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UAW members being poor doesn't really play any importance here in my opinion - if we were to use this way of thinking for protests, restricting them to only those directly affected/impacted by the subject of said protest, IMO there would either be no change or things could get violent.
If anything, you as a person in authority could easily silence the whole problem at that point by wiping out the protesters.
I think it is better for the people who care to do something, regardless of whether they are affected or not, since the alternative is for society's most exploited people taken advantage of even more
What specifically are you doing?
Because I don't see a broken economy anywhere. I see people not voting locally, so housing prices in their area skyrocket. I see people not campaigning, so we never hit a critical mass of Congresspeople to effect national change. I see people born with silver spoons in their mouths invoking "class solidarity" while telling me that it is literally impossible to live on even 150% of the median income.
So, what specifically are you, yourself, doing?
One of the only MOPs in my village's local authority meetings.
Use public transport as I'm against overdependence on cars - it's futile because cuts are made anyway, and combined usage costs as much as owning a car to begin with. The buses are very comfortable and air conditioned though ๐
Voting for a difference, but the status quo stays the same because everyone here is being fed the same sweet talk by a government that has said on the record that they are not interested in building new housing while there is an ongoing shortage.
Taking part in temporary government funded schemes, set up with the intent to collect feedback guiding future areas of expenditure.
And much more.
It's all a waste of time though, nothing changes as a result. I say the UAW have got the right idea for going for what will hurt the most. People living paycheck to paycheck deserve better than this, or even worse, those stuck in endless debt. Last year the energy costs around here were equivalent to buying a new PS5 every month.
We can can shout all we like into the echo chamber here about possible solutions - but is the everyday voter even educated about how any of the existing institutions work? Asking people on an online internet forum what they are doing in their community, in an elitist condescending tone, does nothing to further this IMO. A union doing things like this, is everything that does.
You're doing great! More people should be like you.
This is a hard fight, but the end goal is just to keep working on persuading these people. Power happens locally.
Strong disagree. Online memes are not action, and through action we fix problems. If even one person stumbling by becomes more active, it's worth calling out the people who are not.
No one's getting involved because you're being an asshole online. You're high on the smell of your own shit.
The Velcro thing hit a little close to home, eh?
It's okay, I'm for raising taxes to pay for you.
Way to 100% miss the point of the person you're replying to in an conniving attempt to undermine their point without actually debating.
Truly awful!
Don't be dumb. This wasn't a debate. This was me calling out bullshit responses.
Literally all you had to do was scroll down one comment to watch me metaphorically high-five OP.
Literally takes less effort to read the conversation than it does for you to Velcro your shoes or put on your helmet before you walk outside.