Right?
The NFL lockout is one of the most potent and relevant analogies for the labor debate in our sports-obsessed country.
I'm also curious, given the average kossack's interest in sports, how many of these similarities are apparent to those who don't really follow sports at all, versus folks who are somewhat to hyper-aware of sports stuff. The guy that owns this site also runs sports sites, and Disney's ESPN networks get a heckuva lot more eyeballs and water-cooler conversations than C-Span. Sports is big buzz, and easier for Joe Schmoe to 'understand' than politics.
Wisconsin, the NFL Lockout, the GOP theme of pitting public worker rights vs low-wage private sector jobs, union-busting, billionaires' unprecedented greed, the defrauding of taxpayers, the "evil socialism" propaganda, and hypocritical lies about money.....
There's a fascinating number of parallels between Wisconsin and the NFL owners' tactics in the impending NFL lockout. So much so that, unfortunately, it will require a much better writer than I to weave all the strands together. For some background...
See: Laura Clawson--NFL Lockout No More Football in 2011?
And this diary by 'willynel' : "Rid wisconsin of Socialism, Get Rid of the Packers"
Has there been any recent time where politics and sports have intersected quite this powerfully?
There was also a great Frontpage post on the NFL, but I cannot seem to find it.
[By the way, what a double whammy it would be for Wisconsin to lose its CBA AND also lose the NFL season after winning the Super Bowl, the most coveted title in sports! That would be an absolute travesty for the state's NFL team, employees, players, vendors, and fans.}
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