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Showing Original Post only (View all)'WE'RE SHUTTING IT DOWN': COORDINATED ECONOMIC BLACKOUT SET FOR NOV. 25 - DEC. 2 [View all]
Blackout The System launches its Second Wave economic blackout, urging participants to avoid work and shopping from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.https://www.blackenterprise.com/economic-blackout-nov-25-dec-2-blackout-the-system/
Blackout The System has called for a nationwide boycott, urging participants to refrain from working or spending money from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 as a protest against a damaged government and economic system.
In recent days, Blackout The Systema movement advocating unity across race, culture, and classhas been actively promoting the upcoming Second Wave economic blackout. Scheduled around the Thanksgiving holiday and extending through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the initiative aims to become the most significant economic blackout protest in U.S. history, demonstrating that real power belongs to the peoplenot corrupt governments, billionaires, or broken systems.
Day one, no work. No shopping. We vanish from their system, an Instagram video says. We are the economy. Without us, nothing moves. We pulled our money. They cant buy our silence. Day one, no work. No shopping. We vanish from their system, an Instagram video says. We are the economy. Without us, nothing moves. We pulled our money. They cant buy our silence.
We are shutting down the U.S. economy strategically and peacefully by removing our labor, our spending, our financial support, forcing the system to listen, a statement on the movements website says. This movement launched to reclaim power, restore justice, and unite people across all races, cultures, and classes.
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We are shutting down the U.S. economy strategically and peacefully by removing our labor, our spending, our financial support, forcing the system to listen, a statement on the movements website says. This movement launched to reclaim power, restore justice, and unite people across all races, cultures, and classes.
I will do my best to support this--- eliminating all non-essential spending during this period!
(By then I will also be out of SNAP funds if the shutdown eliminates November funds from coming---
I read that Walmart will be especially hurt by that fact!)
If you have Christmas shopping that you MUST do, seems you could easily do it
BEFORE or AFTER that specific week....
Protesting in the streets is GREAT--- but cutting off money to the oligarchs is even better--
and possibly speaks with an even LOUDER voice!
(all the fuckers seem to care about is MONEY after all. Gas up your car before November 25th!)
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'WE'RE SHUTTING IT DOWN': COORDINATED ECONOMIC BLACKOUT SET FOR NOV. 25 - DEC. 2 [View all]
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
OP
Stupid as fuck. You don't tell the enemy when you're gonna begin and end your attack.
live love laugh
Oct 28
#1
'Lashing out' in 'righteous outrage' is the 'American way'!....... AND the far-right
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#17
If the economy is as great as His Orangeness proclaims, this won't hurt. If it does hurt it shows how corrupt he is. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 28
#27
I don't agree with you. My opinion is not about disrupting the supply chain or working people
live love laugh
Oct 29
#77
Give any money you might have spent to your local food bank and don't worry about it.
hunter
Oct 29
#85
Effective boycotts end when the problem ends. If the problem isn't going to end
live love laugh
Oct 28
#16
They won't be scratching their heads when they can just wait till Dec. 3rd.
live love laugh
Oct 28
#34
For those who can't step away from work for the whole week, Blackout The System has outlined several "working strike"
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#4
This discussion board IS a form of 'social media', but a very old one..................
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#14
Stay ON the internet for the week, urging other patriots to NOT spend their money!!!!
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#15
Been suggested for months. That doesn't make it late or a bad idea. Now is as good as ever & it's a great idea. . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 28
#25
Read the rest of the thread--- we are not advocating that you 'get yourself fired' from your job...but
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#47
Surely with-holding spending for ONE week will not make you 'homeless'....
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#50
Looks like Federal employees could participate since it was ordered that they can't be fired during the shutdown
MichMan
Oct 28
#36
Since the passage of the "Big abortion bill", I knew that my SNAP benefits would be cut off
Jack Valentino
Oct 28
#43
A week without buying will never be entirely made up. A lot of it will go into savings. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 28
#39
No. I am not saying that. And trying to put words in my mouth doesn't work. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 28
#45
The decentralized organization encouraging chapters everywhere to build support and momentum necessary for a
summer_in_TX
Oct 28
#38
Sorry- I'm 76 years old and I'm going to my hardware store job and working at my usual pace. I'm also paying my rent.
NBachers
Oct 29
#54
I assume this "vanishing" will have a lot of coverage on Instagram, Tik Tok, X, etc.
flvegan
Oct 29
#64