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General Strike. (Original Post) PCIntern Aug 2019 OP
Not in this country. sinkingfeeling Aug 2019 #1
Easy to posit for those who have means. demmiblue Aug 2019 #2
Nope. hack89 Aug 2019 #3
It is a terrible, difficult thing to go on strike. Most people don't know the long hours of WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #4
Over what? maxsolomon Aug 2019 #5

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,145 posts)
4. It is a terrible, difficult thing to go on strike. Most people don't know the long hours of
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 06:05 PM
Aug 2019

setting goals, identifying tactics, organization and simple anguish that union members go through in the months, weeks, days and even hours leading up to the call to go out.

It's extremely unlikely to happen not because the American public is apathetic, necessarily, but because they've been actively taught that their power lies in the individual, not the group. It's a difficult lesson to unlearn.

maxsolomon

(32,986 posts)
5. Over what?
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 06:05 PM
Aug 2019

Just our General Anger?

If Asshole doesn't leave on 1/20/21, THEN we'll have a focus. Short of that...

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