A national strike would probably be more palatable if there were trusted community organizations that could help the most vulnerable who can't go without pay, even for short periods. It doesn't just have to be cash they distribute, in-kind goods or services would be useful too.

This is what people mean when they say voting isn't enough to make meaningful change. Get to know your neighbors and take care of each other. The state is less scary when you have solidarity.

The largest strike in the history of the USA was 70K people.

Why are you dreaming of magical solutions?

There have been national strikes in the world, like India, but the USA's standard of living is much too high for that. Nobody else has managed a national strike under similar conditions, it's unheard of. It's never been done.

Besides, your country is probably still using US dollars and accepting US aid, you can't even stop enabling the international beast yourselves. But you have to work and feed your family, we get it.

We don't like each other enough. We see the government as a way to make other people angry.

We will deal with the problem when the water around us starts boiling I promise. In the meantime has anyone noticed it's feeling a bit warm in here?

yeah.. that's nuts

Just pitch it as an indefinitely long tailgating party.

May Day 2026. Anyone involved in any actual Union or labor activity in America has know this was gonna be the date for a like a year now so everyone has time to prepare