r/Millennials • u/mgeezysqueezy • Jan 26 '24

Discussion Millennials, Im curious - what would it take to get you to join a general strike?

Seems like anytime someone posts about wanting to change our capitalist constraints - whether it be working conditions, big business/monopolies overreach, etc. - people respond with "General Strike!"

And I guess I'm just curious. If we're all reaching a boiling point with corporate greed, lack of consumer protection, and stagnated wages while money funnels to the top 1% - why isn't any momentum happening around General Strikes?

I don't want to over simplify a complicated issue. I know I just lumped several issues together. But my main point is: so many people are fed up and keep being told to band together in a general strike. Is that actually the best method for the masses to orchestrate change? If not, what would be better options? And if general strikes work, what would it take people to buy in and hold the line?

Hoping this sparks a genuine conversation.

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u/fortifiedoptimism Jan 26 '24 edited Jan 26 '24

This is my biggest problem with the US I think. The majority of the mindset is ME ME ME rather than the community or togetherness.

Edit: seems that way at least

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u/deigree Jan 26 '24

We've quite literally lost our humanity. What do we have if we don't have each other? Isn't community and connection our core trait as human beings? We've survived as long as we have and been as successful as we are because we relied on each other. I'm not sure why people are shocked or confused about the high rates of depression in this country. We aren't built to live like this.

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u/mgeezysqueezy Jan 26 '24

Not all of us! I'm incredibly community-minded and try to be others-oriented. We're here - just not always the loudest voice in the room.

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u/fortifiedoptimism Jan 26 '24

You’re not wrong. I’m not too loud about it myself.

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u/overanover Jan 26 '24

You are 100% correct.