What if we just don't go to work on Jan. 7th if no senators

[kitkat65]

stand up for us? Call it Blackbox Friday or some such thing.

I know it's not realistic for those who would put their jobs in jeapordy but it would send a clear message - a strike of sorts.

Why should we work to pay taxes to a government that no longer represents us? F--K this Corporocracy where our elections are decided by those that tally the votes.

And don't buy anything. Not one damn thing.

Why should we support an economy where our president rewards companies that get rich off minimum wage slaves and overseas labor?

[kitkat65]

1. Hello. Anyone? Anyone?

[CraZdem4life]

2. um...we get fired? n/t

[kitkat65]

3. Look, I was trying to put forth a serious consideration

so please don't treat me like I'm an idiot. I know I'm new on this board and may not be real hip about the latest discussions and at times I'm politically naive.

I'm frustrated as hell right now because so far a lot of what I'm reading is whining about how the media isn't doing their job and theory after theory about what this ruling means or what that statement means, etc. etc.

So I ask, what about this action, only to get one single snarky reply.

And, other than the lawsuits and rallies, WHERE'S THE FUCKING ACTION?

If the media isn't doing it why aren't we? I've tried contacting several organizations to either try to get some sort of targeted door-to-door campaign started or even to volunteer for something only to be met with silence.

There are quite a few posts here slamming Kerry as being weak because he conceded too soon and what he'll do January 6th - will he, won't he, will he, won't he - well what are you willing to do?

How many people have died for this country? How many women went to jail for their right to vote? How many people have been beaten and hosed down to gain their civils rights?

Compared to death, jail or violence, I don't think a day for a massive one-day strike amounts to much of a sacrifice, do you?

How much business would be lost? How much money would be lost?

Don't you think those on the Hill would take notice if businesses lost at least half of what they usually make in a day? Don't you think MSM would take notice if they lost half of their viewership for a day?

And, yeah, I know as a newbie I'm in no position to be critical but I feel very strongly that not enough is being done to bring this fight to peoples doorsteps - a bumper sticker only goes so far to explain why people should be outraged. And I doubt if the top google searches these days contain the words "election" or "fraud."

[illuminaughty]

4. It's not a stupid idea, it's a great one

We just don't have the balls for it in this country. It was suggested at a meeting tonight to take out an ad in the paper and ask people to do something like this.

They do it all the time in Italy and they shut that country down. Nothing works and no one can get anywhere. We need to learn how to do this.

It's a great idea and may be just what needs to be done to get anyone's attention.

[SicTransit]

5. um - unions do it in Italy. Not individual non-unionized

workers - which is a huge majority in US.

[EFerrari]

6. A general strike is exactly what we need. And we don't have the

consensus yet, imo.