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EDIT: Also worth noting that the next nationwide protest date for 50501 is May 1st
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We have been doing one day strikes.
One minute is nothing. One day is weak sauce but gets people in the habit of solidarity.
We need a week strike. Buy nothing, don't go to work, nobody, anywhere in the country.
That would get their attention.
You mean the one day strikes where nobody was inconvenienced or even noticed because we just stayed at home and watched TV? A week long strike would be impactful but we need coordination and momentum. We also need noteriety. Simply not going outside for a week might not be noticed until a month later when economic numbers look funky.
A minute strike, in and of itself not super impactful economically, is incredibly easy to do and can be done wherever you are without impacting your own routine that much. When it happens though, in the moment, it should be a stark difference that nobody is moving or talking or driving. It's also unlikely to get someone fired for doing it in the middle of a shift. If it catches on, it can roll into two minutes straight or one minute an hour.
It doesn't have to be the only thing we do or the Pinnacle of what we do to fight back. I'm just saying, unless we can get 5-10% of the population to join in, particularly in red states, it will still be incredibly easy to ignore the protests.