GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoElectoral politics doesn't get the job donelemmy.worldimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1938arrow-down120cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comworkreform@lemmy.world
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minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoMost places I have worked expect to have a few people out on any day. Even a 10% cut back across the board wouldn’t mean a lot, especially if other workers were willing to scab for overtime.
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·24 hours agoGood point, but a general strike is far more than just not working: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 hours agoIf people had put a tenth of that amount of work in, we would have had Bernie as the Dem nominee in 2020 and 2024. I see nothing to make me think that my fellow citizens are going to organize themselves.
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 hours agoSadly as people, we often don’t see what’s necessary, or don’t want to inconvenience ourselves, until it’s absolutely necessary, or often too late. Someone else will always take care of it before it’s a problem I have to deal with right?
Most places I have worked expect to have a few people out on any day.
Even a 10% cut back across the board wouldn’t mean a lot, especially if other workers were willing to scab for overtime.
Good point, but a general strike is far more than just not working:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike
If people had put a tenth of that amount of work in, we would have had Bernie as the Dem nominee in 2020 and 2024.
I see nothing to make me think that my fellow citizens are going to organize themselves.
Sadly as people, we often don’t see what’s necessary, or don’t want to inconvenience ourselves, until it’s absolutely necessary, or often too late. Someone else will always take care of it before it’s a problem I have to deal with right?