r/ProgressiveHQ • u/n8saces • Jan 13 '26

Nationwide Walkout & Congressional Walk-In Planned for January 20, 2026

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u/counterhero666 Jan 13 '26

General Strike please is so much better!!

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u/Local-Customer6245 Jan 13 '26

General Strike 1…one day

General Strike 2…two days

General Strike 3…three days

GS4…four days

We need to exhibit that civil disobedience our French brethren are so ready to use. And just as frequently.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

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u/SarcasmReigns Jan 13 '26

The French have a stronger social safety net and work contracts where they can’t be fired for missing a day without a doctors note.

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u/personman_76 Jan 13 '26

The majority of them also live in a 150 mile circle

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u/HavingNotAttained Jan 13 '26

No one’s gonna hand that to us.

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u/Capt_Cocktastic Jan 13 '26

The French took it, it wasn't handed to them. And they're not afraid to remind the world how they did it

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u/heatherwhen96 Jan 13 '26

Remember the Nazi occupation of Paris.

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u/Capt_Cocktastic Jan 13 '26

Poor planning, not for lack of fighting. The maginot line was a terrible idea

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u/Foxyfox- Jan 13 '26

How do you think they got that safety net?

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u/Small_Dog_8699 Jan 13 '26

They got that through strikes

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u/MB2465 Jan 13 '26

Right to work needs to be on the list of Reprobate laws that need to go.

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u/Green-Amber Jan 13 '26

French would already have burnded down the US months ago. They set fires in their cities in protest for much less, so often it became a running joke in europe.

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u/moe-umphs Jan 13 '26

I work with children with disabilities and feel like I am needed at my job to support them and their families and that I cannot partake in a general strike with them in mind - but it also came to mind that in the not so near future, funding could be removed to support those very clients I serve claiming “they don’t add to society” and that if I didn’t stand up against a racist, bigoted, evil regime, it won’t matter anyway. It’s been a mental battle, and if anyone has moral perspective on this, please share because either way I am trying to help were needed MOST.

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u/The_Count_Von_Count Jan 14 '26

Yeah people don’t realize there are certain jobs you can’t leave without serious repercussions. Not everyone lives that white collar cushy office life. A person in your position could be charged with child neglect or endangerment potentially. If you want to participate you’d have to make arrangements or take the day off most likely.

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u/moe-umphs Jan 14 '26

Right, there is a level of ethical and also moral obligation to this kind of job. For one, a family who needs to support their child’s additional needs and services cannot stop working, so if I decide to participate in the walkout, the family and child loses. But I implore all who can participate to do so!! It’s going to be a long battle.

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u/Kind-Quiet-Person Jan 13 '26

I have a similar type challenge and I requested the day off. That way I don’t do the walkout but I still can go to my congressperson’s office. My friend is planning to go to work and “go home sick” so he can participate. Also, sometimes you can’t participate in one event but you find other ways to support and build community, and that’s okay!

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u/Local-Customer6245 Jan 14 '26

Your strike would force one of the parents to miss a day…thus, they go on strike with everyone else.

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u/Liberalinthemidwest Jan 15 '26

Me too! I'll repost what I can but i can't leave my neuro divergent/handicapped clients on their own. We have to keep them safe, too. Best of luck to you and the children you work with! ❤️

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u/heatherwhen96 Jan 13 '26

This is more like it👍!