National General Strike

[angrychair]

call to shut down the nation if McConnell and trump try to move forward on a vote this year on a new USSC justice.

"We’re shutting this country down if Trump and McConnell try to ram through an appointment before the election."

Link to tweet

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[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. No one should say shit like this unless they've been working for at the very least the past six

months on organizing for such an action. Because it takes more than a fucking tweet.

[unblock]

2. It also takes more than a moments thought, which clearly this guy didn't take

Because if he had, he would have close the loophole that allows them to do it in the lame duck session.

[AlexSFCA]

3. the country is already shut down cause of pandemic, it won't do much

[Codeine]

4. Well if an Internet Rando tweeted it

then it’s as good as done!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Also, we didn't shut this country down for kids in cages or forced sterilizations, so I'm not really

confident that this is realistic.

[IggleDuer]

6. Couldn't Mango Musselini and Moskow Mitch nominate and ram a nomination after the election ...

... even if they both lose?

[Ferryboat]

7. To effect real change takes ordinary people in everday life

Who are fed up enough to call their representatives and take to the streets.

Change will not happen because someone tweets or makes a website.

Shut down transportation, nonessential businesses. Problem is alot of business consider themselves essential ie home depot, fast food convenience stores.

Non violence, Gandhi and MLK showed the way. We should follow their example. Silent protests during the day. Go home at night. Return the next day.

Do not let agents provocateurs drive narrative.

In the only general strike in America was in Seattle where organized labor made sure the milk was delivered and true essential services were provided. Labor does not have that power today.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. I can't go along with this.

A general strike will hurt innocent people and the economy as a whole. Let's find a more productive way to focus our energies that doesn't keep people in poverty.