"Nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.

In both instances, there is twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged. It is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air...however slight...lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-Justice William O. Douglas
Tens of thousands of Wisconsin citizens have stood up, willing to add their voices to the din against the coming darkness over the past two weeks. here at The Otherfish Wrap, we have been continuing our wage slavery so that we don't lose our home. having to make a choice between supporting your own lifestyle is just what the oligarchy intended when they took their illegal actions. The concept of rights to collectively bargain is, in fact, a human right. Workers must be allowed to control access to their work, or indentured servitude will raise it's ugly head again. many americans have died in the process of building unions from the ground up. If we make sweeping changes, basically outlawing collective bargaining amongst public employees, only outlaws will be unionized.
Power brokers hate it when the citizenry becomes educated. This is the main impetus for the hate speech "news outlets", the argumentitive talking heads that we are allowed to see on the airwaves, and the opinionmakers running amok through both the printed word and, more and more frequently, the digital realm. educating one self takes time and effort that many do not have, or may not place value upon. Luckily, we are beginning to wake up to the fact that the old way of life is on the ropes. The recent crash of the economy made most of us aware that we came within a hair's breadth of utter collapse. The banks have now been stabilized, after they got caught with their pants down nearly three years ago. what is most alarming is that the general public seems to be in the mood to forgive and forget, embracing once again the cold hard facts of republican "values".
Liars lie, cheaters cheat and the ignorant usually remain unenlightened. Nothing has changed with these guys. Why are so many willing to fall right back into their fold? a friend married a man that she "stole" from a former wife. When he bagan stepping out on her, she was crushed. did she really think that he would be more committed to her that his previous woman? Really, can we just take a deep breath, stand back and gain a little perspective on what is actually going on?
The big money is on the Republicans. The bail out was first dreamed up by those who say, "The members of the other party are tax and spend. We are conservative." The non-financial fortune 500 companies currently have enough cash on hand and short term debt owed them that they could finance another bail out of the same magnitude of the one we tax payers just invested in for their benefit! "Oh, no! That is privately held wealth and 'proves' that those companies are working for the American Way." What a crock. It proves that they have benefitted immeasureably from the luxurious cocoon that we have provided for them.
One of my favorite bumperstickers says, "If you are not angry, you're not paying attention." The sentiments are resonating across our great land. please do not look away or turn on the idiot box to escape. Write a letter to your representatives, invest in real people and the future of our world by getting involved. Encourage your friends and relatives to take back our country from the wealthiest interests who control things now. The time has come to stop the Texas School Board from dictating the textbooks for our country. I can't understand who thought that using the same textbooks that are used in a state with one of the lowest average SAT/ACT scores uses, was a good idea. Corporate interests far outweigh the rights and interests of american citizens. The darkness is falling and we must either kindle a new light or get into our caves again as soon as possible.
there is no reason that Egypt can oust their corrupt leader in seventeen days, but here in the US, we must wait for over a year to recall our governor. Scott Walker has done more to cripple our state in a brief month or two that he has been in office than many of us can fathom. Simpletons and the morally bankrupt belong in a compassionate care facility, not the state's highest office.