Before the American Fascist movement, led by Trump, came into popularity in 2016, I knew very little about the concept of a “General Strike.” It intrigued me and I decided to learn more about it from historical accounts as well as current activists and labor leaders with expertise in this areas.
At that time I thought to myself, “Well, we’ll never need a general strike, but good to know.”
I emphatically believe success against fascism here in the U.S. will be the sum total of all the strategies: boycotts, protests, activism, pushing Congress to have a spine, asking international leaders to be brave, working in communities with neighbors as a collective voice against tyranny, regardless of party. While we have made progress, I do think we are going to have to make a major move. It will need to be an economic power move because money is the only thing fascists and oligarchs understand.
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