• KeenFlame@feddit.nu
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      6 hours ago

      “getting”? It’s a basic democratic right?.. You are a democracy, right? You bombed all those countries in the name of it…

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        Many people cannot afford to not strike. Thousands of workers whose jobs depend on federal funding are uncertain about their livelihood. The coming rise in prices due to tariff nonsense will devastate working-class families.

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      The cynic in me says there’s a big overlap between the unemployed and the unrepresented, so to speak.

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        There’s a reason why for the longest time there was a lot of vagrancy (still are) and loitering laws. Was so that the unemployed and homeless couldnt have a voice without making themselves a target

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      Well the difference here is that during the election, people had a hard time getting angry at Republicans because they were wrongly* perceived as not being in power due to Biden’s presidency. I doubt a general strike is likely as long as people feel comfortable and employed, but that could change and then I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s some serious tremors.

      *Because Republicans in Congress blocked any new legislation and the Republican supreme court blocked whatever options were left over.