The General strike organization is dedicated to creating real change by striking against The System. This country still does not work on behalf of its people. By striking we deny the corporations their greatest power - IT’s labour.
A general strike would absolutely be warranted in the US right now, so this is reasonable.
However, there is something decidedly US-like to having a “general strike” be a website looking for viral popularity instead of… you know, a general strike.
General strikes are typically called by nationwide unions, not a “if this post gets 11 million likes” thing.
I want to take part in this, but I have bills to pay. How is a working class person supposed to do this?
I worry that many people are in a similar situation to mine, and while we support the idea, we likely couldn’t afford to commit to it when the time comes. This is an intentional trapping of fascism; keep us poor, keep us compliant. But it works. I can’t afford to go homeless for a cause that, if successful, may buy us a few months of sanity, at best, before Trump makes another push toward fascism. For a lot of people, participating in this is a gamble, which would have long-term consequences with no guarantee of even short-term results.
Not trying to be dissuasive. It just all feels hopeless.
Spread the word to everyone you know, likely some of them will not have heard and also have the support structure to join in without risking life under a bridge.
They want you feeling hopeless. Think laterally and help in anyway you can.
I signed my card! Good to see that number growing.
