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Wisconsin

Fairgo

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12. You need to put this in perspective

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 08:45 AM

Mar 2015

To really appreciate the jaw dropping UW Madison fall from grace. This was the Berkley of the Midwest, the bastion of progressive thought, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright, the birthplace of the Onion...in a state where education for all was second to none. The attacks started with Toxic Tommy, and the coup de gras appears poised behind Scott Walkers dead eyes. This is no accident. Wisconsin was a symbol, it needed to be destroyed.

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"Scott Walker's Act 10 union busting "tools" are all worn out. Vilified teachers leaving state" [View all] midnight Mar 2015 OP

In 10-20 years Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #1

Lots of Pride in being the Alabama of the North! nt Cryptoad Mar 2015 #2

If Walker can cause these teachers ejbr Mar 2015 #3

Isn't that the plan? nxylas Mar 2015 #4

Plus a less well educated populace. bvf Mar 2015 #6

Yes� More easy to rule over. midnight Mar 2015 #16

Well.... yes. That is the plan. In a nutshell. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #13

This is what happens when a governor controls like a dictator... Madmiddle Mar 2015 #5

Madmiddle, lack of vision isn't necessarily what I see - raven mad Mar 2015 #18

Well, the repubs have a plan to fix this! n2doc Mar 2015 #7

Yup. Reganomics brought a flood of laid off engineers into the schools in the 80s. DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2015 #9

People are not stupid SmittynMo Mar 2015 #8

The ones who voted 3 times for Walker certainly are stupid n2doc Mar 2015 #10

On Wisconsin! Right to the dark ages. Borchkins Mar 2015 #11

You need to put this in perspective Fairgo Mar 2015 #12

UW-Madison was an integral part of Wisconsin Progressivism 100 years ago. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #15

I was in the capital rotunda Fairgo Mar 2015 #17

I hate to see UW Madison fall from grace, as well, Fairgo - raven mad Mar 2015 #19

Parents angry over Walker's cuts to Schools-while teacher applicants way down or they're just leavin riversedge Mar 2015 #14