“We have to stand up to it. They can’t take us all down. If the whole world showed up on Putin’s doorstep or the Iranians’ doorstep or in Washington, they’d kill 500 or 50 million or however [many], but the rest of us would survive with a new [world].”
Damn lol, I’ve gotta hand it to him, this is the least word-mincing I’ve ever seen from a celebrity on a topic like this. Them’s fighting words
What the US needs right now, is a good, solid, general strike.
Sadly, I doubt that enough people are in large enough unions with large enough strike funds to do that.
A little under 10% of the US population is unionized, and some of the most essential jobs fall under that: train shipping, trucking, port workers, healthcare, etc.
If we can prepare them to enact a general strike, the entire country would be effectively shut down.
One of the biggest unions, the UAW, was already openly planning and preparing for a general strike on may 1st 2028 (planned before trump won the election), but it’s likely we’ll have to move that up. The point is, the will is there, we just need unions to collaborate, plan, and prepare.
And that’s the truth, Ruth!
So you want a revolution?
Please remember that a Peaceful Revolution is possible.
That counts on the national leaders deciding not to massacre the citizens.
In 1989, East Germany was run by people who had grown up under the system, and we’re just doing their jobs. They weren’t true believers since East Germany was forced on them, and NONE of the founders were ever true believers. They weren’t about to lay down their lives to defend a country that isn’t even theirs, against their own countrymen who want to end it.
But MAGA is new, and it is still being run by MAGA zealots, who are still in the midst of achieving their dream. They won’t give up so easily, and since they believe they have ALL the power, politically and militarily, they will deploy that power before they surrender, especially since they know that surrender is likely to be accompanied by very harsh consequences.
This won’t be peaceful.
Pretty sure Trump is waiting for that. Pull something violent and he will deploy the troops. If the military goes through with it as it’s really hard to tell if they are illegal orders under an insurrection act we will see those concentration camps become dual use.
If we get into that scenario and only the red states hold off the mid terms not sure what will happen. My guess is like last time they won’t seat anyone as it’s already been done.
I want to see this guy get president shamed like there’s no tomorrow. If enough creators got a big venue going and he was roasted and his dictator pals saw he would lose it and he couldn’t do jack and shit about it legally.
A bully hates being made fun of.
Hey look, what I’ve been getting downvoted for stating the fucking obvious.
“This is time for a revolution — and they don’t even know that’s what they’re starting,” the actor told Variety on Tuesday night at the Sundance Film Festival. “We have to stand up to it. They can’t take us all down. If the whole world showed up on Putin’s doorstep or the Iranians’ doorstep or in Washington, they’d kill 500 or 50 million or however [many], but the rest of us would survive with a new [world].”
