#but honestly can striking EVER achieve goals without it being based in a specific workplace/group of workplaces in a group context?

[wild-at-mind]

'There are other ways to strike other than striking' is such a WEIRD message, I cannot get past this.

#i think the problem is palestinian activists keep calling for a strike (a withholding labour strike) but activists in the west are aware #this is a non-starter and cannot realistically happen widely enough- in a way i kind of respect that they are thinking past this #but honestly can striking EVER achieve goals without it being based in a specific workplace/group of workplaces in a group context? #sidenote i actually remember some leftists on here talking about how a US-wide strike would be able to stop trump going into office #but they were already dismissing it as impossible...a little defeatist but realistic #i feel like witholding labour for better pay or conditions from your workplace makes sense in the way that #witholding labour to call for a ceasefire in another country does not #but as realistically most people can't do it i genuinely think its really fucked up that people are being encouraged to just post instead #at least write to your MP or call your representative! For fucks sake #i know people on here have been saying participating in local or national government is pointless and bad for ages #but do it anyway because posting on tumblr is considerably more pointless