i seen a comic that has a commie going 'workers of the world unite' and then in response to convoy 'not like that!'
what do people think of that? should we be down for it because it's workers united? if they were convoying for better wages or medical, would it be different?
Yes, it would be different.
Worker-led movements throughout the centuries have usually been inspired by both real-life circumstances and a critique of the current situation. The depth of the critique is usually determines the strategy, and what is demanded.
For example, in the last 1800’s spiked were held in opposition to the absolutely horrific working conditions and long hours.
For some people, the goal was more money for the labor and improved working conditions. But people with a more radical critique wanted to abolish the whole system period, and to work towards that they demanded shorter days (gaining them more time to organize and eventually push for more and more). This is the origin of our 8-hour workweek. And with automation everywhere, there is no reason it can’t be made much, much shorter.
Depending on how accurately the workers understand the situation (on a scale from QAnon to Chomsky), they will either work towards misguided goals that may have a few short-term benefits (and in some cases, a net step backward), or they can do something completely revolutionary and create new possibilities for moving society forward.
As a few of the leaders on the convoy are QAnon followers, i don’t really trust their judgement.