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hamuelsanwich.bsky.social @hamuelsanwich.bsky.social

Why not advocate for a general strike?

aug 9, 2025, 4:46 pm • 1 0

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

A general strike that doesn’t include cops is unlikely to succeed but that is the next step yeah

aug 9, 2025, 4:48 pm • 3 0 • view
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hamuelsanwich.bsky.social @hamuelsanwich.bsky.social

Nothing short of supporting fascist with please American cops. It’s been that way for decades. Why are they in your consideration for allies against fascism?

aug 9, 2025, 10:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

As long as there are cops, there are evictions. As long as there are evictions, your strike is extremely time limited

aug 9, 2025, 11:33 pm • 5 0 • view
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hamuelsanwich.bsky.social @hamuelsanwich.bsky.social

How long do you think rich people could go with losing billions of dollars?

aug 9, 2025, 11:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

Longer than poor people can. Much, much longer.

aug 9, 2025, 11:53 pm • 6 0 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

Rich people only need a tiny portion of the population showing up to work to meet their immediate needs. They could easily survive even if only Republicans were showing up to work

aug 9, 2025, 11:56 pm • 7 0 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

There are enough Republican doctors, cops, farmers, truck drivers, etc that a general strike by the left would leave the wealthiest relatively unscathed

aug 9, 2025, 11:57 pm • 6 0 • view
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The Birds The Turtles and The Bees @turtlebee.bsky.social

general strike talk is one of the most "your social group is not the country" things

aug 10, 2025, 12:13 am • 3 0 • view
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hamuelsanwich.bsky.social @hamuelsanwich.bsky.social

I love when people just make things up to maintain their view.

aug 9, 2025, 11:57 pm • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

Imagine every Harris voter & left stays home from work Monday. What crucial service are there not enough Republicans to perform, given a high enough wage and zero income by leftists?

aug 9, 2025, 11:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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hamuelsanwich.bsky.social @hamuelsanwich.bsky.social

Just a 10% participation in a general strike would have severe effects on the economy.

aug 10, 2025, 12:13 am • 1 1 • view
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

Yes, but the oligarchs can survive that for months. How many workers can go without income that long?

aug 10, 2025, 1:38 am • 1 0 • view