Imagine not wanting to strike for climate action, for a human response to COVID-19, or for racial justice.

No, the really important thing is the GOP hypocrisy.

  • kennystrife [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    If this would actually get the libs in the streets rioting, I'd fucking take it. But it won't because they're libs

    • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Problem is, liberals think declaring a general strike is a novel idea, as if the left hasn't been working towards that goal for decades - often times facing setbacks when unions are shattered by none other than the liberals.

      As much as it is tempting to rip liberals up in a thread like this, these threads are a good opportunity to agitate. Outline how the entire left project revolves around building the organizing capacity to perform a general strike like this. Tell the liberals that the left has put A LOT of though and practice into this problem. Set them on the right path. Tell them straight up, "This isn't going to work. At least, not like this. Something like this requires a lot of groundwork, and here are the people who are leading the way."

      • NonWonderDog [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, but if you told most of the #generalstrike people on twitter to "organize teamsters to take guns and seize food distribution warehouses and set up free grocery delivery to strikers" or whatever they'd report you to the FBI.

    • Alaskaball [comrade/them]MA
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      4 years ago

      their idea of a general strike is walking along a designated walk path holding signs with quipy harry potter references, with police "escorting" them the entire time.

      And then going home and tweeting they epicly owned the president

      • NonWonderDog [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        No, a general strike is when you postpone your Amazon purchase for 12 hours.

        • Alaskaball [comrade/them]MA
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          4 years ago

          No a general strike is when u le epik-tweet a gif of a sassy black women rolling her eyes at the president.