Legit, though, people are overwhelmed. Worse than that, we lack organizations of the sort which give workers bravery - even Romans had proto-unions called collegia in addition to this all taking place inside of a single city.
But I still believe that the working class has power, and bravery, within them.
This is the most rational take I’ve seen on the possibility of a general strike.
I’ve seen the argument that people need to suck it up and just do it together, right next to the counterpoint that some people simply can’t. They, or perhaps their children or loved ones, could die, and that’s something you can’t just ASK of people (unless you’re a government, apparently). And if not enough people managed to participate in the strike then they would have died in vain.
Two things can be true at the same time, though, and I think a general strike is still a good idea, there just needs to be a decently large group of people (who know what they’re doing) to give it a kickstart. I’m sure more people would join as such a movement gained publicity.
But mh netflix, and that new season of strager things and the nuggies from mkdezz and and and that lafuuufu and and I have work in the morning…
Legit, though, people are overwhelmed. Worse than that, we lack organizations of the sort which give workers bravery - even Romans had proto-unions called collegia in addition to this all taking place inside of a single city.
But I still believe that the working class has power, and bravery, within them.
This is the most rational take I’ve seen on the possibility of a general strike. I’ve seen the argument that people need to suck it up and just do it together, right next to the counterpoint that some people simply can’t. They, or perhaps their children or loved ones, could die, and that’s something you can’t just ASK of people (unless you’re a government, apparently). And if not enough people managed to participate in the strike then they would have died in vain. Two things can be true at the same time, though, and I think a general strike is still a good idea, there just needs to be a decently large group of people (who know what they’re doing) to give it a kickstart. I’m sure more people would join as such a movement gained publicity.
Bread and circuses….