So as Wisconsin tears itself apart and rumors about recalls, bills, senators and a "border-meeting" swirl, I find myself fairly disgusted with the whole thing. I realize there are things wrong with the bill and it should be debated, however, I also don't think denying democracy the ability to run its course is how a minority opinion should work to accomplish its goals. The left calls the right "bullies" and compares Walker to Hitler. At the same time, the predicted losing side decided that since they won't win, they won't let the vote happen. That's like making a bet with your friend and when the other guy wins, you whine and deny you were serious. Who is really abusing power? (don't answer, it's both) That said, I find it almost impossible to get an unbiased look at the situation. I go online and find headlines that would make it seem that Walker is literally pocketing people's money, arresting senators, and stomping human rights at its core, but if you read the article, its much more even-keeled, to the point that you realize not everything Walker is doing is bad. Then you go to the other side where the protesters, teachers and senators are demonized as "rebels." All I want is a headline that says what is actually happening, not using words that sway either way, and actually explain the details of why something is going on. You say education is being cut by 900 million, I want to know what it was before. If it was a billion, that's a huge cut. If the previous budget was 100 billion, that's less than 1%, and not a big deal. We need the whole picture in order to form an opinion and I'm afraid that not enough people, especially college age, are getting that.
Anyway, I found a website that seems to be fairly un-biased. They run more conservative opinions to counteract the general liberal feeling of the media, but overall they do a pretty good job at staying in the middle, or at least presenting the reason behind both sides. You can never get a completely unbiased opinion or article, but to read only one side is to be ignorant to an entire viewpoint, excluding you from forming an informed opinion. I urge anyone interested in the problem at hand, politics in general, or even in voting to read up on the issues surrounding them. Voting is a right, but you also have the privilege and responsibility of developing your own opinion which informs that vote. Don't watch a Micheal Moore movie and think you know the secrets of health care...read multiple articles and think about what they say. So here's the link, check it out, and know what your opinions are.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
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