An update on the situation in WI – why am I blogging about it?

I spent quite a bit of time feeling conflicted about my last post. For some time, it seemed too political, and I was humbled by the work of one of my professors. He made an insightful and reasoned post about how the protests can be a “teachable moment” in the mass communication classroom.

The events of the day, however, have brought be back to my convictions. A state politician basically went on the record confirming everything that I speculated in that post. “What’s going on in Wisconsin” is an effort to attack the Democrat’s funding for elections. These protests are about class. These protests are about the role of corporations. These protests are about the rights of individuals to assemble and speak. These are all issues I care about.

There are a number of issues I would like to take the time to step back and blog about, though it’s very difficult to find the time. I need to find it, because it’s hard to be deep in 140 characters.