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what's the matter, Fock?

While we got him up there 😂

They're too busy leftist scapegoating like Kamala is.

GeneralStrikeUS.com

Perhaps it's because in America general strikes aren't protected by the constitution?

Bullshit reasons will slowly evaporate along with comfort. Pray to yourself that it won't be too late by then.

Its obvious that there are 2 peoples here calling themselves americans. The irony, the least american of the 2 is the one waiving the flag around and thinks the constitution is only 2 ammendments and the 1st only applies to them. It wont be enough to get rid of their leader. We need a real solution.

We should strike with the government shut down..

Look to the nearest equivalent, Russia. Fuel and food is in short supply, only now are the peasants ate stating to revolt.

this is precisely why i suspect there are more americans on board with this maga shite than you think. Maybe they see it's wrong and so will not admit it, but they won't do anything to resist it either. The silent majority, if you will, tacitly supporting racism, bigotry and male chauvinism.

This is exactly what Americans need to do. Not purchasing goods and work stoppages are very powerful. Shut it off and see how quickly you can bring leaders to their knees.

Yep. This is what we're doing. And one of our Senators was on a boat in the flotilla that was rammed, boarded, and everyone arrested.

Many of us live in a right to work state. Which means we can be fired without cause. And then we lose our health insurance.

Americans must rise up!

Fascists require apathy as much as hate

A planet supported by sustainable energy can host 50bln people. A planet poisoned by fossil fuels only 500mln.

We All should be out in the Streets

Personally I think now is the time since the air traffic controllers who were overextended to begin with should walk out along with teachers and everyone else who can. This county would grind to a halt.

i bring up having a strike in the USA and it's met with crickets

Most are spoiled and complacent and think only bad shit happens to someone else.

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Europe has a much stronger labor movement and healthcare is not tied to their employment. Regan systematically destroyed Americans ability to effectively leverage the power of the strike. It’s a skill we must relearn.

USA citizens won't even stop buying from Amazon nor starve out the oligarchy that is oppressing us. It just boggles the mind.

People r to afraid, or selfish to do this. I'm ready for as long as it takes

For Gods sake! Let’s do it! Let’s make this guy happy!!😁

A-listers in sports and entertainment—Clooney, Whoopi, Swift, Springsteen, Neil Young, HUNDREDS (even thousands) more. They have the money, and the time, the resources. And yet. They’re all busy jetting off to far-flung places instead of fighting like hell to resist. They piss me off.

Unfortunately, I'm retired. However, what a powerful statement that would make!

I would love to be part of something like this. I think it would feel empowering

Seriously. Stay home in solidarity with the federal workers and for the sovereignty of OUR country.

#GeneralStrike

Because at least in Italy’s case, they have a law that protects them from being fired for striking.

Send them bask to X

So proud to be 🇮🇹! Forza Italia!

My business was closed for 14 months during Covid and I’m still here. I’m ready to close again. Eff those selfish weenies. Same folks who can’t bother to mask when they’re sick or care about anyone but themselves. Everyone can afford to stop work for two days. Doesn’t anyone remember 2020?

If we act, protest and rebuild, we can.

Smh

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I would do a one day

Yes!

Yes, on Discord. That's very different than here.

He must have been referring to television screens. So today it would be even worse.

We must ALL come together…the world…against genocide…it’s the only way

We need to message how people in essential roles can take part. Fire fighters. Health care workers. Etc. This won’t work if we say let people die because nobody should work in an ER during a general strike. Americans don’t know how to do this.

Count me in with a peaceful nonviolent general strike and strategic peaceful civil disobedience to bring about change.

With so many people laid off or fired or underemployed, this should be easy.

Do it here in the US on October 18. #GeneralStrikeUSA

We could AT THE LEAST all call in sick on the same day ya'll. C'mon! We gotta do something as a collective.

You do realize that those Americans saying they won't help are Maga. And they'll be gone along with the trash they brought in. They don't need to help actually

Confounding.

People have power we just don’t use it effectively in the US

Conservatives are groomed from birth to hate. Haters gonna hate.

The difference is in this country...many of us would be fired if we went on even a one day strike. We'd at least lose the income for that day. Many can NOT afford to lose a day's wages. Many of those FIRED for participating would lose their health insurance. The right makes SURE we can't strike.

This is actually what needs to happen. We need to have a massive strike.

A General Strike has now obviously become necessary. But I don’t know what has to happen to get Americans to give up their complacency. Whatever it is, I guess it hasn’t happened yet. Hard to believe. My grief is for the children.

Because most of the qualities taught by Jesus (kindness, forgiveness, healing and helping hands, "love thy neighbor") were used up before Americans came along, when greed and selfishness were just about all that was left. Netanyahu is an international war criminal.

I don't know - I'm 100% behind a general strike.

It’s the only tool we have.

Big Respect for the workers of Italy.

I sure would

We need to do this- it needs to be huge and it needs to shut the country down- every where

And this is Italy for something non-Italian. Americans can't even America for themselves.

Frustrating. It has to hurt them financially or they don’t pay attention. First step is stop buying things you don’t need. Then we step it up

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This is what it takes. Americans need to develop a taste for true protest, or true war...

I’m ready for it

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Because it hasn't affected them or their daily lives....thought you were all knowing....hell even I knew that, does this make me an Apostle?

Yep, how is it you never cordoned off a piece of land first before promising it to these folks.

Almost 3.5% of the Italian population, and this isn’t for regime change. It’s for the benefit of another country. America needs to do better than the 1.5% that attended the previous No Kings protest en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...

Even a nationwide work/protest/buying shutdown for an hour or two on one day would send a strong message. It’s all about corporate money and political power, take it away for a day.

We need to follow the lead of Italy, which is a known democratic country. We have the numbers, yet for some reason we don't go out and protest for Gaza, for our rights as women, and most importantly our democracy. If not us, who?

I'm a federal employee, and I share the shit out of this. The only reason that I don't go to in-person rallies is because our veterans need their health care. I'm a combat medic-medevac veteran, too. I have to put aside politics (it's HARD), and take care of them.

Simply, it seems Americans won't protest en masse or do anything of any great note because, seemingly, there's no money in it. See an atrocity taking place? Well, pull out your phone and film it for Instagram hits. ICE kidnapping your neighbours? Get your VLOG out as soon as you can(with ads).

We need to take our labor and power back. I think general strike is set for November.

Dear God, Unfortunately we will get there but it will likely take American citizens being gunned down on the streets.

Europeans aren't mericuns. Get off your fat butts for GOD'S sake!

Americans are lazy. The prevailing thought is "this has nothing to do with me."

Could it happen here? Not unless people rebuild the very structures of solidarity, unions, grassroots organizations, local assemblies, that were deliberately dismantled over decades. Otherwise, dissent is confined to fragmented protests while state and corporate power remain insulated

Agreed. General strikes and boycotts.

Sign me up!

I'm on board to do this, but Americans are generally "too busy", "too scared", or not ready to "go this far". I think it's because some are too comfortable or just plain lazy 🤔

Weakness always finds an excuse.

And our jobs can fire us more easily than in most EU countries.

And hence we devolve into fascism.

It is absolutely what is needed in this country.

How many Americans need to die before we wake up.

A several day #NationalStrike plus this to kick off a massive shift back towards saving our Democracy! www.nokings.org

We absolutely do! This protest HAS to overwhelm the nation so Trump & his sycophantic #TrumpCrimeSyndicate KNOW & SEE that we are not messing around & we will not continue to take their absolute abuse of power! Peaceful of course, but THEY NEED TO BE SCARED OF US!

The definition of those people you’re referring to are, “Complacent, Lazy, Cowardly SLACKERS who lack Empathy & Awareness”

We need a walk out first so people feel organized and together.

I am 71, 4'10", female. Tell me when and where. I am so over this bullshit! What's everyone else's excuse?

We need a leader to tell us to shut it down.

Gli italiani dicono basta. Palestina libera.

Exactly. We're going to hurt no matter what. Do we take control of how much? Or, give up and let them inflict untold pain while destroying our democratic ideals?

Most people right now can’t even see themselves through this. Let alone see someone else through it. If you can, you’re lucky.

Brave girl. Imagine what they do to the 1000s of Palestinian prisoners! Only cowards and bullies torment and kill unarmed civilians and children.

A FASCIST apartheid junta, not surprising. Net-an-yahoo is a genocidal war-criminal doing anything and everything just to keep out of the jail cell he has utterly earned.

we can & should strike

We need to do this in Amy. Where are the Teamsters when you need them.

Sadly, you are correct.

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And the last great divide was politics. it worked well.

I agree. We should be in the streets every single day. Not just once a month (if that). Our "protests" are feeling very performative atm (and ive been to all of them because it's all we officially have). Now that our government is shut down it's the perfect opportunity for a general strike. Come on

#1 thing to do: cancel your subscriptions. You can live w/out them. These technocrats got rich off of us & now they are paying a corrupt government to monitor us and take away our rights? Hell no. Buy a CD/DVD burner. Get stuff at the library. Get a flip phone. Stop using Starbucks, Amazon. And 🖕 AI

A one day general strike is possible. But it’s the people saying “strike until everything is fixed” that don’t understand that that’s not possible for most people, and especially the most vulnerable. We have to be organized and intentional about it.