Don’t get me wrong, it’s great seven million people hit the streets to show their concern that the USA is becoming fascist. But let’s be realistic: nobody in the GOP or in the presidential office gives a shit; they are just sitting it out, knowing full well: on Monday it’s back to work for the common Joe. We’ve seen similar big protests in London against brexit and in Germany against the far right: politicians don’t care, the effect was very limited. What do they care about? Mainly to get re-elected, so activate voters. Or actions that pull in the press: throwing rotten eggs at politicians, the Brits have had some success with that. Example France or Netherlands: a couple of trucks with horse manure emptied on the White House lawn or blocking the senate entrance with tractors. For the USA, the Boston tea party comes to mind; now thát was a No Kings protest.

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    All revolutions start with protests. You can’t just start hanging politicians without previous protests. Protests help in assessing how many people are actually ready to do anything. It is the first step you can’t omit. The formula is simple: Protests -> Police deal with them with stupid cruelty -> revolution.

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      the problem is that the US public will likely won’t to anything besides public protests which are treated as block parties.

      a single nationwide general strike will get rid of fascism.

      but they can’t because it’s “illegal”.

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        If those block parties keep on going how long do you think before the country would grind to a halt? You could call it a general block party if you want.

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          and how would they keep going, you gonna pay our bills? we have to stop and go to work and the fascists know that. they don’t have to worry, they just gotta wait us out.

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              i agree, comrade. but i have to argue from the perspective of the common worker. they are paralyzed by fear of losing everything without a support system.

              we need to pool resources and make sure to take care of each other while we strike.

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        a single nationwide general strike will get rid of fascism.

        You’re right.

        I wish we could get the majority of Americans to just shut their wallets for two weeks, maybe only buy local, but they never will.

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              they are not even close.

              A boycott is not buying stuff, a few people boycotting wont change anything. and the only risk to the person doing it is that they might be slightly inconvenienced.

              A strike is different, you just refuse to work, putting yourself at risk of unemployment. if it is only one person, that means getting fired and blacklisted. you need everyone for a strike. it is high risk, must be done with all your peers, and it really fucking hurts the people you need to listen to you.