‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms (www.theguardian.com)

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In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

Schumer:

Idk man my job is just to give money to Israel, this doesn’t seem related

[-] seahorse@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

We should be doing this right now with ice pigs on the loose. I'm not gonna wait until I can't elect some useless dem.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

See you guys at the general strike!

[-] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

Yes, a general strike with no supply chains set up and no assistance from Dems. Sounds like the perfect way to break our resistance by getting people who aren't ready to commit fully to commit early and burn out before the harder questions have been solved. Not everyone is or will become a revolutionary but we still have to account for them in the struggle.

I want a general strike. I want to stop the misery but you can't just say, "OK guys. Everyone clock out." People need electricity, food, and heat. If we aren't building this now then the proposed general strike in 2028 will fail.