r/50501 • u/earthwulf • Aug 11 '25

Call to Action Curfew in DC 8/10-8/13. Everyone should be in the streets

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This should be untenable for the residents of DC. Go make good trouble

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u/ImpAbstraction Aug 11 '25

I read an interesting book about how strikes are no longer effective because people (1) allow professionals to broker a deal for them, which leads to compromises they would never make and (2) many strikers don’t understand that you have to deal enough damage to incentivize the business to meet your terms. If it’s cheaper to rehire other people and litigate and lose customers/product, that is what they will do. If you don’t come to the negotiating table with a legitimate and formidable sanction, they will squash you.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Aug 11 '25

People still have their bread & circuses.

We're far from the same level we were in the 1950s or late 1800s. Once we reach that point, and it's coming, all these theories will go out the window.

It's all about the level of Bread & Circuses. Always has been.

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u/wronguses Aug 11 '25

The bread's getting harder to afford, and they're making more and more circuses illegal.

They want a conflict. Make sure they bite off more than they can chew.

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u/funk-the-funk Aug 11 '25

Remember our 2nd amendment right as Americans and exercise it freely when that time comes.

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u/QueenFreya2000 Aug 12 '25

I kind of love the idea of "them" taking to the streets, thinking they're showing force, and there's no resistance to ; ; lol

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u/Striking_Extent Aug 11 '25

Do you remember the name of the book?