up many are now calling for a general strike which seems more feasible now than perhaps ever as kevin zeese and margaret flowers wrote for popular resistance the goal is to ensure that those running for office those in office and those who make policy including nonprofits corporations and the media cannot ignore the movement as we demonstrate our ability to make the country on the gov ball make the country on governable until they meet our demands i mean i guess we're also already halfway there we've torn the country into 2 so-called sides that don't agree on anything except for the fact that we all love voting against our own interests at least we have that in common. but no according to popular resistance there are 2 main requirements to kicking off a general strike one create national consensus for our demands and to involve enough people to be a mass movement that cannot be ignored so 1st we have to decide what our demands are things like a living wage safe working conditions a rent moratorium health care as a human right perhaps a cap to the amount c.e.o.'s can make and finally if you