Zombies? Yes, today there was an anti-Walker pro-union zombie rally at the capitol. Many zombies carried pro-union signs with zombie-like slogans. While Mr. Fantastic didn't so much like the idea and the theater, I feel that it brought out a different, normally non-voting group of people. In my view, many of them were younger than the average protester without being students from UW Madison. In fact, when I mentioned it to people at my workplace, they didn't think it was the kind of scene they wanted to be a part of. Many teachers don't like the idea of dressing up like zombies and limping down state street.
Slogans included
"unions keep the firefighters undead"
"This zombie prefers neo-con brains"
"zombie slob against walker"
"this zombie will starve : there are no brains in the capitol"
"brains"
For this reason, I think the idea was genius. I stood at the side of the street with a Kloppenburg sign. I do wonder if this rally will turn into votes at the ballot box? Your guess is as good as mine.