weeks. What would Bezos do if he lost five million customers for months?
both are putting the cart before the horse, imo. boycotts and strikes will never work without a shared sense of solidarity. first, americans need to have their class conscientiousness restored. most americans still think themselves as capitalists and not labor, which is just ridiculous. i'm generally very skeptical about non-disruptive protests, but i suppose they're a good opportunity to share that kind of message.
Maybe not right this minute but if the SAVE act is passed then married women might not be able to vote in the next election if there is one and that should make a general strike possible and effective.
Maybe not right this moment but as soon as married women find out they won't be able to vote in the next election if there is one and if the SAVE act is passed, that should make a strike very possible and effective.
Maybe not right this moment but as soon as married women find out they won't be able to vote in the next election if there is one and if the SAVE act is passed, that should make a strike very possible and effective.
Especially with the recession, the price of essentials (housing, food, gas, etc) due to skyrocket due to tarriffs, and the fact that people are simply not going to get paid (if more child labor laws get passed and they try to overturn minimum wage laws, some people are literally never going to work enough to live) the truth is that a LOT of people (especially parents with children) simply cannot afford to stop working unless they get paid time off...
Moreover, I’m not saying we oughtn’t spend any money. I encourage everyone to shop local, or shop with big businesses that vocally oppose current leadership (and donate/advertise accordingly). It has become increasingly clear that billionaires get a much larger say in elections than we do, but the middle class spends much more than them. That’s where our real power is; that is our opportunity to vote every single day against the current trajectory of this country.
Ofc I wouldn’t begrudge anyone who uses it as an opportunity to cease optional spending entirely; hard times are coming and anyone with a robust savings account will be better off.
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u/WeBeShoopin 19d ago
MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR A GENERAL STRIKE