7 million took to the streets for “No Kings Day” to protest Trump, and in the aftermath many people are calling to escalate into boycotts and strikes challen...
I’m not optimistic this would happen. In countries where this does happen, they often have protections that keep them employed while exercising their right to protest.
On top of that, the US is not in a good position to strike, even if it had those protections. Unemployment is very high and only increasing. People with jobs are already struggling to pay their bills, and prices are only going up. Safety net programs like SNAP are going unfunded thanks to the Republicans who won’t budge on taking away people’s healthcare.
And to complicate matters, citizens aren’t really a united front, yet. Sure, we had 7mil people protest at No Kings, but that’s barely over 4.5% of the total number of people who voted in 2024. 7mil is a lot of people, except they’re spread out across the entire country, with a large chunk concentrated in only a few major metro areas.
So I don’t really think it’s in the cards any time soon. People are beat down and trying to form a united front that could do something like a national strike, but we’re not there yet.
I’m not optimistic this would happen. In countries where this does happen, they often have protections that keep them employed while exercising their right to protest.
On top of that, the US is not in a good position to strike, even if it had those protections. Unemployment is very high and only increasing. People with jobs are already struggling to pay their bills, and prices are only going up. Safety net programs like SNAP are going unfunded thanks to the Republicans who won’t budge on taking away people’s healthcare.
And to complicate matters, citizens aren’t really a united front, yet. Sure, we had 7mil people protest at No Kings, but that’s barely over 4.5% of the total number of people who voted in 2024. 7mil is a lot of people, except they’re spread out across the entire country, with a large chunk concentrated in only a few major metro areas.
So I don’t really think it’s in the cards any time soon. People are beat down and trying to form a united front that could do something like a national strike, but we’re not there yet.