HalfAHero@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agoUAW preparing the US for a general strike in 2028www.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: antiwork@lemmy.world
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minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year ago A peaceful general strike would lead to military intervention in about 45-60 days I think. But at the end of the day, how do you task society to forcibly work? Everyone can just start taking sick days, what’s the Army going to do, go to door?
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m speaking more towards if workers stay at home en mass, etc.
minus-squareunfreeradical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoAction and motion are necessary to sustain life in a community, through distribution, protection, and communication. Nevertheless, whether workers are inside the home or outside, it seems reasonable to anticipate visitation by ACAB.
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago it seems reasonable to anticipate visitation by ACAB. I don’t know, the optics of police literally going into people’s homes and pulling them out and forcing them to work doesn’t seem like something the government would want, no matter what.
But at the end of the day, how do you task society to forcibly work?
Everyone can just start taking sick days, what’s the Army going to do, go to door?
Blair Mountain.
I’m speaking more towards if workers stay at home en mass, etc.
Action and motion are necessary to sustain life in a community, through distribution, protection, and communication.
Nevertheless, whether workers are inside the home or outside, it seems reasonable to anticipate visitation by ACAB.
I don’t know, the optics of police literally going into people’s homes and pulling them out and forcing them to work doesn’t seem like something the government would want, no matter what.