LOL - People aren’t going to strike as long as they still need to put food on the table and gas in the car.
Folks outside the US talk a good game, but they don’t understand the reality of “right to work” states. You can be fired at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all.
When you live paycheck to paycheck, that’s a big incentive to not strike.
Americans used to understand it, too. The 1960s Civil Rights movement was driven by some of the poorest people in the country, organizing together and developing mutual aid networks. And they didn’t get ignored like these bullshit No Kings protests because they actually inconvenienced the ownership class by cutting into their bottom line.
In an era where Americans have no savings and couldn’t survive an emergency expenditure of $1,000, being able to keep working IS a significant motivator.
Why is Europe moving away from the joke dollar and Visa/MasterCard?
In other words, “we are still using the joke dollar and joke visa/mastercard”.
Why is Europe mostly buying new weapons from non-USA companies going forward?
In other words, “we are still buying joke US weapons as of now”
Why does the USA accept when other nations with veto power use it at the UN?
The joke USA enjoys other jokes and has a good sense of humor
Because everyone finally realised what a joke of a country the USA is.
In other words “we have submitted to the joke country for 80 years, and now we are grumbly about it, but we still take a knee to the joke country of course”
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LOL - People aren’t going to strike as long as they still need to put food on the table and gas in the car.
Folks outside the US talk a good game, but they don’t understand the reality of “right to work” states. You can be fired at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all.
When you live paycheck to paycheck, that’s a big incentive to not strike.
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Americans used to understand it, too. The 1960s Civil Rights movement was driven by some of the poorest people in the country, organizing together and developing mutual aid networks. And they didn’t get ignored like these bullshit No Kings protests because they actually inconvenienced the ownership class by cutting into their bottom line.
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In America money is literally lifeblood: even the homeless still have jobs, but are too poor to afford housing/safety/medical care
The civil rights movement was violent.
Today, they pretend it was peaceful, they taught that it was peaceful for decades and the people believed their “lesson”
… and here we are
It’s not about affording to not go to work, it’s about affording to lose your job, and that’s what would happen in the case of a general strike.
The vast majority of Americans have no union protection, just 10% of the workforce as of 2025:
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf
That’s down from 18% in 1985, and a full third of the workforce back in the 40s.
https://cepr.net/publications/states-of-the-unions-the-shifting-geography-of-us-labor/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47596
In an era where Americans have no savings and couldn’t survive an emergency expenditure of $1,000, being able to keep working IS a significant motivator.
https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/emergency-savings-report/
https://www.usnews.com/banking/articles/2026-financial-wellness-survey
“My JOB!!!”
You keep letting this happen to your country and you’re losing your job anyway.
This is true, but the primary problem for all Americans is short term thinking vs. long term consequences. 😉
This is how you get CEOs going “Well just fire everyone, think of the payroll dollars we’ll save.”
Why does your country do so much business with the joke?
Why does your country use the joke dollar for international trade?
Why does your country buy military weaponry from the joke?
Why does your country meekly accept the US-joke veto at the UN?
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Yes
In other words, “we are still using the joke dollar and joke visa/mastercard”.
In other words, “we are still buying joke US weapons as of now”
The joke USA enjoys other jokes and has a good sense of humor
In other words “we have submitted to the joke country for 80 years, and now we are grumbly about it, but we still take a knee to the joke country of course”
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