Anatomy of a protest: From a simple march to a national fight

[eowyn_of_rohan]

Source: WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

On Feb. 7, with Wisconsin united in the afterglow of a Green Bay Packers victory in the Super Bowl, brand-new Gov. Scott Walker convened a dinner meeting of his Cabinet at the Governor's Mansion. Walker held up a photo of President Ronald Reagan, who had famously fired striking air-traffic controllers, and said his plan to sweep away decades of protections for state public employees in a stop-gap budget bill represented "our time to change the course of history."

....Word of the bill's union provisions started to trickle out in press reports Thursday night, which for union chiefs and organizers began what one described as "a freakout of a long weekend."

...As unions organized protests to be launched in the coming days - the largest in Wisconsin's capital city since the Vietnam War - about 250 people in two separate groups picketed Sunday at the Capitol and in front of the Maple Bluff mansion Walker now calls home.

...More than 1,000 people joined the march and rally, screaming "Spread the love, Stop the hate, Don't let Walker legislate."



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How Quickly this has Exploded! Wish I could post more than 4 paragraphs!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. "Spread the love, Stop the hate, Don't let Walker legislate."

[ElsewheresDaughter]

2. "Spread the love, Stop the hate, Don't let Walker legislate."

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. I'm from NY, NY

[Moostache]

4. This needs to be the beginning and needs to get MUCH larger nationwide.

The people of Madison are showing remarkable dedication to fighting against the draconian policies of the Koch-fueled right wing and their pathetic, groveling minions like Walker.

The REAL issue is how many people can we turn out in every state, every day? How large of a rally can we have in Washington - not for a day or a weekend but for a fortnight? How long can we endure a general strike to shut down this country to stop the agenda of those who have the most taking the last vestiges of crumbs from the rest of us?

This is a fight for survival - the survival of the rights of the many to remain free of the tyranny of the few, the rights of workers to have a voice instead of only a back, the rights of truth to be told in the public square instead of only propaganda.

I do not think we are ready to fight THAT hard yet....c'mon DU and progressives, prove me wrong...prove the Koch Brothers and their "friends"/co-conspirators/co-traitors wrong...take to the streets in a manner that will resound through history as the point when Americans screamed in a united voice "ENOUGH OF THIS!!!!" Please prove me wrong. 100% wrong.

[elocs]

5. It started here in Wisconsin where the beacon was lit that has spread across the nation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nyfyifErg&playnext=1&list=PL80F337C4E01D9BA0