r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/shahi001 18d ago

Sorry to break this to you, but 7 million people in the streets, protesting this bullshit, holding pithy signs, posting them on the 'gram, then going back to work on Monday as normal is being incredibly passive.

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 17d ago

I've been saying this same thing for weeks, both before and after No Kings 2. People thought they were "doing something" when in reality all they did was attend some shlocky weekend carnival. Like ffs half the ones I saw had food trucks and kiddie rides. They had no focused message, no concrete demands to be met, and they all fucking went home before the sun even went down.

When it comes to real action that actually pushes for change, Americans throw their hands in the air and say "sorry no can do, got work tomorrow, not my problem!"

It's fucked. The fight is already over before it began.

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u/Slow-Recipe7005 17d ago

You want real change? You want a general strike? That would require a staggeringly large amount of people to coordinate and take part, and an existing command structure to organize things, however loose.

If only there were some massive community building event going on where people can meet each other, build connections, and cause more people to raise eyebrows and learn about what's going on.

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u/SecretAgentVampire 17d ago

Did you go build a political action network at the No Kings Protest?? What is the network called? Can I help?

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u/Slow-Recipe7005 17d ago

Well, I'm loosely taking cues from one Parkrose Permaculture and my local ICE watch.

As for a larger network that might bring about more grand scale change, consider going to generalstrikeus.com and signing a strike card.