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The American Dream, minus 60%
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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
Our Goals
- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
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i wanna die thanks for asking
Maybe try doing something about it?
Such as?
To fix this we need to organize twelve million Americans. We could seize Washington by force. Occupying Washington with six million supported by the other six would likely be enough. Or we could stage a general strike and support those workers not earning a living.
But we need to create a larger organized revolt than has ever been done before. And we'll need a manifesto that everyone can agree on.
It turns out that's actually quite difficult.
Oh, it’s DIFFICULT? My apologies. I didn’t realize you were looking for easy solutions that wouldn’t create any discomfort for any of you.
And you’re absolutely misrepresenting what would be necessary. 20 or so high profile Charlie Kirks and a couple dozen people ready to take down ICE patrols in every neighborhood would get you a great deal of the way there. Broken noses and missing teeth are the proper response to Nazi taking points. On paper, no population in history has had better odds of successfully putting down a fascist takeover of their government- Americans either don’t care or are sinply unwilling to put their comfort at risk.
You're engaging in violence fantasy. If you were here and tried to carry it out, you'd be dead and countless innocents piled on top of you.
You're also totally underestimating the size of the response necessary.
Additionally, far-right Charlie Kirks are sponsored by the oligarchs, while far left ones are labeled as terrorists and hunted down by regime paramilitaries. We've seen this both during the German Reich and during the US civil rights movement. Why do you think the entire developed world is determined to strip anonymity from social media access?
We're not fighting against a unite-the-right rally. We're fighting the entirety of the federal government, and cooperating state governments.
You're also asking some of us to sacrifice ourselves, which is a huge ask on its own. But the least we need to do is make sure those sacrifices aren't in vein.
Something tells me you've never been in a society under attack by a captured government. Something tells me that you'd cow in your own dwelling if the circumstances rapidly developed around you. But do feel free to tell specific tales if I'm wrong. I'll read them.
Coward. Keep responding and get blocked, I’m not here to hear excuses from do-nothing Americans.
I am not surprised, nor am I impressed.
Don't bother blocking me. I'll do it for you.