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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

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7. "would get ugly"

Reply to thatdemguy (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 01:52 PM

Apr 9

we're living in ugly. The government is being hollowed out. Measles is killing people, USAID recipients are already dying, and ICE is kidnapping people and sending them to gulags in a different country.

If you never have, I recommend reading A People's History of the United States with all my heart.
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-1492-to-present-by-howard-zinn/247354/item/16122936/?utm_adgroup=&gad_source=1#idiq=16122936&edition=11155669

Women wouldn't be voting, Jim Crow would still be alive and well, people would be working 16 hours a day 7 days a week for pennies. hmm...the world krasnov, the heritage foundation, the oligarchs and republicans want.

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What would a general strike in the US actually look like? [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 9 OP

Peculiar. elleng Apr 9 #1

The number of people fired for being absent on that day would be outrageous. LiberalArkie Apr 9 #2

Well, then, those folks will just have all that much more time to be in the streets protesting. n/t intheflow Apr 9 #8

What if they call in sick? kimbutgar Apr 9 #10

I would bet that the corporations would require a not from the emergency room. LiberalArkie Apr 9 #13

Not if it was massive enough. Magoo48 Apr 9 #16

Way past due. We need hippie leadership LT Barclay Apr 9 #3

Shutting It All Down Cirsium Apr 9 #4

If it went on for more than a few days it would be ugly thatdemguy Apr 9 #5

"would get ugly" barbtries Apr 9 #7

It is a great book and I too, recommend it. cksmithy Apr 9 #12

Your concern is duly noted orangecrush Apr 9 #17

You are trying to take this out of context thatdemguy Apr 9 #21

I advocate for a general strike daily on BlueSky barbtries Apr 9 #6

Would love to see it but not optimistic. jalan48 Apr 9 #9

i guess you missed et tu Apr 9 #11

I feel like it should be rolling and sustained. Magoo48 Apr 9 #14

One of many many reasons to join a union... CapnSteve Apr 9 #15

The country is about 10% unionized. nycbos Apr 9 #18

Sure, let's be real: that vote will increase in 2026 and 2028 to Biden's 2020 levels. For good reasons... ancianita Apr 9 #19

MORE POWERFUL homegirl Apr 9 #20

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