Posted on 02/21/2011 4:27:12 PM PST by Walter Scott Hudson
What's that old saying? Birds of a feather flock together. If so, we might be inclined to wonder what binds bombastic Hollywood fraud Michael Moore to Egyptian revolutionaries and the public union protesters in Wisconsin.
Moore relayed a message through his website on Sunday from Egyptian union boss Kamal Abbas. The message is addressed to "the workers of Wisconsin" and draws direct parallels between the ongoing Egyptian revolution and the protests against Governor Scott Walker's leadership in the Badger State.
I am speaking to you from a place very close to Tahrir Square in Cairo...This solidarity between Egyptian revolutionaries and the public employee unions protesting in Wisconsin is quite troubling. It raises a pressing question. What exactly do these ostensibly disparate groups have in common?From this place, I want you to know that we stand with you as you stood with us.
I want you to know that no power can challenge the will of the people when they believe in their rights. When they raise their voices loud and clear and struggle against exploitation(...)
We support you. we support the struggle of the peoples of Libya, Bahrain and Algeria, who are fighting for their just rights and falling martyrs in the face of the autocratic regimes. The peoples are determined to succeed no matter the sacrifices and they will be victorious...
If we accept for the sake of argument that the Egyptian revolution is what its participants and their fellow travelers among the Western Left say it is, a democratic uprising intent upon liberating Egyptians from autocratic rule, how does that compare to public employee unions protesting legislation in Wisconsin?...
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WRONGO, WI soon to be fired so called teachers are exactly like the commies in Greece...
The Commies battle cry has always been “Workers of the World Unite” and the raised fist is the insignia, too, for a lot of these rabble rousers.
I wonder how Wisconsin teachers feel being compared to murderous thugs that advocate the subjugation of women to secondary status, or the killing of homosexuals?
Oh yeah, Katie Couric called. She wants you to take her to the Oscars.
That fat turd needs a one ticket to places like Iran. We will see how long he last there !
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