[morkalork]

Americans don't even protest on weekdays, they wait for a weekend to do it. So it is easy to say that they aren't serious but on the other hand, they're a lot closer to the knife's edge of stability and missing a day of work can get them fired (especially in at-will employment states), Europe is not like this as much.

[johannes1234321]

And if they lose the job they lose their insurance, thus their medication.

This increases stakes to protest quite a lot, compared to European worker protection and social security.

[morkalork]

Yes, they've wound up having their whole lives very effectively taken hostage. Also criminals lose the right to vote don't they? Seems like the perfect incentive to criminalize any political movements that are contrary to the ruling class.

[kelvinjps10]

But in latin America and poor countries don't have these benefits and still people protest way worse

[stavros]

Well maybe you can get some worker protection and social security by protest... oh, wait.

[SauntSolaire]

That's somewhat understandable, what I find more interesting is that people around me won't show up unless it's between 70-80 degrees out.

[vasco]

Do you think perhaps the two are related

[keybored]

Oof, could never be the case.

Guys, I feel like we should get another anti-union thread here soon. It’s getting a little too hot for comfort. I’ll start. Whew While I do like unions in theory, I was really peeved when I was getting my start in the working forces as a banana picker and this guy Bob took midday naps...