Anonymous #2 1w

national strike that i was unaware of

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Anonymous OP 1w

there is no national strike. they're larping

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Anonymous #2 1w

i did not even realize this was a possibility

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Anonymous #3 1w

they made it sound like every person in the US knew about it except for me but now im thinking i might be normal actually

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Anonymous OP 1w

it is the unfortunate reality /:

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Anonymous #2 1w

May Day, y’all… it’s a yearly thing. not national in the sense of “everyone is doing it”, just in the sense that it’s a national holiday which many people celebrate by abstaining from paid (and/or institutional) labor or spending money

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Anonymous #4 1w

ohhh my fault i deadass didnt know abt this. it was a post about no one showing up to a college class so still lowkey unclear how it applies here but this makes more sense!! thank you for being nicer than they were

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Anonymous OP 1w

general strikes & protesting on May Day have been a very well-established practice in anarchist circles for decades and it’s gaining popularity amongst certain activist communities more recently—people framing it as common sense are probably just deeply involved in these particular scenes

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Anonymous #4 1w

yeah i just realized my reply came off as rlly snarky💔 i genuinely didnt know abt this so thank you for being nice!!

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Anonymous #4 1w

may day - a labor holiday - is *not* a national strike. taking a holiday off and not spending money is *not* striking - it's observing a holiday tradition. there is no national strike. stop humoring tiktok larpers misuse of the word

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Anonymous OP 1w

may day is a labor holiday, but there is no national strike. just look to labor organizers and union leaders - nothing. a few protests here, a few demonstrations there, but absolutely nothing suggesting a national/general strike is going on

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Anonymous #2 1w

notice that I said, word for word, “it’s a national holiday which many people celebrate by abstaining from paid (and/or institutional) labor or spending money”. I explained what was actually being referred to. calm down please

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