Getting folks into ICE to gum up the works while theyre still hiring all these new forces would be helpful as well (and possibly the most dangerous kind of activism)
There's enough evidence to show the election was tampered, and plenty of clips of elites boasting about it. Because they belive they're untouchable.
That's when they get sloppy. Recount the election, reverse all the harm they've done by nulllifying EOs and laws passed this year.
And motion to ban the party from running for a decade or more. Hell, dissolve parties and make candidates explain their gd plans. Make it illegal to lie about campaign plans, to lie to the people (excluding top secret stuff of course).
Dismantle the supreme court and banish for life all Federalist Society members. Force accountability and prevent this greed-ridden corruption by preventing candidates taking any money. Use communal funds, i.e. we donate to the cause and that money gets divided evenly for candidates. No corporate ownership or favors.
Reestablish a series of strong checks and balances. Watchdog groups that actually have prosecutory authority over each othet, etc.
Don't stop with the strike. Start with the strike. It's time to rebuild what the ogliarchs oha e destroyed. Reverse the privatization of communal needs. Require news agencies to actually tell the fkn truth or face treason charges.
We shouldn't have to fight to have decent behaviors from people in power.
I think dismantling the supreme court would be counterproductive. Removing the treasonous members, Certainly! Putting in term limits, Absolutely. But it serves a purpose.
Yeah, I worded that poorly. I didn't mean to get rid of it entirely, but to get rid of the obviously corrupted members who take bribes and call it gifts, while supporting specific candidates, etc. And then judging against how previous courts have interpreted the laws.
We need intelligence in our governing body. Politics can be useful, but we need problem solvers. Laws don't solve problems, they punish people, and do so unfairly (if I dumped thousands of gallons of toxic waste in a canal and that directly resulted in deaths of humans, I would be charged and sent to prison for the rest of my life. But if Tesla does it, its an accident and a pathetic fine is enough).
But then what? Even if interference and fraud can be proven at this point, the election results were certified. Who is going to enforce anything? Especially once he has his ICE army in place? Congress? SCOTUS? They’re part of the corruption.
It should've been done immediately after the election, & it should never have been certified. But Democrats bizarrely were more concerned about looking like election denialists than the disastrous corrupt, fascist regime they had every reason to believe would come under Trump. A massive betrayal of the American people by everyone in authority with the power to forestall the installation of Trump in power!
Agree with you 100%. I couldn’t believe how they just handed over the presidency and went through all the ceremonies like it was normal. Former presidents attending the inauguration like it was all totally normal. Nothing was normal.
I certainly do not disagree that more should have been done right from the get go. However, just like this conversation about a general strike is scary, unpredictable, costly, & so many other things. I can understand that the Democrats were feeling all the same things, & just like this conversation, there were many different opinions/concerns. Mostly they didn't have the majority of public support at that time. Now they do, I want the people with influence to do more, absolutely! I don't have any good answers, but I believe any actions need to be coordinated to be successful.
I posted this comment down below - way down below, so I'm re-posting it here for anyone who might be interested:
First, I've been watching the numbers on the generalstrike, and it is indeed going up, albeit rather slowly. It went up by six in the past twenty minutes.
Just a note about security: I signed the strikecard with the name "Winston Smith", and used a proton email address that I just created. I also entered a dummy phone number. Obviously that's not my real name either. This way, Trumpkopf's Gestapo will have a hard time tracking me down.
I signed up 100,000+ signatures ago and it was this year. It is growing and the discord groups ARE organizing. They’re actually doing the work. I hope the wet blanket comment gets corrected.
Also it’s wrong to dismiss the protests as ineffective. Nobody has ever believed they would be the only tactic we needed but I’ve watched the growth this year and it’s building resistance muscles and networks and it is vital.
It's a great reminder of the imperative that we continue to Rise! Resist! ✊✊✊
The next nationwide rally is July 17. Be there or be square!
We need at least 3.5% of the population, or around 12,000,000 people to be present. So bring all your friends and families. Spread the word as far and wide as possible. Let's all get out there with a Howard Beale spirit and yell "We're as mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it anymore!".
I'm not really sure who can really afford to go on strike at this time. People working for any government entities would just get fired. And with the current state of the economy I doubt that many in the private sector would consider it either. I'm retired, so I'm not a valid candidate for a strike. Nation wide rolling boycotts might be a better approach. One week for each auto maker, Walmart, Amazon, Starbucks, McDonald's, etc.. It might hurt the economy enough to get some people's attention.
We can’t afford not to go on strike. The longer we wait, the higher the price/cost becomes. It doesn’t take everybody. Some key places to look: garbage collectors, auto mechanics, truck drivers, electrical company employees - in none of those cases does that work go away, and there will be plenty of paid hours to clean up the mess after the strike is off. I’m positive you could think of other examples. Farm workers? Meat processors? Think about the kind of work we all depend upon, don’t see, and perhaps don’t appreciate. Those workers get a twofer - bring down this regime and remind us all how important their work is. Air traffic controllers? Railroad workers? Auto workers? Let the invisible workers of our nation demonstrate how important they truly are. It would be a good lesson for all of us.
I’m also retired. I don’t have the financial resources to give to the hundreds of aid requests I receive daily. I am boycotting shopping, eating out, buying gas, etc. until July 8. The mortgage and utilities are automatically deducted, so it’s just a pitifully small action and I have no delusions about just how pathetic it is. My mood vacillates between fury, depression, and terror, with occasional transcendent moments of hope and faith. I need to find more effective ways to fight this evil time for my mental and spiritual health.
Sounds to me like you're doing a lot - every act of resistance matters. You must take care of yourself too. I know it gets overwhelming; we all feel it. Like another person said: just do what you can afford to do, financially and mentally.
Even seemingly small actions have a cumulative effect. Another overlooked item: pay off debt, don’t use credit cards. Every dollar of debt has a positive effect on the economic numbers. When you pay that off, it removes that positive number. If we all paid off our cars, credit cards, etc, and don’t take on any new debt, I think it would shock a lot of people.
We have no car or credit card debt. We do have a small, low-interest mortgage. We’ve considered trying to pay it off, but feel an emergency fund makes better sense.
Doing what we can, together, is what's important. If friends strike and they get fired, boycot the people who fired them. That's how you make them realize they can't do that. Only needs one company getting massive backlash to set the precident.
Young adults who live with parents are particularly ideal,because they can be seen and still safe. Protest and march in shifts, so there's always people present, etc.
The boycott of Target is hitting the company’s bottom line. I think bigger and more penetrating boycotts would definitely have an effect. I’m also retired so I gave no job to stay home from. I write here on Substack. That’s what I can do. I think anything more active is beyond my skill set these days. But also some kind of general strike might be effective. Strike at a time when business expects to do well. Start this fall by buying Back To School stuff now then stay away from stores in August and September. Don’t buy anything holiday themed for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Retailers make most of their money for the year in these months. Take that away from them, either for a day, a week, or a month. Stay home. Don’t order online either, and especially cancel your memberships in Amazon. Make them pay for donating to the orange criminal and his cronies. After all, Venice fought back against Jeff Bezos. We can too!
How about a sustained boycott for all large corporations (except those that have sided with the people against the regime)? Buy basic necessities only & from local non-MAGA small businesses. Make this a habit & sustain it until this regime is overthrown.
Be careful about not paying taxes. The IRS has traditionally taken a side eye to it. Even with vastly reduced staff, they will come after people who make less, not millionaires or billionaires. They can garnish your wages, seize your assets, and so on. Many of us wanted to do this during the Vietnam war, but not many did. Tax evasion is a federal crime.
If there is a way to divert all taxes demanded by the federal government to the state & local governments, that would be ideal, but it requires collaboration with your state & local governments.
My husband and I frequently march in protest. We enjoy the wonderful people we always meet. It’s humbling to see the number of people who come out who are handicapped. We also campaigned and canvassed extensively before the election, enduring 2 flat tires and a pit bull dog bite. We live in a blue-leaning county in NC.
Unions are the natural leaders of a general strike having the institutional knowledge and experience to conduct effective strikes. Teamsters, auto workers, nurses, teachers, hospitality, transportation, sanitation workers, police; these will be the heroes of a general strike. Stand with them, support them. Shut this fucking administration down!
I fully support the general strike. We have to get aggressive. I fully understand the difficulty for so many people, but, a fully fascist government is far far worse in the long run. I think there are some good ideas in this post. I'd like to see this movement get started, several substackers have expressed interest to me as well. Thanks again 🙏💙
I love the idea of a general strike. But we are now at a point where we should expect the government to respond with extreme violence and retribution to any kind of strike that takes money out of their control and pockets. I believe we should do it en masse for at least one week! A repeat of covid restrictions in a way. We made it through the first week of that without anything being opened!! We have to set up food banks and work with small local farmers who can help feed large amounts of people so we can show them that we literally don't need corporate america to survive. If we find a way to get the basic essentials set up outside of the governments and corporations reach, they will freak completely out. That means local organization of every resource that can provide food, medicine and medical support. We have to be prepared for the electricity and water to be shut off and that force might be needed to regain control of those resources. I believe we are facing a different kind of tyranny this time in history. We literally have the most powerful government in the world along with the most corrupt and wealthiest people in the world against us!! Trying like hell to destroy our constitution and our laws as fast as possible so they can take over and rule us like we are literally back in the 1500's of Europe!! I believe this requires a complete shutdown of everything for as long as it takes, and if it's even done half ass, it will make the point and cause extreme financial loss for the oligarchs for an extended amount of time. Remember the world is on our side and is waiting for us to organize and act. And I honestly believe that the majority of our military will not harm the citizens of our country. We have to organize now and get out the gameplan asap!!
Read A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. They started with slow downs, strike, etc. Then sabotage of infrastructure, finally violence. They realized that violence was the only way after the government was mowing down people in the streets.
Took 40 years and 27 in prison (Mandela) to finally end apartheid.
You awoke. It’s July 5th. It was not just a bad dream. You now live in a dictatorship and it will rapidly escalate and strip you of all your rights. THERE WILL BE NO MORE ELECTIONS. THIS WILL BE YOUR FUTURE. WELCOME TO THE SUPRESSED STATES OF AMERICA. NOW YOU MUST ACT DECISIVELY TO SHUT DOWN THE COUNTRY. STRIKING IS YOUR LAST OPTION, YOUR LAST HOPE, BEFORE AMERICA DEVOLVES INTO A FULL BLOWN CIVIL WAR. EXERCISE YOUR 2ND AMMENDMENT RIGHTS IN PREPARATION. YOUR CHILDREN NEED PATRIOTS AND HEROES. YOU CANNOT COWER IN FEAR OR THEIR FUTURES ARE STOLEN.
If we don't do this we risk full on fascism. What do we have to lose. Our god-damned Republic. People are dying and starving and homeless. What in the entire FUCK are we waiting for? The concept worked in the Philippines and South Korea.
I was waiting for someone like you to come along, since May 27, who could articulate this far better than I. Ty. Hopefully others will also begin contributing their expertise, organizational skillsets and reach.
Actually, with estimates of 11-13.7 million actually "illegal" immigrants along with 1.5 million asylum seeking immigrants, all at risk of being deported under the Drumpf administration, 3.5% of the population might be attainable. There are currently large numbers of immigrants that are simply, and justifiably, afraid to go to work. Both the construction and farming industries are suffering severe shortages of personel, particularly in states that are currently experiencing a large ICE presence. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that you can count on a historical statistical tipping point to achieve the desired goal.
Finally very constructive road map. Quantum thanks!🙏🏻 As a similar successful example, the reason the organic food industry exists at all today is because people who care, have voted with their dollars. It works. We now need to expand the model. It can be done. I’m technically retired but still have a voice and still spend money without supporting the corporations that don’t care about the earth or the people until they’ve mined every last mineral and squeezed every penny. Plant a victory garden in your back yard, share non-hybrid heirloom seeds, trade with friends and neighbors, go to the farmers markets, shelter the hunted and oppressed….you know what to do, so do it.
The Resistance needs organizing. We need clear communications (right now they are scattered and in conflict), and we can not wait on Dem leadership to do it. We MUST have unification and direction.
Not just money, but shelter (for friends and family that can travel) or for phone support to call groups in the event of needing to plan or change plans. Driving people (if able) to and from events. Just sharing messages online can be helpful.
Yes, I believe that a Peaceful Nationwide General Strike is probably our next step,
and it's really Urgent at this time, as the Regime is getting stronger by the day, and since they have an Army of Oligarchs, and Brownshirts,Thugs, on their team, their response will NOT be Peaceful I thought I would never witness the Destruction of our Democracy that my family fought World War 2 for.
We need to act before ICE is reinforced.
Getting folks into ICE to gum up the works while theyre still hiring all these new forces would be helpful as well (and possibly the most dangerous kind of activism)
There's enough evidence to show the election was tampered, and plenty of clips of elites boasting about it. Because they belive they're untouchable.
That's when they get sloppy. Recount the election, reverse all the harm they've done by nulllifying EOs and laws passed this year.
And motion to ban the party from running for a decade or more. Hell, dissolve parties and make candidates explain their gd plans. Make it illegal to lie about campaign plans, to lie to the people (excluding top secret stuff of course).
Dismantle the supreme court and banish for life all Federalist Society members. Force accountability and prevent this greed-ridden corruption by preventing candidates taking any money. Use communal funds, i.e. we donate to the cause and that money gets divided evenly for candidates. No corporate ownership or favors.
Reestablish a series of strong checks and balances. Watchdog groups that actually have prosecutory authority over each othet, etc.
Don't stop with the strike. Start with the strike. It's time to rebuild what the ogliarchs oha e destroyed. Reverse the privatization of communal needs. Require news agencies to actually tell the fkn truth or face treason charges.
We shouldn't have to fight to have decent behaviors from people in power.
I think dismantling the supreme court would be counterproductive. Removing the treasonous members, Certainly! Putting in term limits, Absolutely. But it serves a purpose.
Yeah, I worded that poorly. I didn't mean to get rid of it entirely, but to get rid of the obviously corrupted members who take bribes and call it gifts, while supporting specific candidates, etc. And then judging against how previous courts have interpreted the laws.
We need intelligence in our governing body. Politics can be useful, but we need problem solvers. Laws don't solve problems, they punish people, and do so unfairly (if I dumped thousands of gallons of toxic waste in a canal and that directly resulted in deaths of humans, I would be charged and sent to prison for the rest of my life. But if Tesla does it, its an accident and a pathetic fine is enough).
I like to call them "the gang of six".
We all make mistakes in wording, no problem, when you can have an adult conversation! Thanks for your reply.
The "recount" needs to be a forensic audit, according to experts. We need to pressure states to do that.
But then what? Even if interference and fraud can be proven at this point, the election results were certified. Who is going to enforce anything? Especially once he has his ICE army in place? Congress? SCOTUS? They’re part of the corruption.
It should've been done immediately after the election, & it should never have been certified. But Democrats bizarrely were more concerned about looking like election denialists than the disastrous corrupt, fascist regime they had every reason to believe would come under Trump. A massive betrayal of the American people by everyone in authority with the power to forestall the installation of Trump in power!
Agree with you 100%. I couldn’t believe how they just handed over the presidency and went through all the ceremonies like it was normal. Former presidents attending the inauguration like it was all totally normal. Nothing was normal.
I certainly do not disagree that more should have been done right from the get go. However, just like this conversation about a general strike is scary, unpredictable, costly, & so many other things. I can understand that the Democrats were feeling all the same things, & just like this conversation, there were many different opinions/concerns. Mostly they didn't have the majority of public support at that time. Now they do, I want the people with influence to do more, absolutely! I don't have any good answers, but I believe any actions need to be coordinated to be successful.
I posted this comment down below - way down below, so I'm re-posting it here for anyone who might be interested:
First, I've been watching the numbers on the generalstrike, and it is indeed going up, albeit rather slowly. It went up by six in the past twenty minutes.
Just a note about security: I signed the strikecard with the name "Winston Smith", and used a proton email address that I just created. I also entered a dummy phone number. Obviously that's not my real name either. This way, Trumpkopf's Gestapo will have a hard time tracking me down.
Good luck everyone.
I signed up 100,000+ signatures ago and it was this year. It is growing and the discord groups ARE organizing. They’re actually doing the work. I hope the wet blanket comment gets corrected.
Also it’s wrong to dismiss the protests as ineffective. Nobody has ever believed they would be the only tactic we needed but I’ve watched the growth this year and it’s building resistance muscles and networks and it is vital.
It's a great reminder of the imperative that we continue to Rise! Resist! ✊✊✊
The next nationwide rally is July 17. Be there or be square!
We need at least 3.5% of the population, or around 12,000,000 people to be present. So bring all your friends and families. Spread the word as far and wide as possible. Let's all get out there with a Howard Beale spirit and yell "We're as mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it anymore!".
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I'm not really sure who can really afford to go on strike at this time. People working for any government entities would just get fired. And with the current state of the economy I doubt that many in the private sector would consider it either. I'm retired, so I'm not a valid candidate for a strike. Nation wide rolling boycotts might be a better approach. One week for each auto maker, Walmart, Amazon, Starbucks, McDonald's, etc.. It might hurt the economy enough to get some people's attention.
We can’t afford not to go on strike. The longer we wait, the higher the price/cost becomes. It doesn’t take everybody. Some key places to look: garbage collectors, auto mechanics, truck drivers, electrical company employees - in none of those cases does that work go away, and there will be plenty of paid hours to clean up the mess after the strike is off. I’m positive you could think of other examples. Farm workers? Meat processors? Think about the kind of work we all depend upon, don’t see, and perhaps don’t appreciate. Those workers get a twofer - bring down this regime and remind us all how important their work is. Air traffic controllers? Railroad workers? Auto workers? Let the invisible workers of our nation demonstrate how important they truly are. It would be a good lesson for all of us.
Add your own ideas in reply.
We need to have a strike fund for workers. And we all need to drastically reduce spending to impact the economy.
I agree. I'll gladly rewire any contributions I'm making to the do nothing Dems to these workers on strike. We Must save ourselves.
Back in the day, unions had strike funds.
Janitors, housekeepers, waitstaff, etc. All those we "expect" to be there when we need them and who are now being DISAPPEARED!!!
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I’m also retired. I don’t have the financial resources to give to the hundreds of aid requests I receive daily. I am boycotting shopping, eating out, buying gas, etc. until July 8. The mortgage and utilities are automatically deducted, so it’s just a pitifully small action and I have no delusions about just how pathetic it is. My mood vacillates between fury, depression, and terror, with occasional transcendent moments of hope and faith. I need to find more effective ways to fight this evil time for my mental and spiritual health.
Sounds to me like you're doing a lot - every act of resistance matters. You must take care of yourself too. I know it gets overwhelming; we all feel it. Like another person said: just do what you can afford to do, financially and mentally.
No action is what kills us! Small actions are what binds us together.
I hear you and relate. If we each do what we can, even if it feels really small, it will make a dent! It's doing Nothing that would be a problem...
Just do what you can.
Even seemingly small actions have a cumulative effect. Another overlooked item: pay off debt, don’t use credit cards. Every dollar of debt has a positive effect on the economic numbers. When you pay that off, it removes that positive number. If we all paid off our cars, credit cards, etc, and don’t take on any new debt, I think it would shock a lot of people.
We have no car or credit card debt. We do have a small, low-interest mortgage. We’ve considered trying to pay it off, but feel an emergency fund makes better sense.
Doing what we can, together, is what's important. If friends strike and they get fired, boycot the people who fired them. That's how you make them realize they can't do that. Only needs one company getting massive backlash to set the precident.
Young adults who live with parents are particularly ideal,because they can be seen and still safe. Protest and march in shifts, so there's always people present, etc.
Yes, your idea is very valid too....perhaps targeting more than one boycott of businesses at a time might be more impactful.?
The boycott of Target is hitting the company’s bottom line. I think bigger and more penetrating boycotts would definitely have an effect. I’m also retired so I gave no job to stay home from. I write here on Substack. That’s what I can do. I think anything more active is beyond my skill set these days. But also some kind of general strike might be effective. Strike at a time when business expects to do well. Start this fall by buying Back To School stuff now then stay away from stores in August and September. Don’t buy anything holiday themed for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Retailers make most of their money for the year in these months. Take that away from them, either for a day, a week, or a month. Stay home. Don’t order online either, and especially cancel your memberships in Amazon. Make them pay for donating to the orange criminal and his cronies. After all, Venice fought back against Jeff Bezos. We can too!
If we dont. Things will get worse. Might as well take the medicine NOW! We can do this. Those are going to be out of a job soon anyways.
Rolling boycotts have been in place for a while now, with some, but sadly and obviously, not enough effectiveness.
How about a sustained boycott for all large corporations (except those that have sided with the people against the regime)? Buy basic necessities only & from local non-MAGA small businesses. Make this a habit & sustain it until this regime is overthrown.
Be careful about not paying taxes. The IRS has traditionally taken a side eye to it. Even with vastly reduced staff, they will come after people who make less, not millionaires or billionaires. They can garnish your wages, seize your assets, and so on. Many of us wanted to do this during the Vietnam war, but not many did. Tax evasion is a federal crime.
If there is a way to divert all taxes demanded by the federal government to the state & local governments, that would be ideal, but it requires collaboration with your state & local governments.
Agree to boycotts. I like that much better since I’m retired too
We are already boycotting Amazon, Walmart, and Target.
STOP FUNDING THIS DEPRAVED REGIME! Protest by withholding your TAX $! Do this TODAY! Please repost if you get it!
Protest the only way the govt and billionaires will feel, AND, BONUS!, it keeps MORE money in your pocket!
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My income is too low to be taxed.
Are you able to get out there and physically protest? That's just as important!
My husband and I frequently march in protest. We enjoy the wonderful people we always meet. It’s humbling to see the number of people who come out who are handicapped. We also campaigned and canvassed extensively before the election, enduring 2 flat tires and a pit bull dog bite. We live in a blue-leaning county in NC.
Excuses will never do.
Nurses will lose their jobs!
It's almost like you didn't read the post. Not many can easily afford a general strike. But, nobody can afford not to.
I'm retired too. It doesn't matter, sign the strikecard and participate in any way possible. We might not get another chance.
Retired people can babysit, cook for strikers, care-give, phone, and more.
Great ideas!
Yes!!! There is something each of us can do.
I am here NC
Unions are the natural leaders of a general strike having the institutional knowledge and experience to conduct effective strikes. Teamsters, auto workers, nurses, teachers, hospitality, transportation, sanitation workers, police; these will be the heroes of a general strike. Stand with them, support them. Shut this fucking administration down!
I will help in any way that I can.
I fully support the general strike. We have to get aggressive. I fully understand the difficulty for so many people, but, a fully fascist government is far far worse in the long run. I think there are some good ideas in this post. I'd like to see this movement get started, several substackers have expressed interest to me as well. Thanks again 🙏💙
I love the idea of a general strike. But we are now at a point where we should expect the government to respond with extreme violence and retribution to any kind of strike that takes money out of their control and pockets. I believe we should do it en masse for at least one week! A repeat of covid restrictions in a way. We made it through the first week of that without anything being opened!! We have to set up food banks and work with small local farmers who can help feed large amounts of people so we can show them that we literally don't need corporate america to survive. If we find a way to get the basic essentials set up outside of the governments and corporations reach, they will freak completely out. That means local organization of every resource that can provide food, medicine and medical support. We have to be prepared for the electricity and water to be shut off and that force might be needed to regain control of those resources. I believe we are facing a different kind of tyranny this time in history. We literally have the most powerful government in the world along with the most corrupt and wealthiest people in the world against us!! Trying like hell to destroy our constitution and our laws as fast as possible so they can take over and rule us like we are literally back in the 1500's of Europe!! I believe this requires a complete shutdown of everything for as long as it takes, and if it's even done half ass, it will make the point and cause extreme financial loss for the oligarchs for an extended amount of time. Remember the world is on our side and is waiting for us to organize and act. And I honestly believe that the majority of our military will not harm the citizens of our country. We have to organize now and get out the gameplan asap!!
There’s more of us than of them. I’m not worried about the violence, but the longer we wait the more violence there will be.
True. We either take a chance NOW , or, we die later.
Im am 💯 convinced they want to kill us, (that includes anyone who is not white. Heterosexual, male at birth.
True
💯🎯 perfectly said 👍
Read A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. They started with slow downs, strike, etc. Then sabotage of infrastructure, finally violence. They realized that violence was the only way after the government was mowing down people in the streets.
Took 40 years and 27 in prison (Mandela) to finally end apartheid.
They're trying to kill us anyways. We have nothing to lose. Mandela=love him.
You awoke. It’s July 5th. It was not just a bad dream. You now live in a dictatorship and it will rapidly escalate and strip you of all your rights. THERE WILL BE NO MORE ELECTIONS. THIS WILL BE YOUR FUTURE. WELCOME TO THE SUPRESSED STATES OF AMERICA. NOW YOU MUST ACT DECISIVELY TO SHUT DOWN THE COUNTRY. STRIKING IS YOUR LAST OPTION, YOUR LAST HOPE, BEFORE AMERICA DEVOLVES INTO A FULL BLOWN CIVIL WAR. EXERCISE YOUR 2ND AMMENDMENT RIGHTS IN PREPARATION. YOUR CHILDREN NEED PATRIOTS AND HEROES. YOU CANNOT COWER IN FEAR OR THEIR FUTURES ARE STOLEN.
If we don't do this we risk full on fascism. What do we have to lose. Our god-damned Republic. People are dying and starving and homeless. What in the entire FUCK are we waiting for? The concept worked in the Philippines and South Korea.
I was waiting for someone like you to come along, since May 27, who could articulate this far better than I. Ty. Hopefully others will also begin contributing their expertise, organizational skillsets and reach.
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https://substack.com/@cpbskc/note/c-132108630
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Actually, with estimates of 11-13.7 million actually "illegal" immigrants along with 1.5 million asylum seeking immigrants, all at risk of being deported under the Drumpf administration, 3.5% of the population might be attainable. There are currently large numbers of immigrants that are simply, and justifiably, afraid to go to work. Both the construction and farming industries are suffering severe shortages of personel, particularly in states that are currently experiencing a large ICE presence. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that you can count on a historical statistical tipping point to achieve the desired goal.
Finally very constructive road map. Quantum thanks!🙏🏻 As a similar successful example, the reason the organic food industry exists at all today is because people who care, have voted with their dollars. It works. We now need to expand the model. It can be done. I’m technically retired but still have a voice and still spend money without supporting the corporations that don’t care about the earth or the people until they’ve mined every last mineral and squeezed every penny. Plant a victory garden in your back yard, share non-hybrid heirloom seeds, trade with friends and neighbors, go to the farmers markets, shelter the hunted and oppressed….you know what to do, so do it.
Absolutely. This needs to happen before more ICE zzThugs troll the streets.
The Resistance needs organizing. We need clear communications (right now they are scattered and in conflict), and we can not wait on Dem leadership to do it. We MUST have unification and direction.
Please articulate a role for retired people. Just donating money?
Not just money, but shelter (for friends and family that can travel) or for phone support to call groups in the event of needing to plan or change plans. Driving people (if able) to and from events. Just sharing messages online can be helpful.
The time for a nation-wide labor strike is long overdue…
As the Doobie Brothers sang…
It is time for…
“Takin’ it to the streets!!!”
https://generalstrikeus.com/
https://www.facebook.com/general.strike.us
https://bsky.app/profile/generalstrikeus.bsky.social
ThePeoplesSickDay.com! We are organizing a nationwide labor strike and economic blackout!
Yes, I believe that a Peaceful Nationwide General Strike is probably our next step,
and it's really Urgent at this time, as the Regime is getting stronger by the day, and since they have an Army of Oligarchs, and Brownshirts,Thugs, on their team, their response will NOT be Peaceful I thought I would never witness the Destruction of our Democracy that my family fought World War 2 for.