Posted by
aftershock on Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:24:03 AM
Watching the near riots at Wisconsin's state-house the past 24 hours, protesters with talking points as well as at least one Democrat senator have accused Governor Scott Walker and the Republican majority of engaging in a deliberate and "illegal" attempt to undermine democracy by limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees. Democracy, so far as the Wisconsin teachers union, Democrat representatives and other assorted thugs are concerned, appears to mean acting with total disregard for the results of any election they did not win; refusing to participate in the democratic process of debating proposed legislation then casting a vote for or against it; walking away from their posts -- A.W.O.L; breaching their oath of office; committing acts of civil disobedience up to and including property damage... and so on and so forth.
And here I thought Democracy was what happens when an election occurs and the power shifts to the winners of said election by virtue of majority rule and all that sort of hockypoo. In fact I'm sure I recall, at the Federal level, that President Barrack Hussein Obama confirmed my notion of democracy when during some rather wet-noodled Republican protestations over the 2000+ page obama-care bill B.O. reminded republicans that "[He] won" the election. Actually I think the almighty Obama said somethin akin to "I won, I don't need this or any congress of the United States tellin me how to govern, I don't need to care what the courts say, and let me be clear here: I have unlimited powers as the chief executive to do exactly as I please. So, with all due respect, shut the f--- up". Yeah, that's it, shut the f--- up, that's exactly what he said I'm almost sure of it.
But I devolve. What the Marxists of Madison --Wisconsin that is-- demonstrate by their faux riot, is how mentally insufficient public employees really are. Clearly, the mystery as to why they have a greater recurrence of pisss-poor attitude and inefficiency than might be expected in the private sector is explained by the many statements and childish temper tantrums on display the past couple weeks. On the bright side of all this I now understand why there are long lines and wait times at the DMV. I know why a tax paying private sector citizen can make a call to a government office at 2p.m. and still be on hold at 4p.m. I get why throwing more money at a problem such as the educational crisis, wherein 2/3rds of Wisconsin students can't read fluently or at all by the eighth grade, will NEVER be enough money to solve the problem. I know why so many road crews have six guys standing and two working. Public employees haven't the mental capacity to make a cogent statement regarding what is and is not democracy let alone organize enough thought to complete the job they've contracted to do in a timely and effective manner.
If public employees, as they're being represented in Madison, were truly the cream of the crop, the sharpest knives in the drawer, the brightest stars on the horizon, well, then, perhaps the fact they are paid twice what their private sector counterparts get for the same work and the fact that it's the private sector paying for their dream package of benefits, wouldn't bite so hard (nah... it would still bite, the very notion of "public" employment bites). But these are definitely not the best or brightest people, in fact the best and brightest are generally shown the door by the "employees" union. These poor folks are morons, they haven't a clue what "rights" are; they have no concept of what representative democracy is; they have no idea what it means to be self-reliant or responsible; they have no gratitude for the private-sector taxpayers who employ them. But they are arrogant and they do lack humility. AND INCREDIBLY, the people of Wisconsin continue to entrust the education of their children to these miscreant sociopaths. It's time for the good people of Wisconsin to support the efforts of Governor Walker and the Republican majority they elected. If you're dis-satisfied come the next election cycle, then democracy affords you the lawful means to clear the table and start anew. It's called an election and the consequences of every election are something we are all expected -- in a free and civil society -- to LIVE with. So be careful for what and for whom you vote.