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socialist_n_TN

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14. They could and probably would TRY to chalk it up.........

Thu May 11, 2017, 08:45 AM

May 2017

to professional agitators and George Soros "employees" , but a true GS that disrupted the economy in a significant way would mean it would be hard to sustain and maintain that attitude.

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Would a national general strike bring the republican controlled government to its senses on tRump [View all] Augiedog May 2017 OP

I am so in! Chasstev365 May 2017 #1

If it was economic. If consumers stopped spending money, the underthematrix May 2017 #2

No JustAnotherGen May 2017 #3

Beat Me To It! ProfessorGAC May 2017 #7

They could and probably would TRY to chalk it up......... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #14

Then We Disagree A Bit ProfessorGAC May 2017 #17

Well, if it doesn't disrupt the economy in a significant way........ socialist_n_TN May 2017 #19

Back To Agreeing! ProfessorGAC May 2017 #21

Well the Brazilian GS in late April is analogous to what it would take......... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #23

Been There ProfessorGAC May 2017 #25

A general strike is, by its nature,........... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #12

We are too diverse in America - even by region JustAnotherGen May 2017 #24

We don't have enough men participating in activism so far- the marches, the calls to congress, the bettyellen May 2017 #32

Workers do not have enough Alpeduez21 May 2017 #4

The job security in the immediate term comes from......... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #15

ya but the shit is hitting the fan like it's 1974 eShirl May 2017 #28

people will not jep there jobs dembotoz May 2017 #33

It works in other places because their social safety nets aren't tethered to employment. HughBeaumont May 2017 #5

Nope. Because they've already come to their senses about where the money comes from. Bucky May 2017 #6

No since there won't be a national general strike Lurks Often May 2017 #8

Is that because Trump is so popular?.......... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #10

If done correctly, a nationwide general strike is the ONLY thing........... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #9

Pure fantasy... brooklynite May 2017 #11

No mountain is climbable LanternWaste May 2017 #16

Very well then; explain how you'll climb the mountain... brooklynite May 2017 #18

To climb that mountain first you're going to have to have repression...... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #20

A general strike is impossible in the United States. MineralMan May 2017 #13

Here is a report on an actual General Strike...... socialist_n_TN May 2017 #22

I was just thinking that lapfog_1 May 2017 #26

I observed the last one BainsBane May 2017 #27

I wonder if people who call for this kind of thing are just wealthy or or if touch Lee-Lee May 2017 #29

Your point is well taken, but I am neither wealthy but not one pay check away from financial Augiedog May 2017 #35

this is america, we have no national conscience... beachbum bob May 2017 #30

when it runs on NYT or washington (sic) Post let me know... LanternWaste May 2017 #36

If Gingrich and Turkey Neck can shut down the government ... lpbk2713 May 2017 #31

We're too spread out as a nation. A general strike will have to last a week to work... haele May 2017 #34