This kind of organization doesn’t really work, you cant just set a day without a strong organized backing
Ya know eveytime I see these I wonder, “how did the Arabs do it?” They actually did something in Egypt. We can’t even agree to take the same day off.
materialist differences
Good luck, he would probably win another election today. Cant save a democracy where the electorate is stupid.
How do you think fascism arose in Germany? Was it a complex process set forth by the treaty of Versailles, embarrassment after WWI, rapid technological advancement by Germany, instability from the great depression, instability in the Weimar republic, etc…
Or do you really think fascism just comes out of the aether when somehow millions of voters become “stupid” all of a sudden?
We should probably try though, because of the implications.
Might be better off signing up here. They’re trying to get commitments for a general strike.
They document working on narrowing their demands more specifically once they hit certain goals.
I signed up and asked about 20 people to sign it. ✊🏻
I’ll Post It.
What are they protesting? Its completely vague about why.
While the full list of demands is still being added to, discussed, edited and submitted to a legal expert, some of our basic demands are as follows:
Protection and permanent guarantee of civil rights for all
Total government reform
Publicly funded health care
Adequate and accessible disability support and services
A permanent solution to Homelessness, hunger and the housing crisis
Respect and support for tribal Sovereignty and involvement with indigenous leadership for environmental action
Enhanced enforcement of constitutional rights
More power to american voters
I hope they get their full demands sorted out. A protest without immediate actionable legal demands is pretty doomed from the start. Especially one that encourages it’s protestors to give something up. Unless we can have a moment where we can see a politician sign something into law the end of the protest will be vague and mired in “negotiations” until people have had enough and decide they need to start making money again without anything of consequence being accomplished.
I’m sorry, but that list is everything. Great, but literally everything. Not just protections for X and Y and Z, but literally “total government reform” as well. If your list of demands is so vague you’ll never send a clear message and will struggle to gain support. I’m reminded of the Newsroom episode about Occupy Wall Street. You need clear leadership and direction. Something more concise like “civilian oversight commities in all branches with authority to order investigations and court trials” would be a huge move in the right direction. You need a clear addressing of the problem with realistic end goals and a way to get there - not a laundry list of hopes.
So, they want a new country?
I’m all for each of these things, but trying to have them happen all at once is ignorant. Do they think that making all these changes will make people glad? People hate change, and that’s one of the main reasons Trump was elected.
This strike feels like the 2016 election all over again, where left/liberals try to push for too much change and the population recoils into voting for regressive bigots.
I think it’s pretty interesting actually.
The top critic I’d point to, it’s that for something so huge like that, it’s needed a food chain which connects rural to urban areas established. That’s the first thing.
After that other things can be looked up, like electricity, water supply, etc etc
Then a rupture with capitalist system can be created, but it needs to be understood that “nonviolent direct action” isn’t an option! At the first trial on labor strikes, capitalists will crush it with all their forces and repression skill
Well, that’s a Saturday so I won’t be doing anything anyway.
Why would they not be able to ignore this? They’re already beating their own country’s economy with a stick. Something I think a lot of foreigners don’t understand is that the US Federal Government doesn’t own the US Industry, they police it.
Whats going to happen? They’re going to lose like 0.25% tax revenue for the year and run out of funding for all the programs they run? OHWAIT, they’re already not funding those programs.
You have a better plan?
Yeah, hold up a sign outside of a state capital, sign up to volunteer with the DNC or with Bernie Sanders’ organization, or print out some flyers for local Union organization steps and legal protections to put up at high traffic areas like rest stops and parks.
Sounds good. Let’s get the word out and organize this.
A single day? And a weekend at that? Did Trump pick the date? Lol
That’s not gonna do shit.
Then help them organize better.
I just wanna jump in and say good job with “Yes and.” It’s inclusive to make sure we’re all on the same side and doing everything we can to impact, even if we disagree on how. You’re awesome.
I live abroad, and my resident country’s currency is weak compared to the dollar right now… but screw it. Where can I throw money that’s trustworthy?
A weekend means that lots and lots of people who would get fired if they missed work to protest will get to protest.
Maybe make better worker rights (or any at all) part of your demands
You can demand that and you should, but the reality right now is those workers do not have the right to take a day off of work to protest.
And there is a disturbing thread I have seen lately on Lemmy where people suggest those workers should lose their job to protest because they have to suffer if they want to end their suffering apparently.
Everyone bickering in this thread needs to just repost this image somewhere and shut up. That’s how these things spread, via small communities. The only reason I saw it was this post, the only reason someone else might learn about it is my post. Unless you already have a better idea, and are organizing and trying to promote it, the least you can do is try and spread the word. The only way we win is together, so either bring a better solution to the table or get in line and help us fight.
Thank you.
Terrible date. Make it a weekday.
I mean, it’s a Saturday. I’ll already be doing nothing.
I get the whole Ides of March thing but please pick a weekday for a general strike. This is essentially forcing low-wage workers whose positions are more precarious to stop working while white-collar workers basically do nothing.
Low-wage workers work on weekdays too. And they will often get fired for missing work for any reason, not just protesting.
“You can’t pick a weekday, the poors can’t risk missing a day off from their second job!”
A 10 day general strike would get their attention but I doubt US voters have the stomach for it.
Source: am US voter
People quarantined for longer in the not so distant past. You have a month to get ready and don’t have to do shit when it’s time. Seems like a no brainer, even for those who don’t want to come out and protest.
I don’t disagree at all. I don’t live in the US but the ones I keep in touch with that do tell me their peers seem apathetic and unengaged. Which says a lot about how we got here.
Big reason they keep us so poor and vulnerable.
People would have to be willing to pool their resources for that.
Fuckin hell this looks like a facebook repost (1 like 1 prayer, share for jesus) from before I closed my account.
Yeah. If you believe in it make a better graphic for them if you can. Or anyone reading this. I don’t have the skills personally but. They could use it lmao
Loved you in that movie
Is this bigger than just a single image? Any actual orgs or anything? Just the Newspunch guys and a few social media tags?
I doubt any of the conservatives will be participating.
It’s not impossible. If you focused solely on economic concerns.
