Again with the short notice. Y’all, people have jobs, people have families. Arrangements have to be made and contingencies have to be planned. Where will you stay? What if you get arrested? Who’s going to watch your kids?
If you want good participation, especially with such high numbers, you can’t just give people two weeks notice.
tbf, I’ve been hearing April 5th for over a month now, but it still doesn’t change the fact that without a highly coordinated movement, these protests aren’t going to get close to the desired effects
If you can’t be one of the tens of thousands of people coming out, you can do your part online. Or at the very least, prep your family the best you can.
Why do you expect people to just leave their jobs?
If I leave my job without notice, I get fired. Jobs are scarce where I live. If I have no job I lose my apartment. If I have no apartment, I am homeless. If I am homeless I can’t get a job. If I can’t get a job I’m dead because I can’t afford my asthma meds.
Honestly, I’ve thought for a long time that this is one of the big reasons Republicans are against universal healthcare. If losing your job could likely end in homelessness or death it’s so much harder to protest.
Me either. Not everything is “for” me. There are people who it is for. More publicity means it’ll reach more poeple who it could be for. If you happen to know someone who’s going, kick them some money to help cover gas, water, food, first aid, whatever.
That’s why there are limited numbers. The solution is simple, get rid of the restrictions that stop most people. Once enough people lose their job and have their family in danger, they’ll protest. They’ll do more than protest.
If he cuts social security enough, he might generate the same impulse from seniors who have the time, and the ones who are able will show up quite livid. I don’t think he realizes that you can’t push people all the way and not have consequences, you do have to keep some semblance of bread and circus intact for control.
You’re kidding right? You know most of “those people” without protections you speak of are going to be targeted next. First they come for the trans and gays and the disabled and sick. No worries. That’s not me. Then they come for the poor. That’s all good that’s not me either.
Then they come for you. Oops.
Those workers without protections won’t have jobs soon enough. The world outside of your little American bubble is making sure of that. Question is
How do you think those protections were won in other countries? Indeed those few that are in America? By asking nicely? By quietly waiting through six months of the demolition of rule of law and any form of backing for the little protections you do have?
Your comment belongs on X, with the other variations on “No, it’s fine, just sit there, eventually the right date to express your dissatisfaction in a completely safe and risk-free way will come around and your children will thank you that you didnt risk your mortgage even if they express it mainly by sterilising themselves so they never have to be so beholden to a future that will never come as you were.”
Again with the short notice. Y’all, people have jobs, people have families. Arrangements have to be made and contingencies have to be planned. Where will you stay? What if you get arrested? Who’s going to watch your kids?
If you want good participation, especially with such high numbers, you can’t just give people two weeks notice.
tbf, I’ve been hearing April 5th for over a month now, but it still doesn’t change the fact that without a highly coordinated movement, these protests aren’t going to get close to the desired effects
https://50501.chat/
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events
If you can’t be one of the tens of thousands of people coming out, you can do your part online. Or at the very least, prep your family the best you can.
Thanks. I’ll try to keep up on the happenings so I can be more prepared.
Did they even bother to send an evite or do they expect you to add it to your calender yourself?
Why do you expect this to be easy?
Yeah let’s ask creeping fascism if we can arrange a time where it works for all of us
Why do you expect people to just leave their jobs?
If I leave my job without notice, I get fired. Jobs are scarce where I live. If I have no job I lose my apartment. If I have no apartment, I am homeless. If I am homeless I can’t get a job. If I can’t get a job I’m dead because I can’t afford my asthma meds.
Honestly, I’ve thought for a long time that this is one of the big reasons Republicans are against universal healthcare. If losing your job could likely end in homelessness or death it’s so much harder to protest.
That, and your healthcare being tied to employment means your employer can abuse you more. Which I guess boils down to the same thing.
Honestly this wasn’t even close to enough of a heads up. We need a 2 month notice of a day to just get this done.
yikes… you can’t even make time for A DAY to fight fascist. i guess you don’t mind after all?
I don’t live anywhere near DC or a capitol. It’s not a simple matter of just showing up.
Me either. Not everything is “for” me. There are people who it is for. More publicity means it’ll reach more poeple who it could be for. If you happen to know someone who’s going, kick them some money to help cover gas, water, food, first aid, whatever.
That’s why there are limited numbers. The solution is simple, get rid of the restrictions that stop most people. Once enough people lose their job and have their family in danger, they’ll protest. They’ll do more than protest.
If he cuts social security enough, he might generate the same impulse from seniors who have the time, and the ones who are able will show up quite livid. I don’t think he realizes that you can’t push people all the way and not have consequences, you do have to keep some semblance of bread and circus intact for control.
You lads are hilarious. Can I have the day off to protest the fascist oligarch boss? Please?
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You’re kidding right? You know most of “those people” without protections you speak of are going to be targeted next. First they come for the trans and gays and the disabled and sick. No worries. That’s not me. Then they come for the poor. That’s all good that’s not me either.
Then they come for you. Oops.
Those workers without protections won’t have jobs soon enough. The world outside of your little American bubble is making sure of that. Question is
Will you fight then?
How do you think those protections were won in other countries? Indeed those few that are in America? By asking nicely? By quietly waiting through six months of the demolition of rule of law and any form of backing for the little protections you do have?
Your comment belongs on X, with the other variations on “No, it’s fine, just sit there, eventually the right date to express your dissatisfaction in a completely safe and risk-free way will come around and your children will thank you that you didnt risk your mortgage even if they express it mainly by sterilising themselves so they never have to be so beholden to a future that will never come as you were.”