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In its continued attack against social services and workers, the Trump administration has set its sights on the United States Postal Service (USPS). Amid growing threats to the USPS, workers organized with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) staged rallies across the country in defense of their livelihoods and the essential national service.

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[–] kwr112233@feddit.dk 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Postal workers don't fuck around when it comes to their jobs.

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I don’t get this rhetoric. Americans started the largest civil rights protests in human history against police brutality in 2020 with the George Floyd protests. And, it included the destruction of a police station in Minnesota.

[–] kwr112233@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The rhetoric is probably because your leadership is backstabbing its allies, allying with dictators and removing rights and dignity for its own citizens. But I’m just guessing.

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

and removing rights and dignity for its own citizens

Yeah, shitty rhetoric. What our “leaders” do and what the people do are mutually exclusive. You’re still not addressing the fact that Americans have a strong history of rebellion and protest that is going to look different than the highly homogenized and concentrated countries in Europe.

[–] kwr112233@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you mean they’re mutually exclusive?

I’m all for you guys getting of the couch, and I’ll be happy to hear about your protests?

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are attempting to conflate fascist leaders with the citizens that they rule over. Doesn’t make much sense. Do you believe 380 million people all think the same? Do you think we’re all equally represented by the current fascist regime?

[–] kwr112233@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

I’m conflating things by sarcastically pointing to the fault lines that should be there between two opposite entities? That does not make sense.

I know you’re not all represented by this regime. I’m wondering why we see no large scale protests for those of you not liking this.