Shutdown 315

Ya know eveytime I see these I wonder, "how did the Arabs do it?" They actually did something in Egypt. We can't even agree to take the same day off.

Good luck, he would probably win another election today. Cant save a democracy where the electorate is stupid.
- We should probably try though, because of the implications.

Might be better off signing up here. They're trying to get commitments for a general strike.
They document working on narrowing their demands more specifically once they hit certain goals.
https://generalstrikeus.com/
- I’ll Post It.

What are they protesting? Its completely vague about why.
- What is the Shutdown 315 movement?

Why would they not be able to ignore this? They're already beating their own country's economy with a stick. Something I think a lot of foreigners don't understand is that the US Federal Government doesn't own the US Industry, they police it.
Whats going to happen? They're going to lose like 0.25% tax revenue for the year and run out of funding for all the programs they run? OHWAIT, they're already not funding those programs.
- You have a better plan?
  
  Yeah, hold up a sign outside of a state capital, sign up to volunteer with the DNC or with Bernie Sanders' organization, or print out some flyers for local Union organization steps and legal protections to put up at high traffic areas like rest stops and parks.

Well, that's a Saturday so I won't be doing anything anyway.

A single day? And a weekend at that? Did Trump pick the date? Lol
That's not gonna do shit.
- Then help them organize better.
- A weekend means that lots and lots of people who would get fired if they missed work to protest will get to protest.
  
  Maybe make better worker rights (or any at all) part of your demands

Everyone bickering in this thread needs to just repost this image somewhere and shut up. That's how these things spread, via small communities. The only reason I saw it was this post, the only reason someone else might learn about it is my post. Unless you already have a better idea, and are organizing and trying to promote it, the least you can do is try and spread the word. The only way we win is together, so either bring a better solution to the table or get in line and help us fight.
- Thank you.

Terrible date. Make it a weekday.

I mean, it's a Saturday. I'll already be doing nothing.

I get the whole Ides of March thing but please pick a weekday for a general strike. This is essentially forcing low-wage workers whose positions are more precarious to stop working while white-collar workers basically do nothing.
- Low-wage workers work on weekdays too. And they will often get fired for missing work for any reason, not just protesting.
- "You can't pick a weekday, the poors can't risk missing a day off from their second job!"

Yes the people who can’t even agree on what colour the sky is are gonna all agree to stop everything for a day
- Oh, the conservatives won't take part.
  We don't care what they do.

A 10 day general strike would get their attention but I doubt US voters have the stomach for it.
Source: am US voter
- People quarantined for longer in the not so distant past. You have a month to get ready and don’t have to do shit when it’s time. Seems like a no brainer, even for those who don’t want to come out and protest.
- Big reason they keep us so poor and vulnerable.
- People would have to be willing to pool their resources for that.

Read this fucking comment section. A bunch of losers who won't contribute a damn thing to making change happen.
Good grief.
- A lot of losers in this thread think that literally anything mildly disruptive brings about change. That's not how it works. Change is from paperwork and ballots, not fire and empty shelves.
  
  Name one time in history that actual meaningful change was not a direct result of violence in some way

Fuckin hell this looks like a facebook repost (1 like 1 prayer, share for jesus) from before I closed my account.
- Yeah. If you believe in it make a better graphic for them if you can. Or anyone reading this. I don't have the skills personally but. They could use it lmao
  
  Loved you in that movie

March 15th is a Saturday. Most things are already closed on Saturday.
- White collar places are. This is asking mostly blue collar workers to make a sacrifice.
  
  So? Gotta start somewhere. Blue collar are the guys that are gonna take the first hits, after all.
- "Most things."
  Really just 9-5 offices, schools, and places they support. And that's a benefit because the corporate folks will be able to join as well. People will be able to bring the kids. College students won't miss class.
  Basically you're taking away the "oh I have to work" excuse from folks who want to get involved. And if folks like that start to join, this thing is going to get big.
  
  Bring the kids to what? Be involved in what? I think the point is to stay home and not travel or spend money or work.

Is this bigger than just a single image? Any actual orgs or anything? Just the Newspunch guys and a few social media tags?
- I doubt any of the conservatives will be participating.
  
  It's not impossible. If you focused solely on economic concerns.

Listen to what? What are the demands?
- What is Shutdown 315?
- Yeah, I mean look at what happened to Occupy Wall Street. You need clear concise demands, and shit that actually possible. And a general strike without major collaboration between unions and shite? Has there been any communication about this at all?
  
  They have nothing to do with the image but Workers Strike Back is having a conference to organize into a body that can make demands and negotiate in a general strike situation. They're getting major Union leaders to attend (Amazon, UAW, etc) so the resulting org should actually have sway. But the conference is open to anyone and they're welcoming anyone to join them. Info here: https://www.workersstrikeback.org/events/feb-2025-organizing-conference

If this isn't going viral on mainstream social media, I fear there won't be much use to posting it here.
- On Reddit.
  
  <700 subscribers in two weeks...
- It's more use posting it here than not posting it here. People here can see it and share on traditional social media.
  However the question is if there are any labor organizations officially participating in this. If not, this seems a bit weird. And what are the actual demands? Change to what? These are the bigger problems than the location of the post.
  
  I suppose that's fair, there are just a lot of people here who are here because they quit traditional social media.

I fear by mid March we'll already be screwed.

Also known as a general strike. All the best for you!

Hitting capitalists in the wallet is the only way to get them to change course.
Doesn’t matter what our ‘demands’ are or what they need to ‘listen to’ and we don’t need a perfectly written manifesto to protest these fucks destroying lives and our country’s support systems.
Don’t fall for the whiners saying it won’t do anything. If the wheels stop turning, even for a couple days, it will hurt the things they care about (money) and send a powerful message.
- I will re-iterate for anyone that has the misfortune of reading through the dialogue below: Do not let anyone talk you into apathy. All they have to do is sit and type about how everything is a waste of time. Ask yourself why they would bother to do that? Why are they so afraid of people trying to make things better without having a perfect plan (when there's no such thing)? The answer is pretty obvious when you think about it for a minute.
  Give 'em hell.
- Thank you, you should be top comment had to scroll way to far to find someone with real grit.
  
  Seriously, I'm so sick of this "let's all just give up" attitude that people post whenever anyone brings up resistance of any kind to the US 'government' shenanigans. Some of it is from propaganda mills and trolls, some of it is just people who want to do absolutely nothing and then later say how they were right all along. It's lazy, self-defeating, and actively harmful.
  If they want to give up, then the first thing they should give up is posting their drivel. They can go sit on the couch and watch Fox while reciting their favorite slurs to themselves.
- It won't do anything.
  Whatever people don't buy on the 15th will simply be bought on the 16th.
  Guaranteed the capitalists you're trying to contact won't even notice.
  
  Roll over and die then while the rest of us fight.

how about you stop posting about it with a PNG on a forum that gets like 20k visitors a month (high end) and go talk to your neighbors and coworkers about doing something more directly local?
- You can post while waiting in line or while multitasking, as many of us do. You can do both. Also, the irony of your comment.
- Because I live in Trump County so all my neighbors suck. MAGA hats everywhere.
  I still fight back by printing out anything I find on here that is critical of Trump and posting it by the mailboxes in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, but they get ripped down the same morning, every single day.
  It's depressing, and I'm afraid that if I keep doing it the neighborhood will eventually track me down and lynch me, but every day I post a new piece of propaganda. I'm fighting back the safest possible way I can.
  
  Do what you gotta do. Ignore the people who don't think you're protesting "the right way". They almost certainly aren't doing shit themselves.
- I guarantee you there are local politicians in your area who absolutely suck shit, who have established enemies, who aren't as secure in their positions as they think they are
  go learn who they are and make their lives hell.

How about you shut this shit down right fucking now. I don’t think we all want to suffer for another six weeks. Hell I don’t even think you’ve got another six weeks.
Speaking as an outsider here but Jesus America, enough is enough already. The best time to act was three months ago, the second best time is now.
- Organising takes time, if you dont do it together it wont work.
  
  I would argue you could stop going to work and stop giving them money today and people will catch on to that.
  Your democracy is on the line how many more excuses do you want to make?

Ya really think that those corporate dick sucking Maga dumbfucks actually do anything? We are like 10 people in total just Circlejerking about a revolution, and half arent even in America. A strike will do nothing
- We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!
  
  Yep we should do something just to avoid doing nothing.

Won’t matter :(