Reply #3: I gotta say this

[Kashka-Kat]

Sometimes these articles read like it's all up to Wisconsin to single-handedly turn the tide against radical right extremism. That if we fail here then somehow it dooms the entire country to go down. Well yes and no. Wisconsin is unique in some ways (and this article did a good job of outlining our history) but we are also a part of a larger context, and the thing is if the so-called "Madison movement" isn't igniting in other places then our job here in Wisconsin becomes considerably more difficult.

People in Ohio and Michigan get it - and I know that there's stuff going on elsewhere too... but I think what needs to be said is that thereis a power in face to face contact and our stamina and sheer volume of volunteer hours that cannot be matched - or bought and paid for. It's the only effective antidote against Republican big $$$$$$$$$$$ there is. Marching in the streets, talking to fellow progressives AND moderate repubs on the Square who've come to see what's going on, going door to door wtih recall petitions, talking to the other recount observers (Prosser AND Kloppenburg) at the county clerks offices... all of this stuff is powerful, and empowering, and I believe far more effective than all the email petitions in the world.

Basically, I think it all comes down to how we choose to use our time....

Some things (cleaning the house, posting on these online forums, etc.) fall by the wayside.