Grassroots Activity: General Strike!

[libertythor]

GHemminger has the great idea of borrowing from Atlas Shrugged and actually attempting to organize a general strike in the United States in order to show the bureaucrats and Congress who is boss.

This was pulled off in Venezuela, but the people lifted it a week too early. This needs to be sustained until congressmen and even UN boobs are beseeching us to stop.

The could even be extended to Mexico with little difficulty, as those who independently help create wealth in one way or the other are extremely frustrated with the overbearing regulations and corruption.


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[Nate K]

so how are you helping our cause again?

[libertythor]

Originally Posted by Nate K

so how are you helping our cause again?

We all know that with the Patriot Act and other legislation infringing upon our liberties, it is a matter of time before we end up with a Hugo Chavez in power in the United States.

Planning one and getting enough people on it would help send a powerful message.

Imagine if half of the doctors just quit working.... Then a third of computer programmers... half of the power plant employees...

[Kludge]

This will damage our country, possibly beyond repair for many, many years. This falls under counter economics.

[wstrucke]

if we can't get more than 8 or 10% in a primary how are we going to get enough people to make this worth while?

say every ron paul supporter out there participates. that's 10% of the workforce if you're lucky. isn't unemployment at 5% or so? we all get fired, those with out jobs get ours, and then we're in no position to influence anyone... not to mention put food on the table.

despite everything that happens here with corrupt media, politicians, etc... this is still the United States. if you can organize enough people to strike to have an impact you can organize enough people to vote anyone into office you want and take over the government. i'd rather go that route.

[ghemminger]

Liberty - Feel free to contact me - Let's start getting things in place to see if we can get some traction.....

[libertythor]

Originally Posted by Kludge

This will damage our country, possibly beyond repair for many, many years. This falls under counter economics.

Not really. It would fuck the rest of the world over more than it would us. Such a strike would only have to occur for a couple of weeks until Congress starts to recognize the sovereignty of the states and the individuals.

Plus you want to talk about international bankers taking a hit in the wallet? LOL

But tell me, how would this permanently damage our economy? Imagine the flash of economic activity once many economic restrictions and taxes are lifted as a result of such a strike.

[Broadlighter]

I can appreciate the objective, but I don't agree with the method. It's better to take our time and infiltrate the power centers little by little and then we can tell the powers that be who's boss.

[newbitech]

well i won't have a problem with a general strike seeings how I am among the recently unemployed =D

Seriously though, I just finished reading Atlas Shrugged and a General Strike will not have the same effect.

In Atlas Shrugged it was the innovators and hard core movers and shakers that leveraged an already ailing economy that was forced on the country by the anti-materialists (Evil Liars). The Movers turned the tables and in the end, they ended up in "Fantasy Ranch" while the rest of the world collapsed. They waited for the collapse to occur so that they could reemerge and rebuild the world with the power of their minds.

A general strike here wouldn't work because the Evil Liars WANT to collapse the economy. They are already forcing us out of our jobs by bringing in foreigners and paying for their education and then sending them back to their native countries with OUR jobs. My job is now being done by someone in Manilla for probably 1/3 the cost now. Makes sense on a global scale, but once those countries nationalize the corps, then those execs will come limping home to a 3rd world country.

Atlas Shrugged is a great book that "predicts" the atmosphere that we are in more than it predicts an actual course of what may happen.

[ghemminger]

Maybe we can tie this to the $4 gas prices comming - this country will be mobilized very soon - the breaking point is comming we need to be the catylyst