Give us the unredacted Mueller report…Do your job, Congress, investigate, impeach!
Just two things. That is all I want, and hopefully, what any sane, politically engaged progressive can reasonably call for these days. Amidst the daily distractions provided by Trumpism, which is breathlessly recounted by the national media, two fundamentals need not be forgotten. We should be able to read the Mueller report, and to expect the Democrats in Congress to do their job, and investigate every single scandal that the Trumpist Republicans have engaged in for the past two years.
How do we get these?
Enter Algeria.
Or France.
Both offer examples of how a focused group of engaged citizens can bring down a government, in the former case, or also enthrall a nation and force an Imperial president to change and begin a “national conversation,” in the latter case vis à vis the yellow vest movement.
In America, power responds to economic realities. Nothing gets the attention of Washington more than money and influence from their corporate overlords. How do we, the progressive public, get the real influencers in the country to force Trump, and Congress, to give us what we want? Ultimately it must come from shutting down the economy with a general strike.
Consider the following — through our collective efforts, we get the various airline unions (pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers) to strike. Just for one day, to show that we are serious. The disruption to the economy would be immediate and have serious consequences. It would certainly get Washington’s attention. No business travel. No Amazon shipments.
Done in conjunction with this national day of action, to have our nations teachers “call in sick.” This would force parents to stay home, effectively driving the remainder of the economy to a standstill.
This is how real power will wake up to what it is we want.
Just two things.
We deserve this.
As we enter the 2020 presidential primary season, none of the Democratic candidates are truly leading a call for action, a rallying of the progressive base to mobilize the nation in this moment of need. What we have instead is the silo-ing of the electorate behind various candidates, diffusing the energy into over a dozen streams instead of one unified torrent. We can still have a full and robust primary contest, but we need to have a unified message behind a national general strike.
This will be remembered as the Easter Revolution. When America finally had enough and shut it all down.
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