This diary is written one day before the recall vote that will decide whether Wisconsin's Governorship will still remain in the hands of Scott Walker.
One staunch supporter of his recall wrote a heart-felt post on Facebook about how the Koch Brothers, and other billionaires with too much time and money on their hands and not nearly the moral integrity to do proper things with all that wealth, have already clearly implemented one major point of their politicial plan, which basically boils down to nothing but Divide and Conquer.
The state is reeling from a citizenship now deeply divided...as planned. The poster, along with many, many others, I'm sure, who were the most active proponents of recalling the Badger State's Guv are now feeling the intense sorrow over the current mess that is now made of their once strong, solid state. They are painfully aware of the fact that, similar to any legal retribution that descends on wrong-doing, this will not, under any circumstances, undivide the state.
Should we worry? Is such division so terrible? I'm pretty bleeding heart myself, I don't like to see a populace so splintered like it is. But you know what? I don't think we should let a divided state get us down.
The post I refer to is as follows:
As a veteran of the United States Air Force, a graduate of Viterbo University, and a lifelong resident of the wonderful state of Wisconsin I find myself distraught at the dillema we all face. Prior to last year, it would be fair to say that the people of Wisconsin rarely found themselves hard left or hard right. Instead, so many existed, quite cooperatively, in the middle. It was there that life really made sense--it was there that citizens knew coexistence. However, as the middle class of America fades, so does the "middle." While in the middle it was simple to take notice of the actions of both sides and see how, combined, their actions worked for the betterment of the state as a whole. Now, that idea of betterment is somehow lost. I agree with some of the reforms implemented by Walker, and there is no denying that some have benefited our state. I've never supported Walker, nor shall I. This is a man who has divided my home. That division is so apparent in the language used by those now pushed to the far left and the far right---each choosing to hear, believe, and assimilate what they choose to. Search the posts and recognize not only the lack of sight people possess, but the lack of depth in which people will dig to fight for or defend their perceptions of truth. We, the people of this state, must once again discover our middle by electing the person whom we believe can truly assist us in the reclamation of that lost middle. Walker has demonstrated his interests lie elsewhere everytime he boards a jet to fly from our borders recorded conversations have shown his desire to divide and inflict harm upon his constituents. Walker can not guide is back, nor shall he ever really move us forward.
It will take a superhuman effort to reunite what was torn apart by a group of crusty, stingy do-nothing, entitlement-minded billionaires. Until then, and even after then, I propose that Wisconsin does not waste their bleeding hearts over this dilemma; rather, I propose that Wisconsin embraces it, and uses that disappointment for the vigilance needed to make sure that completely selfish moneyed interests, those seeking completely and totally unregulated business practices for themselves, gaining legislative power, does not ever happen again.
One of the first stellar executive decisions by Walker was to remove a painting from his gubernatorial residence, the purpose of which was to remind whoever the chief Wisconsin legislator was that the government was supposed to work for the most voiceless in society.
Think he felt sorry?
Nope. Not a'tall!
Throughout history, businessmen have felt entitled to have their work done for them for nothing: No responsiblity, no recompense, no health concerns, no safety concerns. They've used small children for profit, they've locked employees in burning buildings to die, they've confiscated their land for profit (as in China), and a long, long list of other horrendous things to simply boost their own bonuses.
Did they feel sorry?
Nope!
I think what Wisconsin, and all those who have been protesting the Koch Brothers and their ilk for years (some even decades!) have taught us is our true power in the free market. They've taught us how to shop local again. They've taught us who to purchase things from, and therefore whose executive paychecks to support. They've taught us that there are sensible millionaires and billionaires out there. They've taught us to look for products made in the USA by smaller businesses and not multishore corporations who disgustingly still get to write themselves as a "small business" on tax forms. They've taught us who is interested in the truth, and those who simply parrot Fox "news" because the information there is soooo fair and balanced.
And so on.
So, in closing, those whose hearts bleed for a state now in ruins, shouldn't stay there. Sheer fury of the middle class and working poor ignited the push for a recall in Wisconsin. Let's harness that good stuff and turn it into constant vigilance to protect one of the greatest countries on Earth from any more treasonous, hostile takeovers.