Because you forgot about the setting shit on fire part
jpsreddit85 on
IF enough people did it for long enough. It would in fact change everything. Covid proved it when all the people who keep everything actually running became “essential workers”.
You don’t need a civil war. Rich people need you a lot more than you need them, but we are all so worried about where the next meal is coming from we are stuck in a spiral.
AdmirableCountry9933 on
What do you have to lose if you can’t even make it with minimum wage. Fight for it, bro.
Get in the trades and as a hobby protest lol
Superb_Ground8889 on
Organize already, yes going on strike one by one won’t help, but a whole city/state does it.Trump will be gone before you know it
Hot-Air-5511 on
I think unions need to strike. Unions from various trades and industries. We need to have a sustained work stoppage lead by Unions. That would get people’s attention.
The issue with that is that unions have been demonized since the 1980’s and their numbers are down. Im not sure they are strong enough currently.
ATXGil2L on
Don’t be fooled. The general strike would shut everything down. It’s our last chance.
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sixaout1982 on
So much for the land of the brave. Or “give me liberty or give me death”.
Constant_Contract118 on
You are way over the point that anything could get Trump out of office. He could even publicly admit raping 13-year-olds. What would happen?
Sensitive-Inside-250 on
A general strike will hurt them a lot. But that means everyone.
baltinerdist on
ITT: A bunch of people lacking reading comprehension and completely oblivious to the state of affairs in America saying, “no, but you really should strike.”
SherriDoMe on
The collective action problem is difficult to solve… someone will ALWAYS be there to take the job.
Plus, half our country loves Donald Trump.
UmeaTurbo on
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING ever sticks to that fucking guy. No consequences ever. None. I’m a history buff and in all my reading I have never come across somebody so completely immune from all consequences who wasn’t some royal person. This guy is an evil unicorn and it makes me panicked just to think about
EffectNo1899 on
Yeah I’d be fired. And ice is quick to murder.
douganater on
Could if you’d follow you’re governments instructions intended for it’s enemies
Even though Trump’s approval rating is going down, nearly half of the country is still Republican. Add that to the neolib centrist capitalists, you’ll never get a majority supported general strike off the ground currently. And that means everyone who strikes just gets fired.
itsallcosmica on
Yes . Ok. Lets do it already. Seriously. Fuck.
brundlfly on
It’s got to involve enough people, which is difficult with non-union labor. When it effects the oligarchs, then his *actual* base will bring him down.
vs-1680 on
The rest of the industrialized world has no idea how desperate and impoverished most Americans are. We have been absolutely destroyed by education and healthcare costs along with the billionaires extracting so much wealth from the nation that the middle class no longer exists. We literally have military and paramilitary forces in our streets murdering us. Every protestor has to come to grips they may be murdered or disappeared for participating in constitutionally protected activities. We need help from NATO and the UN at this point.
kicaboojooce on
Yeah like 75% of the guys I work with are Trump supporters…. they aren’t going to strike when they agree with what’s happening. My fucking dad and brother said it was a justified shooting last night via text message……
A solid portion of the country see no issue with what’s happening, all the bad stuff is still Biden’s fault.
Eisenblume on
I really, 100% get you and sympathise with you and it is really, really unfair, but as much as you can do you have to do. And not only you, so many more has to do it too.
We have to too, in Europe, and by God I’m trying. And we’re the lucky ones.
Afraid_Corner_367 on
General strike! Dont go to work or pay your bills! That won’t fill up the prison even more
finnfinnfinnfinnfinn on
If everyone went on strike it certainly would make an impact. Especially if you’re a minimum wage worker. Those workers are the front lines of businsesses and quite literally do the most actual work in keeping them running everyday. No worker means no business means no profit for the corporate overlords. Money talks and its the only language these capitalist ghouls speak
Drunkinmunky12 on
2 things Europeans don’t understand,
1. America is HUGE and by design actually organizing national strikes is logistically impossible.
2. We aren’t unified in any way shape or form, a person from Kentucky wouldn’t give two shits about the day to day life of someone in Oregon for example.
We aren’t even The “United” states anymore if you honestly ask me.
MajorOak1189 on
General strikes do work, the Spartacist revolt showed that, (although it was ultimately unsuccessful) but we’ll have to wait until your wages are unsustainable for your lifestyles
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We are very disappointed in you op.
Because you forgot about the setting shit on fire part
IF enough people did it for long enough. It would in fact change everything. Covid proved it when all the people who keep everything actually running became “essential workers”.
You don’t need a civil war. Rich people need you a lot more than you need them, but we are all so worried about where the next meal is coming from we are stuck in a spiral.
What do you have to lose if you can’t even make it with minimum wage. Fight for it, bro.
Get in the trades and as a hobby protest lol
Organize already, yes going on strike one by one won’t help, but a whole city/state does it.Trump will be gone before you know it
I think unions need to strike. Unions from various trades and industries. We need to have a sustained work stoppage lead by Unions. That would get people’s attention.
The issue with that is that unions have been demonized since the 1980’s and their numbers are down. Im not sure they are strong enough currently.
Don’t be fooled. The general strike would shut everything down. It’s our last chance.
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So much for the land of the brave. Or “give me liberty or give me death”.
You are way over the point that anything could get Trump out of office. He could even publicly admit raping 13-year-olds. What would happen?
A general strike will hurt them a lot. But that means everyone.
ITT: A bunch of people lacking reading comprehension and completely oblivious to the state of affairs in America saying, “no, but you really should strike.”
The collective action problem is difficult to solve… someone will ALWAYS be there to take the job.
Plus, half our country loves Donald Trump.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING ever sticks to that fucking guy. No consequences ever. None. I’m a history buff and in all my reading I have never come across somebody so completely immune from all consequences who wasn’t some royal person. This guy is an evil unicorn and it makes me panicked just to think about
Yeah I’d be fired. And ice is quick to murder.
Could if you’d follow you’re governments instructions intended for it’s enemies
[https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf](https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf)
Even though Trump’s approval rating is going down, nearly half of the country is still Republican. Add that to the neolib centrist capitalists, you’ll never get a majority supported general strike off the ground currently. And that means everyone who strikes just gets fired.
Yes . Ok. Lets do it already. Seriously. Fuck.
It’s got to involve enough people, which is difficult with non-union labor. When it effects the oligarchs, then his *actual* base will bring him down.
The rest of the industrialized world has no idea how desperate and impoverished most Americans are. We have been absolutely destroyed by education and healthcare costs along with the billionaires extracting so much wealth from the nation that the middle class no longer exists. We literally have military and paramilitary forces in our streets murdering us. Every protestor has to come to grips they may be murdered or disappeared for participating in constitutionally protected activities. We need help from NATO and the UN at this point.
Yeah like 75% of the guys I work with are Trump supporters…. they aren’t going to strike when they agree with what’s happening. My fucking dad and brother said it was a justified shooting last night via text message……
A solid portion of the country see no issue with what’s happening, all the bad stuff is still Biden’s fault.
I really, 100% get you and sympathise with you and it is really, really unfair, but as much as you can do you have to do. And not only you, so many more has to do it too.
We have to too, in Europe, and by God I’m trying. And we’re the lucky ones.
General strike! Dont go to work or pay your bills! That won’t fill up the prison even more
If everyone went on strike it certainly would make an impact. Especially if you’re a minimum wage worker. Those workers are the front lines of businsesses and quite literally do the most actual work in keeping them running everyday. No worker means no business means no profit for the corporate overlords. Money talks and its the only language these capitalist ghouls speak
2 things Europeans don’t understand,
1. America is HUGE and by design actually organizing national strikes is logistically impossible.
2. We aren’t unified in any way shape or form, a person from Kentucky wouldn’t give two shits about the day to day life of someone in Oregon for example.
We aren’t even The “United” states anymore if you honestly ask me.
General strikes do work, the Spartacist revolt showed that, (although it was ultimately unsuccessful) but we’ll have to wait until your wages are unsustainable for your lifestyles