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Sure, we'll all voluntarily surrender our paychecks, and starve. I'm sure MAGA will show empathy, and totally change their attitude, and won't just point and laugh at us as we starve, and scabs do our jobs for us.
I'd rather shut down the MAGA government for an extended period, deny them THEIR money, and hurt THEM. So the airports are out of control, who care? Almost everybody inconvenienced in an airport is upper middle class at the least. Most of them have money, and disproportionately vote MAGA.
So I'm sorry about the workers who get screwed, but I'm extremely happy to see people with money whining about missing their time on the slopes, or that big merger meeting that will unemploy thousands, or that AI training that will unemploy thousands, etc. Fuck them, make them wait for hours, as they ponder how voting MAGA has improved their lives.
If striking for 1 day means starving, then you got one more good reason for a general strike.
Best regards from Europe
LOL, are you serious? A one day strike in America wouldn't change a single thing. Everybody would just get docked a day's pay. Or fired.
Europeans have no choice but to strike, but in America, we can literally shut down the government for as long as we can force our elected representatives to comply.
Why should we hurt ourselves, when we can hurt them?
And when do you plan to "hurt them"?
"No king protests" are covered by the media here today..... A government shutdown isn't.
The only government shutdowns I remember from the USA are the ones where a million people got no payments for a few weeks (and didn't starve?). Most of them were probably not ultra rich.
Who cares what gets covered in the European media? Of course they are going to cover No Kings, its a big story, and it resembles the kinds of protests they have in Europe. It's relatable, and European news is no different from American news - they just want eyeballs.
But in America, No Kings gets one mention on the evening news, and that's it. But a Government Shutdown is the FIRST story on EVERY American newscast, EVERY day, morning, noon, and night. THAT'S what gets attention in America, and America is where we are fighting the battle.
How do you figure that MAGA is going to respond positively to a self-inflicted wound? You are GREATLY underestimating how Sociopathic MAGA is as a fundamental characteristic. They will only respond when THEY feel the pain.
I'm just telling you, because ->I<- am from Europe and because ->I<- have not heard about any government shutdown plans, only about the "No king" stuff... I can only tell you about what I observe. I don't watch American media. I thought, that was obvious.
We have far right AfD here... One of them was recorded saying that it's good good that our country is doing bad in the short run, so they can take power in the long run. We are all living through the idiotic revolution and it's unfortunately an international thing.
Exactly my point. You are telling us to do something, because your media isn't telling you that we ARE doing something, it's just something that Europeans have no experience with. So your media shows it from your perspective, and you think we're doing nothing.
I'm trying to explain to you, and the many, many other Europeans calling us stupid for not having a General Strike without understanding that 1) It won't work in America, and 2) We are already doing something that is unique to America, and is a past proven winner in getting the government to respond.
I'm not calling you stupid btw. I'm calling those stupid who vote against their interests without realizing it.
I think, the the newspapers in Europa are capable to understand basic US politics without having to experience that MAGA shitshow themselves and without having the same laws.
Anyways... Good luck stopping the orange manic, however you do it!
But... who watches the news really. Not the worker who is working multiple jobs to pay the bills. And really, how does the gov shutdown hurt them. They have ensured that the things they most care about aren't affected. Like air force one isn't affected. All the upper level government officials are on private or government owned jets and by passing normal security. After this shut down, they will probably add tsa to the always gets paid anyway list.
I haven't figured out if a general strike would really bother them either. After it was done, they could probably have layoffs "because of the economic impact of the strike" and get rid of people they felt were organizers. Plus people who are old or cost too much and all that. And of course a general strike would be nearly impossible to make happen. There are of course laws against union leadership backing such a thing. So they have taken the most likely organizers out of the process.
Seems a no win scenario.
One of the dumbest statements ever. TV media runs news programs every morning, noon, and night. Entire stations are devoted to it, as are many websites, radio stations, publications, books, etc. clearly, a LOT of people are following the news. If that's your opening premise, you've already lost the debate.
You should probably check you facts before spewing how dumb a statement is. https://www.thecurrent.com/tv-networks-historic-ratings-drops-nielsen-big-data-panel-vab-reports
People get thier news from facebook, x, instagram, reddit... TV media is dieing. The big players will survive a while longer. But mainly because old people aren't ready for the internet. And the same old people are gullible.
The broadcast and cable news isn't going anywhere.
That's kinda what I said.
When you’re willing to start hurting them, let us know- I don’t see any sign that any Americans are willing to do what is necessary.
I was thinking about the airport stuff. Even that isn't what it may seem. For the upper middle class it is an inconvenience. But those below that who either fly for work, or to see family when they can afford it, it is much more than an inconvenience. So even that hits the "worker" harder.
C'mon, it doesn't hit the average worker NEARLY as much as those with money, that's just common sense. It widely disproportionately hurts the middle rich. The truly wealthy have their own planes. It's the UPPER MANAGEMENT Class that gets hit, the bosses and C-Suite Sociopaths. Fuck them, let them stand in line at the airport while the rest of us relax at home. We'll either drive, or contact the other relatives by Facetime. That's what we all usually do, anyway.
This isn't the year for a visit. Don't like missing your grandchildren, Grandma? Maybe you should stop voting MAGA.
I meant more like to any specific individual. Not the group as a whole. The upper middle class person is just inconvinced. Someone of lesser means may not make it to see a dieing relative or what not.
Of course there will be the inconvenienced regular person, but airport inconvenience will hit higher income people to a far more disproportionate rate than the average person.
With any problem, even the best case scenario solution isn't going to please everybody, and that's too bad. The best way to handle that is to anticipate it, and be ready with a plan for those who are inconvenienced by the new solution. The worst thing to do is to abandon a good solution that helps the vast majority, because a few have an issue with it.
I'm just saying the impact of inconvenience to 1000 people is about the same as the bigger impact people with less means feel of 100 people. So the total numbers can be skewed and still impact the rich less. I am not saying that is happening, just that it isn't cut and dry.
Just pointing out, a general strike is not only self-inflicted. Per day it would cost the government far more than what a government shutdown does. We're talking about a factor of 70.
A government shutdown costs are an estimated 500 millions a day.
If we only shave of half of the daily GDP due to a general strike, we are talking about 38 billion.
You are right in saying it would hurt you as well, but a general strike is a lot more effective.
Edit: Btw, Americans daily shopping contributes only about a third of daily gdp.
That number is ridiculous on the face of it. Perhaps the POTENTIAL is there, but the reality is that when people don't shop for a day, they just buy what they need the day before or after, so that number isn't real.
As for workplace impact, there's a bit, but just like shopping, whatever work needs to be done will be done after or before, and if you don't, you'll be fired. American workers have literally no job security protections. After a one day general strike, many Americans would find that they are the victims of a permanent Employer Strike. That's something that European workers simply don't understand. You won't get fired for a strike, but we DEFINITELY will. Many, many employers will fire EVERY worker who doesn't show up on strike day.
And this isn't all about the MONEY anyway, that's a particularly Capitalistic perspective. The current shutdown, which isn't even a full shutdown, is making them crazy, all day, every day. They are constantly asked about it by journalists, it is on every single news broadcast, and it clearly focuses the entire nation, and more importantly, the MAGA Government, on the problem. This shutdown isn't about money, it's about morality, and MAGA has a very difficult time defending themselves on the morality front.
We can agree to disagree. Just pointing out the facts.
You are not agreeing to disagree.
You are calling them a liar.
I wouldn't say they're calling me a liar, and they're not even wrong, it's just that the employment environment in Europe that makes General Strikes successful is far different than in America. They generally can't be fired for any reason at all. Unions are common, and powerful, even in lower level jobs like retail, and even the governments are worker friendly.
That's the exact opposite where any worker can be fired literally on a whim. Your boss hates your socks that day? After 20 years of loyal work, you're fired, get out. Seriously, that's totally legal.
OTOH, Europeans don't have a mechanism where they can literally shut down the government they hate. We do, and it works every time (if our elected representives have have a backbone).
What works over there, doesn't work here, and vice-versa. Criticizing Americans for not doing a General Strike is just as dumb as criticizing Europeans for not doing a Government Shutdown. We're going to use the tools that work in our specific Political-Economic Environments. Doesn't that make sense?
Thanks. At the end of the day I'm on your side and want the same thing, which is not having fascists at the helm of the United States. If that goal is achieved in a different way than I (or Europeans) would have done, that's okey.
Good luck and fortitude in your fight for democracy.
Thanks, we'll be okay eventually. We were raised on fables about Revolution against the most powerful military in the world. We don't tolerate tyranny in America. MAGA will never win. When it finally blows, it's gonna blow BIG.
I'm not. Just disagreeing with their take. Calm down.
Calm down? We're gunna circle back around to that.
But in what world is half of a percent of 500m a day equal to 38 billion? So not only are you incorrect in your turn of phrases, but you also don't understand math.
And I was calm, just pointing out that the phrase you used was incorrect. You so casually dropping that phrase is pretty fucking misogynistic, it really reads like a guy talking down to a woman. You should really work on that about yourself.
You misread. Those numbers are not connected. Daily gdp of the United States is roughly 77 billion. Half of that is 38 billion.