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Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 7 hours agoI appreciate the honest reply, I agree with most things, I think large scale protests must include a general strike. This administration is all about the bottom line, and a sustained general strike will hit them hard. I’m well aware of the argument of people living paycheck to paycheck seemingly unable to do that, however the alternative is very bleak. I wish you luck and keep it up
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Just to address the idea of a general strike, you pretty much have to get sustained protests going first. More specifically, they have to encourage people from different backgrounds to work together outside of capitalist structures.
I forget the exact example, but I think it was the 1934 San Fransisco general strike. Whole city shut down, including restaurants. One problem was that there were a lot of young men who worked in the factories and lived in small apartments with no kitchens at all. They went to the general strike committee and made it known that they rely on the restaurants for their daily meals. The committee understood and had some restaurants approved for opening along with delivery trucks so they could operate. Problem solved.
Point is that you need organization around that sort of thing where even marginal groups can have their problems heard. Without getting people into organized groups, it’s going to fail. If nobody listened to those young men and did something, then they would have had the choice of starving or crossing the picket line.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 7 hours ago
Those are all excellent and valid points, do you think normal thinking Americans will manage that, sustained protests followed by strike action. I completely understand the point made about the young men, the elderly and most vulnerable groups will need support. Right now all I see is some protests in some states but nothing indicates this will evolve.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Honestly, no. US infrastructure for this stuff is scaffolding, at best.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 6 hours ago
It’s looking very bad eh…