Anarchists/communists call for general strike in Bay Area

This is...almost unbelievable.

Start again: If you're a good, solid, hard-working American you'll probably think the following text is satire--a spoof.  Unfortunately it seems to be serious.  It's from leaflet distributed in the San Francisco bay area, calling for a strike on May 1.

For those under 30, May 1st--May Day--is communism's biggest holiday of the year.

What is a general strike? It's when we take back the city, bringing the economy to a standstill.

It's the end of selling our lives to a boss, begging for food or waiting for charity.

It's taking what we need not only for survival but for enjoyment.   [!]

It's the sabotaging of capitalism and our fight for liberation from social control. It's organized autonomous activity bringing together thousands to reclaim the hours stolen from us daily.

We don't need permission from union bureaucrats, support from progressive politicians or mediation from non-profits. Those who seek to manage and contain resistance are our enemies.

A general strike is when whole cities become uncontrollable and the machinery of capital is overwhelmed by our collective rage.

Death to capitalism.

Here's the text from another poster:

Do your bosses want you to work on May Day? Tell them no.

We spend every other day making money for our employer. On May Day we say NO. *Stop asking for favors and take what's yours.*

Let's shut down your employer on May Day. Then let's shut down the rest of the city to take revenge against capitalism.

This, gentle reader, is the face of the enemy. They live in this country but have virtually nothing in common with the rest of us. They resent jobs, work, capitalism and business, instead demanding that you simply give them everything they want.  Or rather, they want the government to give them money from your taxes, taken at gunpoint by the government.

And power-hungry pols are quite eager to give them what they want in exchange for their votes.

If they don't get what they want--as they say, literally, above--they urge their followers to simply take it. 

And for those gullible voters who think the authors are just talking about food to survive, note the end of the comment "It's taking what we need not only for survival but for enjoyment."

Is there anyone who believes these people wouldn't take everything you own if they thought they could?  Anyone think they wouldn't kill you for your house or car if they thought they could get away with it?

It's clear that the members of this group don't grasp the theoretical basis for employment. That is, an employer offers to pay you for doing an agreed amount of work.  If you don't like the offer, quit and find another job.

See, cupcake, the whole "work" thing is a contract--supposedly freely entered into by both parties.  No one makes you do it, but most people seem to like the money they earn. And did we mention that no one makes you do it?

Of course socialists, anarchists, idiots, children and many liberals are pretty fuzzy about this whole concept,  preferring to just hang out and cash government checks instead. Gives 'em that highly-prized free time.

Which is why they're always available for strikes and other demonstrations.