I mean, it's a Saturday. I'll already be doing nothing.
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2025
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Terrible date. Make it a weekday.
I get the whole Ides of March thing but please pick a weekday for a general strike. This is essentially forcing low-wage workers whose positions are more precarious to stop working while white-collar workers basically do nothing.
A 10 day general strike would get their attention but I doubt US voters have the stomach for it.
Source: am US voter
Big reason they keep us so poor and vulnerable.
Fuckin hell this looks like a facebook repost (1 like 1 prayer, share for jesus) from before I closed my account.
Yeah. If you believe in it make a better graphic for them if you can. Or anyone reading this. I don't have the skills personally but. They could use it lmao
March 15th is a Saturday. Most things are already closed on Saturday.
"Most things."
Really just 9-5 offices, schools, and places they support. And that's a benefit because the corporate folks will be able to join as well. People will be able to bring the kids. College students won't miss class.
Basically you're taking away the "oh I have to work" excuse from folks who want to get involved. And if folks like that start to join, this thing is going to get big.
Bring the kids to what? Be involved in what? I think the point is to stay home and not travel or spend money or work.
I fear by mid March we'll already be screwed.
Is this bigger than just a single image? Any actual orgs or anything? Just the Newspunch guys and a few social media tags?
If this isn't going viral on mainstream social media, I fear there won't be much use to posting it here.
It's more use posting it here than not posting it here. People here can see it and share on traditional social media.
However the question is if there are any labor organizations officially participating in this. If not, this seems a bit weird. And what are the actual demands? Change to what? These are the bigger problems than the location of the post.
I suppose that's fair, there are just a lot of people here who are here because they quit traditional social media.
Listen to what? What are the demands?
Yeah, I mean look at what happened to Occupy Wall Street. You need clear concise demands, and shit that actually possible. And a general strike without major collaboration between unions and shite? Has there been any communication about this at all?
They have nothing to do with the image but Workers Strike Back is having a conference to organize into a body that can make demands and negotiate in a general strike situation. They're getting major Union leaders to attend (Amazon, UAW, etc) so the resulting org should actually have sway. But the conference is open to anyone and they're welcoming anyone to join them. Info here: https://www.workersstrikeback.org/events/feb-2025-organizing-conference
Hitting capitalists in the wallet is the only way to get them to change course.
Doesn’t matter what our ‘demands’ are or what they need to ‘listen to’ and we don’t need a perfectly written manifesto to protest these fucks destroying lives and our country’s support systems.
Don’t fall for the whiners saying it won’t do anything. If the wheels stop turning, even for a couple days, it will hurt the things they care about (money) and send a powerful message.
It won't do anything.
Whatever people don't buy on the 15th will simply be bought on the 16th.
Guaranteed the capitalists you're trying to contact won't even notice.
Also known as a general strike. All the best for you!
How about you shut this shit down right fucking now. I don’t think we all want to suffer for another six weeks. Hell I don’t even think you’ve got another six weeks.
Speaking as an outsider here but Jesus America, enough is enough already. The best time to act was three months ago, the second best time is now.
Organising takes time, if you dont do it together it wont work.
I would argue you could stop going to work and stop giving them money today and people will catch on to that.
Your democracy is on the line how many more excuses do you want to make?
These things need to be organised and gain momentum. Fuck all people are going to “stop work today”. Pretty much asking people to risk financial ruin on the promise that “we will be there tomorrow too, promise bro”.