The people in cities and in blue states made this economic turn around happen. Trump does not deserve the credit he will claim. Burn it down.
Edit: If you leave this thread learning anything please let it be this one thing. Organic political movement isn’t schemed up in a board room or carefully planned and executed every step of the way. It starts inside of you and people like you and you lend your support not knowing the outcome but believing in the cause. If it’s not here, it’s not here. I don’t mean to supply you with fuel needed but only the spark to ignite flame waiting to be ignited.
I’m out though.
My plan is to stop participating in the economy as much as I can. Only the basic necessities now. The fun times are over. Let’s help crash the Trump economy.
And to strike
I would join one if it happens. I feel like one of the best ways to strike is just to stop buying shit. The economy thrives on American excess and consumption.
And it thrives on our LABOR
Everyone should save as much money as they can and probably not play the stock market. I have a feeling 401k’s are going to take a gigantic shit.
I have no idea what’s going to happen. I hope none of this happens. it’s just a very pessimistic gut feeling.
That’s a completely asinine take. Just live your life and try to stay out the Trump administrations path.
It does not matter a single person might think. It only matters they strike on Jan 6th and together we show them what we all think about oppression and authoritarianism. That no amount of money can buy my freedom. That no exchange of goods is worth exchanging the people I love and am suppose to protect.
Do what you want. I won’t be there. The people voted for this overwhelmingly. I will only be protesting actual shit policies they implement, not gonna protest an essentially ceremonial vote count.
You mean half?
Fuck that. I want to help crash Trump’s economy. Sabotage them in every way possible.
General strike on January 6th?
You won’t even have to do anything, the Tariffs will.
Demand 4: No new tarrifs.
Why strike when you can unionize?
Start building small unions for blue collar roles that focus primarily on employment protection, rather than pushing salaries high. From there, as the cost of living increases, push for a percentage increase that aligns, and strike fully if those demands aren’t met.
If Trump wants to block migration, then forming unions would be the defining legacy of a Trump administration. He can’t go for cheap foreign labour, and he can’t remove domestic…
Let’s do it. Start the plans. Make the sticky posts. I’m about it. Just tell me what I need to do.
That’s the beauty, you do nothing. Jk, no it starts with spreading the word but also ensure every one you tell that you have them. We need to come together and it will cost. Let them know we are in it together.
List of demands:
1 Biden expand the supreme court unopposed.
2 Federal legislation enshrining abortion rights, gay marriage, and decriminilizing Marijuana.
3 Legislation to expand Medicare and make it single payer.
60 million can’t beat trump at the ballot box but they can beat anyone who dare try to oppress them.
Is there a petition? A news letter? Anything for us to use all this anger and despair on right now?
There is your voice. Jan 6th. Stop the coup.
Okay but we need actionable plans before January if we plan on being any sort of opposition.
I want you to make the actionable plan. I trust you to be a leader that will disseminate the information. I’m just one guy who can’t take it anymore. We lead each other into this and there is no one person that can hold the bag.
The only actionable plans I can think of involved putting protective measures in state constitutions. The time for that has obviously passed. There aren’t many legitimate avenues through the government that I see.
We force the federal government to pass legislation. We force the federal government to appoint equal representation on the Supreme Court.
Build community. Volunteer at local organizations such as food bank or mutual aid, or just get your friends together and do something weird like a free public picnic in the park. It’s a lot of fun, you meet lots of cool people. And you make a community more able to resist and protect.
Also stock up on several weeks of food and goods. You’ll want to share when disaster happens.
But their whole plan is to have the economy fail, then transfer wealth to themselves:
A general strike will take a lot of planning. I’d estimate that an intense organizing campaign over the span of a year could make it happen, if all the organizers are willing to set aside most of their personal life for that time. Add an additional year if the organizing committee cannot make that commitment. If we start the planning now, it could grind the Trump economy to a total halt in q4 2026, peak profit for most companies.
Waiting for things to cool off is the one sure fire way to make sure it will never happen. Anyone tempted to subscribe to this belief has already in their head given up their freedom. Has already resided their fate and is ready for the new world order.
I’m not saying this out of ignorance. I’m a professional organizer. I’m telling you that a strike without planning is like jumping into the deep end without learning to swim. The strike will fail if things aren’t prepared first.
ETA: all said, if you want to start organizing this strike I will help. I absolutely agree, a strike is really the only tool left in our “peaceful protest” toolbox.
We need you, dummy. I’m not that. I’m know I’m not that. You are the litmus test. We don’t have you and people like you we don’t have a strike.
I’ll need a committee, friend. I was once where you were too, your passion is exactly what an organizing committee needs!
Okay, I’m serious. I can relay this to a senator I am related to. How can we get this started? I am willing to hand out my contact info to you.
I will contact you and OP to set up our first committee meeting!
Awesome, I look forward to it!
Strike? Better make it quick.
When Trump fires and replaces the NLRB with loyalists, you’ll lose the NLRA that defends your right to strike. Without that, you’ll just get fired for job abandonment.
Jan 6th
