Saturday, February 19, 2011

Castroism Wisconsin Style

I love our irrational leftist opponents, but what they are doing reminds Jay Nordlinger more of Castro's Cuba than the dairy state.  Where did these people get this massively overwrought sense of entitlement?  And how do we help them recover from it?  Read the whole thing:


Someone wrote me that the “public employees” in Wisconsin reminded her of Chávez and his goons in Venezuela. Actually, they remind me of Cuba. There, the dictatorship sends its loyalists to the homes of those suspected of not being loyalists. They scream, beat on things, denounce, and threaten. The idea is, the “disloyal” Cubans are supposed to quake in their homes, and they do. These tactics are called actos de repudio — “acts of repudiation.” They are a mainstay of the regime.
In Wisconsin, the schoolteachers and other “public employee” beauties are going to the homes of Republican lawmakers, screaming, denouncing, etc. The situation has gotten very bad. We know where you live. Yesterday, I had a talk with Sen. Randy Hopper, recorded here. Republican lawmakers have received threats, and credible ones: threats to their physical well-being. They are not disclosing their movements, whether they are sleeping in their own homes. They are working with law enforcement on how best to protect themselves and their families.

Unfortunately unionism often seems to degenerate into thuggery.  After all, it is simply legalized extortion.

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