cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/48048434

    • Lussy [he/him, des/pair]
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      13 days ago

      Trying to find something in the mainstream Indian press and all I can find is BJP protests about shirtless AI bullshit?

      https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shirtless-protest-row-bjp-congress-workers-clash-in-indore-pelt-stones-watch/amp_articleshow/128646167.cms

      The fuck os going on over there lmao? Is Indian kleptocracy this advanced their mainstream press won’t even cover a 300 million worker protest?

      • jackmaoist [none/use name]
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        13 days ago

        Indian media is 99% controlled by the BJP and their oligarch masters. Everything they don't like is labeled as treason.

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        13 days ago

        Try searching "Bharat Bandh" - I'm doing that now but the only mainstream Indian sources I'm finding are day-of articles about how traffic will be affected and whether schools will be open. Can't find a major article about the arrests in Bengaluru or anything.

        Edit - Like, why does thewire.in have a pre-strike article, but nothing about the day of?

        Edit edit - Okay, here we go: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Feb/13/thousands-detained-as-india-bloc-backs-unions-in-strike-against-centre

    • SickSemper [she/her, they/them]
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      13 days ago

      A one day strike isn’t a strike, it’s a protest. Respect to these workers, but calling it a general strike like 🇺🇦 is just contributes to the mis-understanding of labor power. If all working Americans took a Friday off, the machine would go back to normal on Monday.

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        13 days ago

        I agree with you conceptually but the workers and organizers called it a strike, so it's not a mislabeling by the Ukraine-flag poster. The unions in India call one-day general strikes like this all the time.

        • SickSemper [she/her, they/them]
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          13 days ago

          Then how do we distinguish between one day shows of dissatisfaction and indefinite actions designed to bring the system to its knees?

      • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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        13 days ago

        I don't see why you wouldn't call it a strike. The bosses aren't making money that day, right?

        • SickSemper [she/her, they/them]
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          13 days ago

          I guess my issue is that strikes in labor specifically are designed to hurt companies by depriving them of their staff until demands are met. A one day seems to be more a venting of dissatisfaction than a strike, but hey, I’m not doing it