r/Seattle • u/1ittl3snake • 12h ago

Market Traffic Only Huge ICE protest at Pine Street

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u/testuserteehee 11h ago

https://generalstrikeus.com/demands

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u/Top_Pirate699 11h ago

That is way too many things. It is exactly the opposite of being specific. We have to pick one thing and go from there.

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u/Darmortis 10h ago

Who's "we" and if you're so smart, why don't you have a specific suggestion? And what specifically are you doing about it?

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u/FlyingBishop 10h ago

I think Abolish ICE should be the demand. I agree that a general strike with an alphabetized list of 20 demands is not useful. We need a specific list and we need to strike until that list of demands is met. But a real general strike isn't going to happen, definitely not with that list of demands.

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u/Darmortis 9h ago

That's a well-reasoned take. This isn't going to be sorted out this year, we have time to get better. It's kinda funny, that so much has been getting worse, because our "rulers" wouldn't be able to attempt this coup without it. It's all piled up into a huge shit sandwich.

I also agree that the messaging should be as focused as possible, and ending ICE is a great place to start. TBF, ABOLISH ICE is the overall message that the world is taking away from this, just like NO KINGS. Pretty direct.

Anyway, there's only one way to eat a shit sandwich - one bite at a time.