RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 个月前TIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square272linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyen.wikipedia.orgRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 个月前message-square272linkfedilink
minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·29 天前Until we start seeing general strikes, or other action, they will continue to ignore the people. A week of general strikes, and the stock exchange tanking acordingly, would actually have an effect.
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·29 天前I keep seeing this, and I don’t disagree, but what exactly is gonna change? Some rich people get slightly less rich, they’ll still own most of our government. Our current admin clearly doesn’t care about public opinion.
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·29 天前They care about money. Day long general strikes have changed policy. A week would bring the government to the table on anything short of dissolving the government. The US government is terrified of general strikes, and has gone to extraordinary measures to ensure they don’t happen.
Until we start seeing general strikes, or other action, they will continue to ignore the people.
A week of general strikes, and the stock exchange tanking acordingly, would actually have an effect.
I keep seeing this, and I don’t disagree, but what exactly is gonna change? Some rich people get slightly less rich, they’ll still own most of our government. Our current admin clearly doesn’t care about public opinion.
They care about money.
Day long general strikes have changed policy. A week would bring the government to the table on anything short of dissolving the government.
The US government is terrified of general strikes, and has gone to extraordinary measures to ensure they don’t happen.