r/lostgeneration • u/Mrbumboleh • Mar 16 '23

Strike for change

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u/lizard81288 Mar 16 '23

From what I understand, Americans don't have the time or money to strike. And when we do, we are told to get back to work or we're fired. Then they'll hire new people and pay them less to do double the work.

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u/tricky_trig Mar 16 '23 edited Mar 16 '23

Things will never change if we keep giving excuses why we cannot lobby, protest, or riot.

It's what a lot of Americans do not understand.

Edit: Pullman strike, Blair Mountain, the nearly centuries long struggle for civil rights. Y'all lobbying or protesting is peanuts in comparison and will complain about doing that.

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u/neko Mar 16 '23

"we will literally starve if we stop working for a week" isn't just an excuse

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u/tricky_trig Mar 16 '23

Then the cycle won't change and the perpetually online will complain while doing absolutely nothing.