Nearly 1,000 “Workers Over Billionaires” protests will be held across the US for Labor Day to protest the Trump administration’s attacks on workers’ rights and safety net programs relied on by millions.

  • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Right wing politicians are in power, and they won’t pay any attention to protests like this. They don’t need the fair votes anymore so popular opinion is irrelevant to them. Strikes need to be actually blocking commerce and for months if needed. Shut down the country or it’s meaningless.

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      12 days ago

      They only organize protests like this when Republicans are in power but the Republicans are less likely to give a shit, and Dems are only 5% better for the working class - if that. By some metrics they’re worse. We need to have these protests regardless of who is in power, I don’t think the Dems really understand that the people no longer see them as the party of the working class, but they need to hear that message.

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      12 days ago

      Yeah, they are scared like the last time with Occupy Wall Street. That’s why they propped up the Tea Party movement and hijacked it leading to where we are now.

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        12 days ago

        The Tea Party Movement was propped up and hijacked before Occupy Wall Street ever started though. Hell the Tea Party had dominated the midterm elections before Occupy Wall Street started.