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[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Great!... now take this momentum and do a general strike! a week should do it

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (5 children)

That's not really how a general strike works. You can't just post on the internet "do a general strike" and expect it to happen or be effective. Where are the strike funds to help feed people and pay their rent when they stop getting paychecks? Where are your strike captains to organize demonstration events? Where is your army of strike lawyers to defend people when they inevitably get arrested?

General strikes take a long time and a lot of resources to plan. Only then can one be effective.

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[–] Adderbox76 24 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Now all of these people converge on Mar-a-Lago and burn it to the ground. Preferably with Trump and Musk inside.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

This is refreshing to see after using reddit so long.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago (19 children)

Finally what? Finally the media is covering the protests that have been going on the entire time? They're growing but they weren't small even a month or two ago.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Fox News and the other propaganda channels are giving absurd amounts of coverage to liars. NBC just had on the secretary of the treasury where he was pitched softball questions. Without blinking this soulless minion claimed a crash is good for americans. But even a complete donkey would be skeptical of the claim that a massive economic contraction would be good for everyone.

This moron was talking out of both his blow holes about how the tariffs and economic collapse would lead to lower prices. Anyone who couldn't spot the obvious contradictions (these people are contradicting themselves in the same paragraph) is beyond all hope.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Why are you so hostile? Calm down.

This is the first time I’m seeing any major movement outside of when Vance visited Vermont on any socials and media I follow.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, the hostility wasn't really aed at you. It was more intended to be aimed at the media. I'm just a little tired of people believing that protests weren't happening before now. They were happening but the media wasn't covering them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I’ve really been noticing the lack of actual news out of the US the past few months. It’s been incredibly weird. And online I’ve mostly seen Americans apologizing and talking about how they’re gonna wait because «It will fuck the MAGAs over even more»

I’m very happy to see you guys doing this. So you have my support!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

“There be no shelter here, the frontline is everywhere.” - Rage Against the Machine

[–] cdnwaffleiron 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Now you have the numbers go physically remove the shit head and all his lackies, cause he's not going to go willingly.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

Selective destruction of establishments is next guys, keep it up!

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