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Comment on YSK that a general strike is one of the most effective ways to push for change. There is a general strike in the works across the US for this Friday.

bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I dont really get this. I actually like my workplace and my manager is an awesome guy. I’m supposed to just not do my work? Idg what that helps.

We need to cause pain to politicians and billionaires. I already dont use popular social media or shop at Amazon or Walmart. I dont have streaming. Im doing more than 98% of Americans already.

What would be FAR better than this are tech literacy classes to ween the idiot public off the techno corps. Get a few thousand people to quit streaming, using Amazon, and shutting all their phones off or at least all using vpns and ad blockers would be a huge revenue hit to corporations.

I guess I can work tomorrow then play video games at home after. I dont see how this helps.

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Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
It works so well they made it illegal for unions to do this in most circumstances in the late 1940’s That is what you need to understand. Now after successfuly convincing a few generations unions are bad, no one understand the power we all have if we just sit down and stop working until they fix this mess.

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MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Stopping the entire economy in its tracks is your only weapon against fascists, but sure, liking your boss is more important…

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  But 1 day of me not getting my work done isnt going to do a thing. Its a LOT more effective if people stop buying shit altogether from any corporate store as long as they can.
  
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  - MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    This mentality is why your worker right in the US are fucking attrocious.
    
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    bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Imo id respect someone more who set up local groups to start learning more about tech literacy and opposing the techocracy, rather than just skipping work and sitting at home.
    
    The reason our rights are shit is because people would rather live with that then be homeless. No one here is going to strike with you. It would take all of Amazon to strike to make a difference. I think something more direct, like congregating outside of every politicians house and making their lives hell, would be much more effective than a strike against my employer who is one of the best in the region.
    
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