There is a movement gaining traction across the nation, that is calling on all Americans to participate in a general strike on Black Friday. In case you are not aware, Black Friday this year on November 28, 2025. There is also a call to go on a general strike in America, until the top oligarchs and companies cry out no more, and put pressure on Donald Trump and the Republicans is Congress. The push is for a long term general strike, but I hope at least at a bare minimum, most people will strike on Black Friday. I don’t think it is asking too much in order to save our country, and restore our democracy. Although some people still don’t get it -America today is an autocratic nation – we are no longer considered a democracy.
We are running out options; and in my opinion, I only see four left as Americans. One option that is detrimental, and is option most people in the United States are doing now; is rolling over and playing dead while Donald Trump runs this nation into the ground. MAGA is so blinded by their hate, to the point they unable to see how Donald Trump and the rich oligarchs do not care about them. Out of any group, they will ultimately be the most shock when they are forced into poverty and despair by their true god, Donald J. Trump. The top will consist of the most wealthy, and after the denigration of the middle and upper class only the subservient class exist. To Donald Trump, working class MAGA is a joke, and he calls them “basement dwellers.” MAGA is too racist and quite frankly too stupid to comprehend this, so you can rule them out.
The second option is one I fear, and is one many are talking about, and that is civil war. Somehow, many Americans are under the delusion there can never be another civil war or revolution. It is ludicrous and foolish to adopt the mindset that this can not possibly happen. Almost all citizens never envisioned being attached of American soil, but September 11, 2001 dispelled that falsehood. We see other modern cities all around the world engaged in war; look at Israel and Hamas (although Hamas is terrorist organization). You are going to start seeing many Americans who feel they have nothing to lose, and many have talked about a revolution coming over the horizon if things do not change.
The third option is to vote Republicans out of the midterms. The problem with this option is once again people are unwilling to put forth minimum effort to save our democracy. The lack of voting is what secured Donald Trump the win. Seventeen million African Americans did not bother to vote, and yes, they are partly responsible for the predicament we are in now. Despite the illegal orchestration of gerrymandering and the Republican Party fabricating votes, it is imperative we get out and vote. Do not be intimidated or engage with MAGA if they meander to the polls with their guns in their waist bands, just vote. Say you’re voting for the 34 count felon if they ask. It’s likely the option of mailing our ballots will be axed by our criminal president, but it’s worth the effort to vote anyway.
But there is a fourth option, and it is by far my favorite. It will require you giving up a little something, and setting aside your selfish desires for just one day if you are not up for a general strike. Please – do not by anything on Black Friday. Something so simple, for one measly day, can have a phenomenal impact, if just people are willing to do it. It will send a clear message to the major corporations and oligarchs who support Donald Trump, that we have had it. Money talks; and nothing else competes with hate like it.
Don’t think it will work? You’re wrong. It has worked in other countries across the world, but let me present you with a recent example close to home, which would suggest it can be very successful. Look at Jimmy Kimmel. ABC, with no journalistic morals or backbone, canceled Jimmy Kimmel for his comment about white supremacist Charlie Kirk. If you recall, ABC settled a lawsuit back in the summer over a lawsuit Donald Trump filed, over his feelings getting hurt by George Stephanopoulos. Every legal analyst across the board certified Trump would had lost, but ABC being chicken gut, settled with Trump anyway.
When ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel off the air, millions of American citizens canceled their subscription to Disney and ABC. In one day, ABC lost 1.4 billion, and in within a week’s time, they lost approximately 6.4 billion. Some how ABC manned up, and ditched Jeffrey Epstein’s BFF, Donald J. Trump, and chose profit instead. When push come to shove, every business will choose their profits, over Trump. They are not going to sacrifice their businesses just to appease Donald Trump, he will lose every time.
America, we are flat out lazy when it comes to fighting for what is right, and we need to fight against this dictatorial regime. It is a shame everyone looks around for someone else to fight, while being too lackadaisical to do anything. If we do not do something now; far more jobs will be lost, and the destruction of our society is imminent. Is not our way of life, or rather what use to be our way of life worth fighting for? Black Friday is retailer's most important day of the year – even Christmas Eve does not garner the sales Black Friday does. It’s one day, just one day to refrain from buying anything, or eating out, or going to work. If enough people do this, I promise you will make a difference in regaining our democracy and saving our country.


