Comments on: From Cairo to Madison: Hope and Solidarity are Alive

By: C L O S E R » Blog Archive » On democracy – From Tahrir to the Netherlands

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:36:55 +0000

[...] Tahrir took the message of hope from Tunisia and spread it further into the Middle East and even to Wisconsin in the United States. Let’s hope the Dutch take up the commitment to freedom and democracy of [...]

By: martin

martin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:19:03 +0000

Wait, Mr. D Gamble, as the Wisconsin Mubarak regime gambles away your pension, racks up massive debts wit Morgan Stanley loans which you will pay back three times out of your taxes, and laughs its way to the bank while you and your children wind your way into penury.
If you think that they will spare you because you are middle class and cloyingly give lip service to neo-liberalism, you are deluded and unable to read the papers. Wall Street loves people like you.
All power to the people of Egypt, of Madison, of the United States, Libya, Bahrain.
So much for lawful assembly and our supposedly cherished Constitution, eh Mr. Gamble? Casino America will see you bankrupt, baby.

By: D Gamble

D Gamble — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:13:33 +0000

I still fail to see how you can believe that the teacher’s unions are “oppressed and exploited”. In what economic reality? They have state(taxpayer)paid pensions. They have state (taxpayer)paid health care. How does this translate to oppression when all of their earnings and benefits are above average?

There is no oppression or exploitation going on here except false perceptions being pushed by the unions. What is behind this “oppression” agenda?

The real oppression and exploitation is on the taxayers who will be held hostage to higher taxes to fund more benefits for these entitlement mentality whiners.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:26:09 +0000

International solidarity does not require, or indicate in that case, that all parties live under similar conditions or even fight the same fight. What it does require however, is a shared notion for basic human rights. The Wisconsin workers’ support for Egypt and vice versa show a willingness to move towards a similar goal- regardless of who will reach that goal first.

Regardless, I don’t believe the article is meant to compare living conditions and the difference in rights between the United States and Egypt. For myself, I believe the difference only accentuates the point of the article- that everywhere in the world oppressed and exploited individuals are learning to stand up for their rights, thankfully with the international support.

By: D Gamble

D Gamble — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:28:56 +0000

I am sorry, but I fail to see how state union workers who have the luxury of taxpayer funded salaries, pensions and health care compare to citizens of Egypt who have been living in a country where they have no voting rights and no “equal opportunity employment” rules.

When did we become so dependent on the government and the taxpaying citizens of our country to believe that it is our “right” to be given collective bargaining rights for more, more and more at the expense of others? This is what you call one people, one world???

How dare we compare ourselves to citizens of dictator/monarchy ruled countries.

The protesting state employees of Wisconsin should be ashamed of themselves.

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By: Kylie

Kylie — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:40:48 +0000

Amazing post, Medea! Gave me chills.