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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.