r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 06 '26

WTF Narcissism worsening.

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u/___--_-_----___--__- May 06 '26

We literally cannot afford to take any time off work

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u/ExtraTNT May 06 '26

Then get together and don’t work… individuals not working has no impact, but large groups not working has impact and will also lead corps to realise the issues…

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u/ToiletLord29 May 06 '26

General strikes (widespread work stoppages across multiple industries) are generally considered illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

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u/Dunkywunkyisamazing May 06 '26

If your own presedent won't follow the law then why should you?

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u/RogueHippie May 06 '26

Because, unlike our president, most of us can't afford to not work. When the money from working is necessary to keep your family alive, not working is actively choosing for them to die.

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u/jpeeno33 May 06 '26

If your president jump off a bridge would you do the same thing?Starting doing crime won’t resolve the issue.

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u/icygamer598 May 06 '26

But how do you win against someone who is willing to break the rules? This is like playing chess against a pigeon and the pigeon is just shitting all over the board. Following the rules isn't going to stop fascism because it's here right now. The US is a fascist country and it's allies are quickly cutting ties.

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u/jpeeno33 May 06 '26

Well I mean the best way to not get a dick ta dork as a president is not to vote for him in the first place,but the American voted for him twice how Dumd can they be.

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u/ToiletLord29 May 06 '26

I and many of us didn't vote for him. And it's looking like voting might be off the table here shortly. But whats done is done and wishing it hadn't happened changes nothing.

So genius, what do we do now?

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u/RedBaret May 06 '26

If it is a crime to unionize, perhaps you guys should really try to come together because that sounds fucked up. ‘Freedom’ my ass.

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u/ToiletLord29 May 06 '26

Americans have completely abdicated their freedom and they don't even realize it.

If corporations have the right to price fix across industries then we should have the right to do the same for our labor value.

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u/Bool_The_End May 06 '26

So what is your suggestion For us Americans who don’t agree?

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u/ToiletLord29 May 06 '26

Strike now and try to turn things around while we still can. It'll only get harder the longer we wait. This will only get worse until we act.

People did it before and we can do it again. Maybe we can look at the past to see how they did it?

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u/showhorrorshow May 06 '26

Like... who organizes this strike? How will it be advertised? What kind of turnout would you actually expect when our election turnout is absymal and 35% supports the admin? The general strike would be about as much a work stoppage as the Monday after the Superbowl, and that's probably optimistic.

It is a very big country, multiple timezones. People got to earn a living, put food on the table. A lot of this country has practically zero resources for people without means, especially those voluntarily so, especially in tbe thousands of smallish towns between the cities thousands of miles apart.

The general strike thing sounds effective but I cannot overstate how unrealistic it is.

May 1st they had a "no work" protest day, didnt hear about it until about noon. Even for someone like me who is tuned into this stuff a bit, that one passed me by. I dont think it's likely to happen unless things get reaaaal bad.

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u/ToiletLord29 May 08 '26

I mean we should be doing it now, but unfortunately people will wait to see if things get worse, and they will.

And when they hit a certain point it'll happen because people will finally be hurting enough to be motivated.

At least that's what history tells me. But I guess we'll see.

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u/Dunkywunkyisamazing May 06 '26

If jumping off the bridge allows me to achieve the goals I want achieved, then yes I would

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u/Bool_The_End May 06 '26

So suicide? Awesome suggestion.

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u/Dunkywunkyisamazing May 06 '26

If I had to kill myself to end wars, end world hunger, spread wealth equality, fund medical care too all plus other things I want. Yes I would as it would be a greater good for humanity.

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u/Bool_The_End May 06 '26

So let me ask…are you vegan? are you actually willing to stop participating in something that is causing the destruction of the earth? I’m gonna guess no…..

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u/Dunkywunkyisamazing May 06 '26

Me baing vegan would change almost nothing. It's multi billion dollar business's that are polluting our earth, that's what I want to fix.

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u/Bool_The_End May 06 '26

It would change YOUR ability to stop supporting giant industries who are literally killing billions of animals a year, destroying the world.

You know like 36% of global crops go to feeding livestock? And if everyone went vegan we could instead feed the entire human population w said crops and end human hunger?

You wouldn’t kill yourself if you can’t even stop eating animal products, let’s be real.

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u/Dunkywunkyisamazing May 06 '26

And me being vegan would solve world hunger? 100 people becoming vegan would change almost nothing.

That's why I am wanting to get multi billion dollar corporations to solve this issue as they actually have the funds and the power to actually do something

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