RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square268linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyen.wikipedia.orgRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square268linkfedilink
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoI keep seeing this, and I don’t disagree, but what exactly is gonna change? Some rich people get slightly less rich, they’ll still own most of our government. Our current admin clearly doesn’t care about public opinion.
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 day agoThey care about money. Day long general strikes have changed policy. A week would bring the government to the table on anything short of dissolving the government. The US government is terrified of general strikes, and has gone to extraordinary measures to ensure they don’t happen.
I keep seeing this, and I don’t disagree, but what exactly is gonna change? Some rich people get slightly less rich, they’ll still own most of our government. Our current admin clearly doesn’t care about public opinion.
They care about money.
Day long general strikes have changed policy. A week would bring the government to the table on anything short of dissolving the government.
The US government is terrified of general strikes, and has gone to extraordinary measures to ensure they don’t happen.