tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post8404821009643702477..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: My Evening At The ForumSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-38345711248335991532012-02-29T23:59:37.915-06:002012-02-29T23:59:37.915-06:00I agree with whoever said, "Who is better ver...I agree with whoever said, "Who is better versed in this stuff than you?" I read your blog regularly to keep up to date on the latest developments. Thank you for taking on the speaking engagement. This year has challenged many of us to take on roles we never imagined we would.SuzyMetta4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-78708617962794671112012-02-29T23:39:35.652-06:002012-02-29T23:39:35.652-06:00Wow Capper, you had your work cut out for you! Ho...Wow Capper, you had your work cut out for you! How did you forget your notebook? Anyone who spouts that the Recall is all about teachers and union members needs to dig a little deeper. I'm not a union member or a teacher, yet, I was at the Cap more in the winter of 2010 than in my entire 4 years of college in Madison. I can't sit by and watch hard working people lose their hard earned rights. Unions are not a quaint function of days past. They more important each day, especially in this environment.Rachael Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-4881529282094911162012-02-29T23:27:25.270-06:002012-02-29T23:27:25.270-06:00Thank you for all the kind words, everyone.Thank you for all the kind words, everyone.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-26968998366270469292012-02-29T18:39:49.151-06:002012-02-29T18:39:49.151-06:00I also want to thank you and say that I read your ...I also want to thank you and say that I read your tweet here on the blog. Thanks for doing that on your free time, for us. (And, by the way, I am non-union also, one of those housewives you mention, although perhaps I am better known as ...SuperMOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-83851343697607401832012-02-29T16:43:53.015-06:002012-02-29T16:43:53.015-06:00I'll join Anonymous above in congratulating yo...I'll join Anonymous above in congratulating you, Chris, for rising to the sudden challenge and representing us so well -- but I'll also add **Thank You** for doing that, on behalf of us all.<br /><br />Your devoted work on this blog has clearly honed your rhetorical skills, as well as drilled you in every detail of Walker & Co's sordid politics. Given your success, you might want to consider taking up public speaking in favor of the recall, on tour in other communities around the state. Time permitting, of course. Ask United Wisconsin and the other pro-recall orgs if they've got plans for such talks.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-50319268188009296392012-02-29T10:48:00.643-06:002012-02-29T10:48:00.643-06:00I'm with Phil, here. Certainly a lot of the mu...I'm with Phil, here. Certainly a lot of the muckraking and pavement pounding has been done by non-union people, who made no bones about not being union and therefore it not being "their fight"-- but the union attacks were what sounded the charge.<br /><br />Really, what Bass's question was asking, is "isn't it true that only the unions stand to benefit from recalling Walker? Aren't they the ones pulling all the strings? What a bunch of crybabies, manipulating people to serve their own interests."<br /><br />A more unequivocal sucker-punch in response to his question might have been: People didn't organize to recall Walker because they were starry-eyed and twitterpated over union leadership, or any one currently-recognized union's contract. Walker didn't go after union contracts-- he went after the IDEA of unions as a means of achieving greater dignity in the workplace, and telling people they don't deserve respect for their work is a dangerous, fool-hardy way to get your ass booted out of office. Even if that wasn't enough, and you could make a case for why maybe it's not-- it wasn't just the attacks themselves, it was the actions of the administration in regard to people's reactions, that said: <b>Not only do you deserve no dignity in work, but you deserve no voice in government either. </b><br /><br />THAT, is what spurred a movement to recall and joined disparate unions and non-union workers and unemployed workers, students and retirees together out of common interest beyond factional motives. It is fundamentally offensive and abhorrent to the sentiments of a free nation and a democratic government, both to the people of Wisconsin and the nation as a whole, be so robbed of dignity, respect and voice. People have gone to war over such things.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234258178787623615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-8429019513450744322012-02-29T08:06:42.410-06:002012-02-29T08:06:42.410-06:00First, congratulations, Capper, on a fabulous perf...First, congratulations, Capper, on a fabulous performance, representing the many of us who, day-by-day, continue to work to oust an out-of-control Republican Party in Wisconsin (and send outside corporate interests packing). And, I'll confirm for readers...this is not just about collective bargaining. I am not union, but I am horrified by what I see as a trampling of rights for me and for my family. So horrified that I see now, this will have taken 2 years of my life by the time the recall elections have occurred. And, Walker and Wis GOP should know...I'm now a former Republican. Based on the actions of people like Walker, Fitz brothers, Darling, Ellis, Grothman, Vos (I could go on and on)...I don't think I can ever again, in good conscience vote Republican. The GOP has done too much damage and there is too much work to undo what these people have done in the name of greed. Their unholy partnership with corporations is the very definition of fascism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-33277476868914779332012-02-29T07:35:52.887-06:002012-02-29T07:35:52.887-06:00When I answered Mr. Bass, I did not deny the invol...When I answered Mr. Bass, I did not deny the involvement of the unions or the Democrats. But I did point out that the people were calling the shots and pulling the triggers, which is, of course, an accurate statement.<br /><br />But I also pointed out that most of the people I personally knew that was doing this weren't public sector workers or even unionized.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-4104033139769590312012-02-29T07:32:23.433-06:002012-02-29T07:32:23.433-06:00Good piece! My only contention is your statement,...Good piece! My only contention is your statement,<br /><br />"Mr. Boss' question for me was whether there would be the protests or the recall if the unions had not been harmed. My answer was an unequivocal yes."<br /><br />I don't believe that had Walker not gone after the unions there would have been another force that would have been able to step in and pull it off. What other group had the power to organize 100,000 people? No, not all of them were union members (myself included), but we all knew union members; teachers, police, social workers(!), etc. The offense to the unions was the lens that focused all the other unfocused anger at the GOP.<br /><br />IMVHO, the unions were the catalyst for the entire 2011 protest movement. That's not to say there weren't other issues that came up, but without the offense given to tens of thousands of hard working public sector workers (like yourself), I don't believe Walker would be in jeopardy now.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247223131125650841noreply@blogger.com