miraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down12 cross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up1491arrow-down1external-linkEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.commiraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square51fedilink cross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.org
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·3 days agoHow does negatively affecting businesses pressure Turmp and ICE?
minus-squareChristopher@lemmy.grey.faillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoA general strike is one of the only non-violent levers of power the people have. It sucks. It probably won’t do anything. But I’ll take this over open war with ICE any day.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoA lot of Trump’s power comes from the support of the oligarchs. Shutting everything down hurts them, and shows class solidarity which scares the shit out of them.
minus-squareRabbitBBQ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down16·3 days agoIt’s easier to loot and destroy those businesses if they are empty because everyone is protesting?
How does negatively affecting businesses pressure Turmp and ICE?
A general strike is one of the only non-violent levers of power the people have.
It sucks. It probably won’t do anything. But I’ll take this over open war with ICE any day.
A lot of Trump’s power comes from the support of the oligarchs. Shutting everything down hurts them, and shows class solidarity which scares the shit out of them.
It’s easier to loot and destroy those businesses if they are empty because everyone is protesting?
Oof. Lost?
Bad joke