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Homer12

(1,866 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:13 PM Jun 2012

“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.”


I’m more interested in what happens after the election and how we liberals, conservatives, progressives, and the rest whom have been against Scott Walker are going to be treated.

If you believe the polls, Tom Barret and the rest of us who will vote against Scott Walker will lose tomorrow.

- Will Walker, the Walker backing WI supreme court, and the Pro-Walker legislature, with the support of JS communications and it’s mouthpieces (620 WTMJ, Journal Sentinel and LLC), crush us while we are routed, to plunge a dagger into us to kill us off?

“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” Conan the Barbarian

- Or will Walker and Walker supporters be graceful and offer an olive branch to the loser in a bid to work together?

“Hey, I’ll buy you a beer!”, “Let’s talk the rest of this out.”

But this is what is going to happen, because what we have witnessed before this recall election by the legislation enacted into law:

If Walker wins and the Republicans can keep the state senate I would expect that Milwaukee and other non-Walker strongholds and anti-Walker voting demographics in this state have not seen anything yet as far as the legislation attacking them; The executive branch with the backup of the WI supreme court is going to do all it can to use state government to punish and crush the opposition.

Let’s face it I, a liberal; I am a scapegoat and my city is a scapegoat, women, immigrants, teachers, public workers, unions both public and private, and minorities. We are all scapegoats, lynched as the reason for the cause of all the problems within our state.

“"In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up." Martin Niemöller

Which group will be the next scapegoat in Wisconsin and whored as an excuse to justify new legislation to suppress those that oppose and those that may in the future?

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“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” (Original Post) Homer12 Jun 2012 OP
Walker modest or gracious? You've got to be kidding... HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #1
It's good to offer a choice when being a pundit. Homer12 Jun 2012 #2

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
1. Walker modest or gracious? You've got to be kidding...
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:59 PM
Jun 2012

On Wednesday the sides will regroup and begin at each other again, regardless of the outcome.

We're many years away from reconciliation here.

Homer12

(1,866 posts)
2. It's good to offer a choice when being a pundit.
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jun 2012

Don't be surprised at what snake oil might be presented? It does not matter, the fraud has no credability.

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