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Americans are too busy going to work, with an increasing number of them needing more than one job just to get by. If people protest instead of working they will be fired which means they'll also lose their health insurance.

Since we're all sickened by the poisons corporations put into our food/water/air/products and by a sedentary lifestyle which has been strictly enforced from the age of 5 we wouldn't last long without health insurance. Almost all Americans are just one uncovered medical expense away from bankruptcy and/or homelessness.

Even still, there have been a huge amount of protests recently. There are protests nearly every weekend in and around major cities. All those fired government workers have a lot more time on their hands so I expect that will continue (until their prescription medications start running out anyway)

https://wtop.com/dc/2025/03/vets-protest-trump-doge-and-musk...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/17/anti-t...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/05/anti-t...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/thousands-across-the-u...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/04/hands-off-pro...

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5343986/anti-musk-prote...




> If people protest instead of working they will be fired which means they'll also lose their health insurance.

Not protesting got Americans to this spot.

sincerely a 28 day per year paid vacation enjoyer.




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