Originally Posted By u/TheRedMenaceOB At 2025-08-02 09:45:17 AM | Source


  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    As long as 49 states have employment “at will” and health insurance is tied to employment, it’s just not going to happen.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      Still gotta try.

      Just like how we still gotta fight for the ecosystem even though climate change is a sure thing and we’re locked into incoming horror.

      You still gotta try.

      We don’t know what’ll change in the next 10-20 years. But people win unwinnable fights, and even losers can leave a lasting mark. It’s not pointless, even if it feels that way.

      We owe it to the future, and they’ll judge us kindlier for our efforts. May they be merciful on our souls, they were born into our sins.

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        10 days ago

        You’re right we have to try, but this method won’t work. You can’t ask people to sacrifice that much without more of a certainty of success.

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          10 days ago

          What, im just being honest, not starting a movement. Im an anonymous anarchist, not a mouthpiece on a platform.

          Just being real. It works for me, anyway. Grim determination is a vibe im here for.

    • Maiq@lemy.lol
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      10 days ago

      Then they have accepted their fate. No meaningful change has ever happened without sacrifice. At this point it’s either strike or wait for civil war.

      • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        10 days ago

        The first step is convincing enough people that those are our only options. We are nowhere near to having a critical mass for either of those options to work.

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          9 days ago

          I agree.

          The longer we do nothing meaningful the closer to the later being the only option.

          I don’t fancy our chances against militarily armed domestic forces. Most on the left I’d wager never fired a rifle.

          I want to end this shit with the least amount of bloodshed and the least amount of suffering as possible.

          Protests are only a minor disturbance. A slight inconvenience that is easily ignored. A general strike on the other hand would cause major disruptions to the fascist class. If they loose billions in stock value in a week we show our real power.

          Most ultra rich live borrowing against their assets. They aren’t Scrooge McDuck diving into a pool of gold coins. Tank the market and you cut real deep.

          Most of the fascist owner class have so much tied to the market, it’s our best chance!

          If other countries can do a general strike and win, so can we.