Showing posts with label #occupywisconsin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #occupywisconsin. Show all posts

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Why Occupy? The Wage Disparity Edition

Just one of the many, many reasons the Occupy movement has launched around the world is that the working class is getting tired of being stepped on by the greedy.

Case in point, take a look at the disparity in wage growth that has occurred:

Chart courtesy of Economic
Policy Institute


From 1997 to 2010, most of us saw an average of a 5% increase in our wages.

In the same time span, the top 1% saw their pay increase by 224% and the top 0.1% saw their money go up by an average of 390% or nearly four times.  

That's not being anti-capitalistic. That's being anti-greed and anti-plutocracy.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Deafening Silence

Watch this video, via Steve Hanson, of recent events at the State Capitol:



Those people weren't creating a disturbance. They weren't disrupting proceedings. They were sitting there peacefully. The fact that this is going on in Wisconsin, that this is going on anywhere in America, is simply intolerable and outrageous.

And for the conservatives and the Republicans who see this and have nothing to say, then I say to you that you have not one damn thing to say about the protesters at all, whether they be #wiunion or #occupy. Your deafening silence in this assault on the Constitution and on the principals of this country says more about you than any words could ever express.

While I cannot and do not condone some of the reported behaviors of some of the #occupy protesters, I would still rather stand with them than anyone who sees this and either condones it or accepts it in their silence.

And while your silence says everything I'd care to know about you, pictures are still worth a thousand words, silent or otherwise:


Saturday, October 15, 2011

Oh! The Humanity!

Given the way that squawk radio and the right wing zombie brigade have been going on about how terrible the #occupy protesters have been, I was sure that the city would be leveled by the chaos, the mayhem and the wild, out-of-control behavior.

Looks like the right wing got caught in their lies again.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

#occupywisconsin Events

There are various #occupywisconsin events going on Friday and Saturday.  From the AFL-CIO blog, here is a listing of them, so far:

  • Appleton, Saturday, Oct. 15: Gather at Jones Park at 9:00 am, bring your own lunch for noon. March to Chase Bank at 1:00 pm. 3:00 pm march to Houdini Plaza. 5:00 pm march back to Jones Park.
  • Green Bay, Friday Oct. 14: Rally at Green Bay City Hall, 3:00 pm.
  • Madison, Saturday Oct. 15: March with Occupy Madison in the March to End the Wars, sponsored by the Madison Area Peace Coalition. 11:30 am, Library Mall.
  • Milwaukee, Saturday Oct. 15: 11:00 am rally at Zeidler Park followed by a march to Chase Bank.
  • New Berlin, Friday, Oct 14: Meet at Malone Park at 3:30pm and march to Chase Bank on 155th & National Avenue
I know, I know. I'm kind of blown away by the Appleton and New Berlin events. Who'd have ever thunk that the GOP would screw up so bad that the people would find their way into those strongholds?