Yesterday's tragedy in Japan and other areas hit by the tsunami was thrown into the face of people upset with the political fraud being perpetrated upon the people of Wisconsin via twitter. The right wing has twisted this tragedy in an effort to make the Wisconsin protesters look bad and ungrateful for what they have.
This is nothing more than a classic ploy from the right to divert attention from what is happening in Wisconsin and fuse two separate events. The tragic results of this tsunami have nothing to do with the protesters in Wisconsin. They had no hand in the terrible destruction and deaths caused by this tsunami. I've seen no evidence that even one protester making light of this tragedy. As a whole, just based on the actions and behavior of these protesters, I'd imagine they feel horrible for the plight of the people who suffered the loss of human life and property in Japan.
They've shown time and time again respect for authority, property, and passion for righting wrongs. More so than most from the right quite frankly. Below is a brief exchange I had with one of them yesterday.
Perspective: Sick of whining #wiunion workers WAKE UP look at Japan BE THANKFUL #Twisters #DNC #WEAC #teaparty
@JustPlainTiredO Such an ungrateful attitude for what you have. People don't like that in contrast of tragedy
@Gogoette There's no ungrateful attitude here. You're the one who brought negativity into it in an underhanded manner frankly. #wiunion
@JustPlainTiredO Your actions say otherwise
(End of tweets.)
What does "what I have" have to do with this tragedy? If I had less would that have made this terrible tragedy in Japan more tolerable, or more acceptable? There is absolutely no logic in tying these two events together. It was nothing but an attempt to cast protesters in a bad light with a negative tweet and it was underhanded.
And my actions say otherwise? What actions, pray tell. Pointing out the hypocrisy of comparing these two events to make a political faction look bad? That was your action, which quite frankly makes you look bad as far as I'm concerned.
(End of tweets.)
What does "what I have" have to do with this tragedy? If I had less would that have made this terrible tragedy in Japan more tolerable, or more acceptable? There is absolutely no logic in tying these two events together. It was nothing but an attempt to cast protesters in a bad light with a negative tweet and it was underhanded.
And my actions say otherwise? What actions, pray tell. Pointing out the hypocrisy of comparing these two events to make a political faction look bad? That was your action, which quite frankly makes you look bad as far as I'm concerned.
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