@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @futurebird

The covid lockdowns are an example of how billionaires respond to such closures.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/dan-patrick-coronavirus-grandparents

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They funded an enormous disinformation campaign hectoring people to die to save the economy.

Koch Network has funded legislation to outlaw strikes as a type of tortious interference, all while waging economic warfare on blue cities using ICE raids.

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@raven667 @futurebird @Npars01

I'm thinking a general strike can be a one-day affair. It should not have to cause trauma to workers. I don't know is it ridiculous to imagine one day a month we shut down the economy?

@raven667 @futurebird @Npars01

Microsoft has patch Tuesdays. Why can't we have No Kings Mondays? The second Monday of every month there's a general strike. People in favor of the strike meet to discuss politics, work on local projects like cleaning and repairing homes, stream cleanup, etc.

You may say that I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one. (I hope.)

@raven667 @futurebird @Npars01

Microsoft has patch Tuesdays. Why can't we have No Kings Mondays? The second Monday of every month there's a general strike. People in favor of the strike meet to discuss politics, work on local projects like cleaning and repairing homes, stream cleanup, etc.

You may say that I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one. (I hope.)

@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

I hate the idea of missing school. It will ruin things for my students.

@futurebird @raven667 @Npars01

Why can't the kids meet and contribute to the general good? Why can't you and other adults use this monthly general strike day to raise their awareness of their roles as citizens in a democratic society?

@Npars01 @raven667 @futurebird

What should we do instead of general strikes and boycotts?

@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @futurebird

Recommendations?

Try it all, until something clicks with billionaires. It's going to take a lot to break through to MAGA billionaires

They're very insulated from backlash & they own a media ecosystem that servilely serves up self-soothing lies

In the past, global financial meltdowns & world wars did the trick, ... eventually

Try the tactics of the Simple Sabotage Manual & escalate up to massing troops on the border to free folks from fascist overlords

@Npars01 @raven667 @futurebird

I like the idea of trying everything non-violently.

@cvvhrn @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

We almost did a teacher's strike once, but they caved at the last moment. We had to do a lot of prep to be ready and frankly I was very happy we didn't need to walk out.

I like my job!

Strikes take a collective will.

@futurebird @cvvhrn @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

Back in the 1980s we had rolling strikes in teaching.
Odd days, mornings and afternoons rather than going out on strike long term eg the crippling miners strike against Thatcher's govt.

@Godfrey642 @futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01 From a nursing standpoint, the rolling stuff does not seem to work. We are an independent union but the dominant large nurses union uses the 1 day strikes a lot.

For hospitals at least most can cancel electives and hold on for a day but open ended is much harder for them

To be fair its hard on everybody

@cvvhrn @futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

Im not a fan of open ended strikes at all.
My husb and i were both teachers in the UK. We had 3 young children so losing multiple days earnings in a teachers strike had massive knock-on for us.
It's not sustainable for most workers.

@Godfrey642 @futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

I hear you and we struggle as well but in my direct experience (2 strikes 2000 56 days and 2022 5 days) it works and like you my wife is a nurse at the same facility so we get hit x2

@cvvhrn @futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01

We used to alternate days... it wasn't ideal by *any* means and being a scab on the days in was v v hard. Not bringing in money wasn't an option either.

@Godfrey642 @cvvhrn @futurebird @raven667 @Npars01

Do you think the idea of a once a month general strike is Impractical or impossible? What about once a quarter?

@Dave_Goldsmith @Godfrey642 @cvvhrn @raven667 @Npars01

I think strikes should have a demand, something reasonable but significant and they should last until it is met (and maybe spread to additional unions if the demand isn't met.)

@futurebird @Godfrey642 @cvvhrn @raven667 @Npars01

What would be a good demand for a general strike?

@Dave_Goldsmith @futurebird @Godfrey642 @cvvhrn @raven667

To start?

1. Free & fair elections
2. Eradication of the Unitary Executive ideology
3. Outlawing Citizens United
4. Impartial redistricting boards
5. Mandatory ethical standards for SCOTUS
6. Reaffirmation of NATO
7. Expansion of the courts
8. Eradication of the Federalist Society
9. Campaign finance transparency
10. Restoration of Civil Rights
11. Recriminalization of public corruption & bribery

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