Strikes, slowdowns, and boycotts until every vote is counted and electors abide by those votes

[BernieBabies]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/election-protests-alone-wont-stop-coup/616895/

As that article shows, we must bring in the mainstream. "count every vote" brings in the mainstream.

Protests are not enough.

And we must consider giving to Biden's legal fund.

[LSparkle]

1. Totally agree

I’ve stopped giving to candidates so I have some cash I can chip in to fight to count all the votes.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Throwing the country into chaos is the dumbest idea I've heard yet.

Especially if Biden is declared the winner, which he most likely will be, on, or shortly after election day. This is only something we should contemplate if it's apparent the votes won't be counted or that electors are somehow going to flip despite Biden winning - and I say that because much of that level of chaos is not very likely.

What we don't want is to create chaos in a situation devoid of it and that's what is being proposed here: strike, slowdown and protest even if Biden wins until the votes are counted and certified. That will play right into Trump's hands, cast way more post-election uncertainty and lead to much bigger issues, imo.

We need to be smart.

But I agree about giving to his legal fund. Every other point in this post, though, is alarmist and premature.

[Turin_C3PO]

4. Yes,

we should only take the drastic measures outlined in the OP if Trump is somehow successful in stealing the election. I’d say there’s a 5% or less chance of that happening.

[TwilightZone]

5. Agreed.

Some of the stuff that our fellow lefties have come up with this week is a bit inexplicable. This is near the top.

[rzemanfl]

10. It may be a stretch to say "fellow lefties." JFK's book title, without "in Courage." n/t

[TwilightZone]

11. Understood.

The underlying source, however, is The Atlantic, who I generally consider to be fellow lefties.

[rzemanfl]

12. True that. n/t

[BernieBabies]

6. this assumes that Trump will attempt to stop the vote count

kind of obvious that one would not attempt these things until he does that

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Didn't seem obvious from the post.

[Mme. Defarge]

9. +1000!

[SharonClark]

3. Protect the Results has a handy Presidential Election Timeline for November 3 and beyond

especially page 2.

https://protecttheresults.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-21_Protect-the-Results_Overview-Timeline-Definitions-2.pdf

[rzemanfl]

8. There's one thing here I always read. n/t

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. What kind of organizing have you done around strikes, slowdowns or boycotts?