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  • I encountered an exchange a year or so ago where someone was encouraged to riot. They gave a very definitive, honest reply: “I don’t know how.”

    Like it or not, like that whole Fight Club scene about how difficult it is to start a fight, I think the statement is middle of the bell curve defining. Only now, we have a younger generation crippled by internal shit, lack of unmoderated interaction experience, unable to even pick up the phone, so they’re not going to go outside to where people are. Just sit at home and hope someone else takes care of it.

    General strike is likely the way. Less interactive. But it would take bank/mortgage and landlord support to not break the people doing it. An all in general strike.






  • Zephorah@discuss.onlinetoPolitical Humor@lemmy.worldwe should
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    What weird image of us do you have that you think we have good jobs, nice houses, and access to education?

    60% of us live paycheck to paycheck, sometimes while working more than 1 full time job.

    Education is -$50k at base. A basic shitty (prone to mold and problems in a few years) new build house or nice old house in need of work (like a new $20k roof) costs on average a half a million. Rent is $2-3k/mo. And healthcare can bankrupt you.

    We have no good mass transit outside of major cities and vehicles now cost $30k to start.

    Minimum wage is still $7.50.

    As such most people came into this regime hanging by a thread, already fearful for their capacity to provide for themselves or their kids.