I also wouldn't count on Democratic officials to help out, either, despite the courageous act of the 14 in Wisconsin who have left the state in protest:
The truth is, however, that the Democratic Party is conducting identical attacks on workers at the local, state and federal level. The brutal attacks on Wisconsin workers are not unique to their state, but are taking place in every region of the country. Democratic governors in New York, North Carolina, Illinois and California are demanding similar cuts in wages and pensions, slashing jobs and attacking democratic rights such as the right to strike.
As for Obama, he has already demonstrated his class solidarity with Governor Walker by imposing a two-year freeze on federal workers and targeting public school teachers for attacks on seniority and job security. The Obama administration is now proposing a budget that demands working people pay, through cuts in domestic social spending, for the deficits produced by the bailout of Wall Street, tax cuts for the wealthy, and imperialist wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The only difference between the two parties is that the Democrats make use of the unions as an instrument for enforcing the cuts, while the Republicans propose to dispense with the unions altogether. This difference is of utmost importance to the union officials—their incomes and privileges are at stake—but the end result for the workers is the same.
Tbat's the thing the workers have to understand, and that's the Democratic Party, especially Obama, subscribes to neoliberal politics, and it is this neoliberalism which is destroying living standards. Obama will not change, so voters will have to demand a candidate who DOES care about working people.
Naturally the Tea Party bunch, backed by the billionaires, are going to try and stir up trouble.
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