Thank you.

Of course there will be the inconvenienced regular person, but airport inconvenience will hit higher income people to a far more disproportionate rate than the average person.

With any problem, even the best case scenario solution isn’t going to please everybody, and that’s too bad. The best way to handle that is to anticipate it, and be ready with a plan for those who are inconvenienced by the new solution. The worst thing to do is to abandon a good solution that helps the vast majority, because a few have an issue with it.

The broadcast and cable news isn’t going anywhere.

Thanks, we’ll be okay eventually. We were raised on fables about Revolution against the most powerful military in the world. We don’t tolerate tyranny in America. MAGA will never win. When it finally blows, it’s gonna blow BIG.

“Sure it was about State’s Rights. The States Rights to own slaves.”

That’s the truth, and it’s literally in their State Constitutions. If someone is spewing that nonsense, Google it, and read it to them, because they probably can’t read.

Exactly my point. You are telling us to do something, because your media isn’t telling you that we ARE doing something, it’s just something that Europeans have no experience with. So your media shows it from your perspective, and you think we’re doing nothing.

I’m trying to explain to you, and the many, many other Europeans calling us stupid for not having a General Strike without understanding that 1) It won’t work in America, and 2) We are already doing something that is unique to America, and is a past proven winner in getting the government to respond.

Women of Ass Destruction would be a very successful porn franchise.

Most of the women I’ve encountered in life seem to be engaged in a long-term siege. No breeching those walls.

BTW, they won’t respond to slapping them with your “cannon balls.” Just saving you the futile attempt.

We had an accidental bunny once (neighbor was getting rid of her, so we took her), and we wanted to keep her in the house and let her roam, but she wanted to chew everything, especially power cords. So we had to keep her in her hutch outdoors.

She was super sweet, and we really loved her. I would have another bunny as a pet, but we’d have to prepare by getting obsessive about cable management first.

You know that Door-Dasher shows that photo to everyone.

I wouldn’t say they’re calling me a liar, and they’re not even wrong, it’s just that the employment environment in Europe that makes General Strikes successful is far different than in America. They generally can’t be fired for any reason at all. Unions are common, and powerful, even in lower level jobs like retail, and even the governments are worker friendly.

That’s the exact opposite where any worker can be fired literally on a whim. Your boss hates your socks that day? After 20 years of loyal work, you’re fired, get out. Seriously, that’s totally legal.

OTOH, Europeans don’t have a mechanism where they can literally shut down the government they hate. We do, and it works every time (if our elected representives have have a backbone).

What works over there, doesn’t work here, and vice-versa. Criticizing Americans for not doing a General Strike is just as dumb as criticizing Europeans for not doing a Government Shutdown. We’re going to use the tools that work in our specific Political-Economic Environments. Doesn’t that make sense?

C’mon, it doesn’t hit the average worker NEARLY as much as those with money, that’s just common sense. It widely disproportionately hurts the middle rich. The truly wealthy have their own planes. It’s the UPPER MANAGEMENT Class that gets hit, the bosses and C-Suite Sociopaths. Fuck them, let them stand in line at the airport while the rest of us relax at home. We’ll either drive, or contact the other relatives by Facetime. That’s what we all usually do, anyway.

This isn’t the year for a visit. Don’t like missing your grandchildren, Grandma? Maybe you should stop voting MAGA.

But… who watches the news really

One of the dumbest statements ever. TV media runs news programs every morning, noon, and night. Entire stations are devoted to it, as are many websites, radio stations, publications, books, etc. clearly, a LOT of people are following the news. If that’s your opening premise, you’ve already lost the debate.

That number is ridiculous on the face of it. Perhaps the POTENTIAL is there, but the reality is that when people don’t shop for a day, they just buy what they need the day before or after, so that number isn’t real.

As for workplace impact, there’s a bit, but just like shopping, whatever work needs to be done will be done after or before, and if you don’t, you’ll be fired. American workers have literally no job security protections. After a one day general strike, many Americans would find that they are the victims of a permanent Employer Strike. That’s something that European workers simply don’t understand. You won’t get fired for a strike, but we DEFINITELY will. Many, many employers will fire EVERY worker who doesn’t show up on strike day.

And this isn’t all about the MONEY anyway, that’s a particularly Capitalistic perspective. The current shutdown, which isn’t even a full shutdown, is making them crazy, all day, every day. They are constantly asked about it by journalists, it is on every single news broadcast, and it clearly focuses the entire nation, and more importantly, the MAGA Government, on the problem. This shutdown isn’t about money, it’s about morality, and MAGA has a very difficult time defending themselves on the morality front.

You don’t know me.

Who cares what gets covered in the European media? Of course they are going to cover No Kings, its a big story, and it resembles the kinds of protests they have in Europe. It’s relatable, and European news is no different from American news - they just want eyeballs.

But in America, No Kings gets one mention on the evening news, and that’s it. But a Government Shutdown is the FIRST story on EVERY American newscast, EVERY day, morning, noon, and night. THAT’S what gets attention in America, and America is where we are fighting the battle.

How do you figure that MAGA is going to respond positively to a self-inflicted wound? You are GREATLY underestimating how Sociopathic MAGA is as a fundamental characteristic. They will only respond when THEY feel the pain.

LOL, are you serious? A one day strike in America wouldn’t change a single thing. Everybody would just get docked a day’s pay. Or fired.

Europeans have no choice but to strike, but in America, we can literally shut down the government for as long as we can force our elected representatives to comply.

Why should we hurt ourselves, when we can hurt them?

Dude, you’ve had so much, you blew the joke, which was “Why would you smoke an Apple, man?”

Quit hogging the potato and pass it.

You can make nearly anything into a weapon or a musical instrument. Remember that, and you’ll always be safe, and entertained.

A primary exception is the marshmallow. Pretty much useless for either.

Sure, we’ll all voluntarily surrender our paychecks, and starve. I’m sure MAGA will show empathy, and totally change their attitude, and won’t just point and laugh at us as we starve, and scabs do our jobs for us.

I’d rather shut down the MAGA government for an extended period, deny them THEIR money, and hurt THEM. So the airports are out of control, who care? Almost everybody inconvenienced in an airport is upper middle class at the least. Most of them have money, and disproportionately vote MAGA.

So I’m sorry about the workers who get screwed, but I’m extremely happy to see people with money whining about missing their time on the slopes, or that big merger meeting that will unemploy thousands, or that AI training that will unemploy thousands, etc. Fuck them, make them wait for hours, as they ponder how voting MAGA has improved their lives.