I will call "No Kings" a big success.
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I will call "No Kings" a big success. Multiple outlets are reporting on millions of participants. It was bigger than the one in the summer.
A lot of people participating in something like this for the first time.
It was national and even a little international (Thank you London and Dublin)
No one can say the president or his regime has broad popular support or a mandate.
I know some of ya'll think it's "libbed up" and I agree but that's the other two thirds of the "big tent" that is the left. Be nice to them.
Anyways.
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I will call "No Kings" a big success. Multiple outlets are reporting on millions of participants. It was bigger than the one in the summer.
A lot of people participating in something like this for the first time.
It was national and even a little international (Thank you London and Dublin)
No one can say the president or his regime has broad popular support or a mandate.
Now, there's the task of convincing billionaires they had better stop funding fascist movements globally... or else.
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Now, there's the task of convincing billionaires they had better stop funding fascist movements globally... or else.
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Can we do particular strikes first maybe?
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Can we do particular strikes first maybe?
@futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @Npars01 lol. Strikes are great when you have a solid organization, resources banked to keep strikers afloat without working income, and a clear set of achievable demands. Much like military strikes it is diplomacy by other means, not just an end of itself to cause reciprocal pain.
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@futurebird @Dave_Goldsmith @Npars01 lol. Strikes are great when you have a solid organization, resources banked to keep strikers afloat without working income, and a clear set of achievable demands. Much like military strikes it is diplomacy by other means, not just an end of itself to cause reciprocal pain.
@raven667 @futurebird @Npars01
Makes sense. Who is organizing? Big labor? These one and done protests are unlikely to move the needle...
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@raven667 @futurebird @Npars01
Makes sense. Who is organizing? Big labor? These one and done protests are unlikely to move the needle...
@Dave_Goldsmith @futurebird @Npars01 thats the thing, if any group is organizing with purpose of a general strike I'm not aware of it, I just hear chants for it from leftist and online nerds who want "one weird trick" to fix our major dysfunction, to cause pain for the people causing our trouble, but don't respect the work needed for the tactic to be effective.
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@Dave_Goldsmith @futurebird @Npars01 thats the thing, if any group is organizing with purpose of a general strike I'm not aware of it, I just hear chants for it from leftist and online nerds who want "one weird trick" to fix our major dysfunction, to cause pain for the people causing our trouble, but don't respect the work needed for the tactic to be effective.
@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?
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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?
@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @futurebird @Npars01
So our union has had two strikes in the 26 years I have been in it. 2000 and 2022. They were not one day affairs rather open ended 56 days in 2000 and a week in 2022.
TO send a message 1 day is fine to effect any change may need to be longer than that but 1 day would still be cool to see
As Always "They have the plant but we have the power"
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@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @futurebird @Npars01
So our union has had two strikes in the 26 years I have been in it. 2000 and 2022. They were not one day affairs rather open ended 56 days in 2000 and a week in 2022.
TO send a message 1 day is fine to effect any change may need to be longer than that but 1 day would still be cool to see
As Always "They have the plant but we have the power"
@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.
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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?
@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.
Supreme Court rules against union over strike liability
In an 8-1 opinion on Thursday, the justices provided a new definition to the limits on the right to strike under federal labor law. At issue in Glacier Northwest v. […]
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@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
Common Dreams
Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
Pew Research Center (www.pewresearch.org)
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.
Supreme Court rules against union over strike liability
In an 8-1 opinion on Thursday, the justices provided a new definition to the limits on the right to strike under federal labor law. At issue in Glacier Northwest v. […]
SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
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@Npars01 @raven667 @futurebird
What should we do instead of general strikes and boycotts?
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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.)
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@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.
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@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
My point with that comment is that people have very different relationships to their jobs and what a "strike" might mean.
I don't think this is as generally applicable as it might seem. Maybe for the retail and parts of the private sector it could make sense, but not everyone works there.
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@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?
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@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?
@Dave_Goldsmith @raven667 @Npars01
Because I have every hour of class time planned and wish I had more.
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@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
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@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.
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@Npars01 @raven667 @futurebird
I like the idea of trying everything non-violently.
@Dave_Goldsmith @Npars01 @raven667
Do you have a union at your job? Or in your industry? I think rebuilding unions is important. Even fast food workers made some progress on this front.
There are jobs where it can be harder to organize.
