myyass comments on It's getting harder to afford rent in the U.S., even for middle-income families

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

And world thinks why don't you all protest. Maybe stamping license plates doesn't sound like a fulfilling life. It's by design. Voting for Obama to expand the Patriot act is what lead to this. I don't care for down votes, I voted for him. But it laid down the path for this.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Have to be able to get off work to protest. I feel like the solution is setting up some kind of mutual aid so people protesting can lose their jobs and still be taken care of but nobody who gives a shit has the extra resources to do that.

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[–] myyass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'll say it like a broken record, but literally sitting on your ass and doing nothing and watching TV (or doing one of the million of things that you're behind on) is most effective. Think of it as a modern day sit in protest.

If no one goes to the pub, the grocery store, the petrol station, buys anything really. And not go into work. Think of it as the day the world stood still. This is the kind of protesting that gets attention. I mean when the railway workers didn't go to work, the president uses an executive order to force them back to work is enough of an illustration. Imagine if every railway worker and every truck driver got the lettuce thing and had to call out.

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