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You're not going to like this answer. We can strike. If we organize enough people in the tech sector or the general public and withhold work until conditions i
by cryoshon 12y ago
You're not going to like this answer.
We can strike. If we organize enough people in the tech sector or the general public and withhold work until conditions improve, this country will be brought to its knees nearly instantly and we can get some real change to happen.
You think the people who run the country are going to tolerate reduced profits over some political mishaps committed by the last president? It'll be much cheaper to bribe their politicians to do some legal mumbo jumbo to put the proper people into hot water than to sustain a huge revenue loss.
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- pdkl95 12y agoWhile I support this idea and have believed for a long time now that a critical mass of the sysadmins, engineers, et al. that keep the world turning have more power than most politicians if they could just ignore the usual arguments for a while and organize. Look at the panic over Occupy; if the money stops flowing because nobody is there to keep the infrastructure working, I expect mass hysteria. This kind of plan is dangerous - in this political climate, there is a good chance such a strike would be labeled a terror plot, and the people with guns will be sent in to do what they usually do. Another consideration: similar to how "total information awareness" wasn't really canceled - it just got a new name and distributed into several departments - COINTELPRO wasn't really canceled either. Remember that any leader or central organizer is a target. Decentralize everything.
- cryoshon 12y agoShrug. Direct confrontation between the fascists and the public is inevitable if any real change is going to happen. If the government goes in on people who are striking for better conditions, the world will be on their side.