Matthew Rothschild: Glorious Rallies in Madison, Ground Zero of the Fight Back

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from The Progressive:



Glorious Rallies in Madison, Ground Zero of the Fight Back
By Matthew Rothschild, February 17, 2011


What glory it is to be in Madison, Wisconsin, this week, where the people of this state have risen up in revolt against the Neanderthal Republicans who are trying to bust public sector unions and inflict massive harm on their workers.

It’s not about balancing a budget. It’s about destroying unions as a political and economic force. That’s why the bill says every public sector union would have to recertify every year, and why it says that no employer could deduct union dues from paychecks. Neither of those things has anything to do with saving a dime of Wisconsin taxpayer money.

This is ground zero in the fight back, and Wisconsinites are engaging in the closest thing to a general strike that I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.

This is what democracy looks like. One sign said, “This Is Our Tahrir Square.” ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.progressive.org/wx021711.html