tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6184788866071073621.post6404345120351615999..comments2024-03-26T12:45:44.583-07:00Comments on The Revolution Continues : Striking up the Band for BernieCindy A. Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12724627097783524710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6184788866071073621.post-61312255435343189672015-10-21T09:29:05.977-07:002015-10-21T09:29:05.977-07:00Good points, AJ. The Reaganauts have demonized uni...Good points, AJ. The Reaganauts have demonized union workers and strikers over the years, so nowadays it's hard to know how the public will react to a general strike. But peaceful protest marches and events I think are effective since they give the media "sound bites" that tend to be positive. Such is the reality of our current society!<br /><br />Rock on, Bernie supporters! Keep it positive and keep spreading the word that we do have a public servant who's on our side--Sen. Bernie Sanders! #FeeltheBernCindyhttp://cameditorial.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6184788866071073621.post-5589552289331350952015-10-21T07:59:17.615-07:002015-10-21T07:59:17.615-07:00Strikes are an effective weapon to use against the...Strikes are an effective weapon to use against the powers that be, but should be used carefully. I well remember the miners' strike that hit Britain in the early 80's. Although the miners had a legitimate grievance the strike became an all-out political war between their leader, the Communist Arthur Scargill and the Tory government of Margaret Thatcher. Violence on the picket lines became endemic, with police and strikers hurt. Thatcher succeeded in using the media to demonize ordinary working people until the majority of the UK population turned against the miners, forcing them to back down. Result; the mass closure of mines and a mass loss of jobs. Having said that, the British General Strikes of the 1920's succeeded in creating much-needed social changes in the UK. A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.com