Nationwide Strike on May 1, 2026 - reminder!

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6. "it's too haaaard!" has been the rallying cry

of the US "left" for too many years, since the Reagan drubbing. Look where it has gotten us.

Yes, for a variety of reasons many people can't delete work that day. That illustrates the degree to which we have sunk into slavery. So should we just give up and shrug? "We meant well, but..."

There are degrees of participation. At the very least we can refuse to buy anything that day. Many people who must labor may be able to labor slowly, or work to rule. We can look stupid on demand and make them bossplain things. We don't have to be peak efficient. We may not be able to stop everything, but if we can put a measurable dent in their profits -by our choice- we'll get their attention

Remember, May 1 is the global Labor Day. The labor movement which gave us the weekend and the 40-hour week learned many ways to pressure the ruling class, who will never listen to simple sweet reason. They can ignore or shoot protest. Think of the Statue Of Liberty in police chains in California on No Kings - a stark image. The rulers ARE vulnerable in the pocketbook. They can only rule over us with our consent, even if that consent is passive.

We showed them populace numbers on No Kings. Now we must show them pocketbook numbers.