Off My Chest
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If doesn't matter if you like it or not, when Trump does unhinged shit real people suffer out in the world.
They blame our country, they don't blame just the president. And they shouldn't - because all of us here going through our lives, going to work, paying taxes, obeying laws, keeping the economy going, etc. are instrumental to the power he is wielding as a club against everyone else.
If you don't want to be blamed, then resist.
Yes, at this point it doesn't matter if you voted for him or not. If you are positively contributing to US' economy you are supporting his agenda.
People need to eat, unfortunately. Hard to eat while also not somehow contributing to the economy.
And yet people in other countries go on strikes. Not saying it’s easy in the US, but if everyone working refineries did probably that would have an impact
Yes, localized strikes are beginning to happen, finally. Unfortunately, many of those working blue collar union jobs (like in refineries) are who voted for this. Hopefully the strikes will spread nationwide, now that they're planned for local metro areas.
What the US really needs is some sort of strike fund to ensure people can continue to eat while not being paid. The paycheck to paycheck workers currently have to decide between eating/housing or striking.
You can do your job really bad and sabotage stuff as a compensation
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Simple_Sabotage_Field_Manual
Oh yeah, absolutely. Quiet resistance like this can be very effective. But ultimately, you're still going to have to contribute to the economy in some way.
What I mean is your net contribution can be zero or negative.