I’m envious of the way the French protest their government. They’re literally setting things on fire because their schools aren’t adequate. Because the government tried to raise the retirement age. Because their politicians are shitbags.

I think the biggest obstacle to organizing in the US is the sheer distance. It takes 40 solid hours of driving to get from one side to the other. That’s not counting any breaks. France takes about 14 hours. Doable in a day or so if you push it.

Anyway, I’d sign up for a Revolution if there was a serious contender.

  • ExtraJudgement@lemmy.world
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    6 天前

    My point is the nay-sayers here say “don’t vote”, but offer no alternatives.

    I’m a nay-sayer (to doing no more than perpetually voting for the lesser of two evils), and I’ve offered alternatives.

    You say join a union? I say hell yeah, sign me up! Can I join yours?

    Feel free to come to Germany and join one of our unions. The one primarily responsible for negotiating the collective agreement currently determining my salary is ver.di.