January 23 MN General Strike

[Anonymous]

These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because not going to work, which will cost you personally in either lost wages or in expended paid leave, or by reducing business income for a day, will actually lead to a change in government policy? What a bizarre and irrational presumption. Why does the government care if you go to work or not? Nor does the government care if you spend money. The linkage between employee/consumer behavior and government policy in this way is totally absent.

Then name some ways to draw attention to an overreaching federal government. If you had your way, we would all be speaking the King's english and enjoying kidney beans and yorkshire pie.

As if there is complete ignorance that some people don't like current government policies, and this will suddenly make that apparent? What, exactly, are you trying to draw attention to that is not already well known? There have always been people who dislike whatever the current government is, no surprise there. This adds exactly nothing to that awareness. It is futile and self-defeating, because it costs proponents their day's wages.

Strikes draw attention to the fact that you need all parts of society. When people who are ignoring what is going on are inconvenienced perhaps they will pay better attention. As Trump has shown us all time and again, negative attention is better than no attention.

You also need the part that earns money and pays taxes, unless you prefer less in the way of taxpayer-funded services. By taking a day out of the economy, you take a day's worth of tax income away from whatever it is used to fund, including social services so dear to liberal hearts. It's counterproductive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

+1 Thank you for your practical, commonsense post.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Minnesota is planning a general strike on Friday, January 23. The call is for people to stay home and do nothing for 24 hours.

No idea if there is any effort to spread it to other states. Worth keeping an eye on. Regardless I will not be participating in the US economy on Friday.

I'm guessing you don't have kids in school?

Jesus Christ people. Freedom is a constant struggle. Every freedom you have is because someone fought and died for it. You can sacrifice just a tiny bit to continue enjoying the freedoms you have because others sacrificed for you.

Tell that to an hourly wage worker with kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Minnesota is planning a general strike on Friday, January 23. The call is for people to stay home and do nothing for 24 hours.

No idea if there is any effort to spread it to other states. Worth keeping an eye on. Regardless I will not be participating in the US economy on Friday.

I'm guessing you don't have kids in school?

Jesus Christ people. Freedom is a constant struggle. Every freedom you have is because someone fought and died for it. You can sacrifice just a tiny bit to continue enjoying the freedoms you have because others sacrificed for you.

Tell that to an hourly wage worker with kids.

Yup. The standard liberal canard - sacrifice is fine, as long as it doesn't affect me. Tax the people who are wealthier than I am, but don't increase my taxes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

You don't need 100% buy in. You need 3.5%, according to the research. The only thing self-defeating is your attitude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do nothing? They'll just shop and scroll all day and give Bezos and Musk more $.

I won't. I cancelled my prime the day Bezos cut the Post endorsement of Harris. Haven't missed it at all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Minnesota is planning a general strike on Friday, January 23. The call is for people to stay home and do nothing for 24 hours.

No idea if there is any effort to spread it to other states. Worth keeping an eye on. Regardless I will not be participating in the US economy on Friday.

I'm guessing you don't have kids in school?

Jesus Christ people. Freedom is a constant struggle. Every freedom you have is because someone fought and died for it. You can sacrifice just a tiny bit to continue enjoying the freedoms you have because others sacrificed for you.

Tell that to an hourly wage worker with kids.

Do you enjoy freedom or not? Inconvenience is part of the deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

More practical?!

Getting candidates with integrity is a great idea for the medium or long term.

But we are facing a crisis now! We can't survive much more of the damage that is being done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

+1 Thank you for your practical, commonsense post.

It's a defeatist attitude post and I seriously doubt she is anti Trump. Boycotts, work to rule, and general strikes
worked very well for Viet Nam and Civil Rights.

[Anonymous]

I get that Minnesota has strong ancestral ties t Scandinavia, but this kind of collective action isn’t going to work here in America, even given how furious people are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not going to work, which will cost you personally in either lost wages or in expended paid leave, or by reducing business income for a day, will actually lead to a change in government policy? What a bizarre and irrational presumption. Why does the government care if you go to work or not? Nor does the government care if you spend money. The linkage between employee/consumer behavior and government policy in this way is totally absent.

What else can we do? I have no ideas. Does anyone? I feel so helpless as the mid- terms are a long way off.

You get what the majority vote for. If your favored candidates and policies lose, too bad. It's called democracy, not a tyranny of the minority. Vote when you can, and accept that your preferences are not universal - other people want other things than you do. That's the way democracies work. An inability to accept that doesn't lead to a way to impose your will on others, whether through a "general strike", rioting in the streets, or by posting diatribes on social media.

the majority didn't vote for this.

Does that make you feel better? Why didn’t more Democrats vote? One day strike?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Minnesota is planning a general strike on Friday, January 23. The call is for people to stay home and do nothing for 24 hours.

No idea if there is any effort to spread it to other states. Worth keeping an eye on. Regardless I will not be participating in the US economy on Friday.

I'm guessing you don't have kids in school?

Jesus Christ people. Freedom is a constant struggle. Every freedom you have is because someone fought and died for it. You can sacrifice just a tiny bit to continue enjoying the freedoms you have because others sacrificed for you.

Tell that to an hourly wage worker with kids.

Do you enjoy freedom or not? Inconvenience is part of the deal.

I work in schools with kids whose families have 4 kids in a 2 BR apt. Their dads mow lawns. Moms are housekeepers. They can't stay home with their kids. Get real.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. As a teacher, I barely get any personal days and I need to give 30 days notice to use them. I’m not fake calling in sick and risking my job for something like this, which, hurts kids and families. I’m a responsible adult and have better things to do, like my job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These kind of silly plans are self defeating. I understand the concept but this is. Losing strategy as you can't make it effective without 100% buy in - which won't ever happen.

Come up with something less dramatic and more practical. Like actual candidates worthy of support in leadership positions so we can collectively be confident in our government.

We live in a capitalist society so anything trying to detour profit making is just ineffective. Good luck living in the US without buying anything to survive and thrive.

I'm as anti Trump as you can get and livid at all the billionaires and big business esp tech that's corrupted our morality but seriously this general strike is a joke. All you hurt is yourself. Shut down for 1 day? Besides inconveniencing yourself there's no other impact.

You don't need 100% buy in. You need 3.5%, according to the research. The only thing self-defeating is your attitude.

This.
When did Americans become so soft? Look at South Korea! Look at France! Also the last No Kings was about 7 million people. And this was before ICE summarily executed a U.S. citizen. 3.5% is about 12 million.