• Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    Thats what i never understand about american protest actions. They announce it so faar ahead and then also only for one day and never should it inconvenience themselfs.

    One gets nothing if one fights the class struggle with foam pillows!

    • FridaySteve@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      We don’t have the kinds of protections that most developed countries have for their workers. We have constitutionally protected free speech but if you’re carrying a political sign on a sidewalk and you stop walking you can be arrested. The arrest can make you lose your job. There’s no unemployment or health care if you lose your job. People have families and kids. There’s no social safety net. People miss two paychecks and they can’t eat. You can lose your house.

      The stakes here are much, much, much higher than they are for you.