Single dad trying to take back home occupied by OWS

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118. It's not "shit"

To refocus the issues and keep bringing up the ones that important to many Americans. Look at what the movement has already done - it has moved the debate away from "OMG, BUDGET DEFICIT!" to more practical issues such as Wall Street accountability and reform.

The problem has been the conversation in political debate - most Americans could give two shits about the budget deficit if they can barely feed their families, keep their homes warm, and a roof over their head. They don't want to hear wealthy politicians talk about how they need to take personal responsibility when Wall Street got bailed out and is getting richer while politicians bicker about how deeply to cut them when they are already to the bone.

It's about CHANGING the DEBATE, not about changing the politician. Changing the politician is what political parties are for, and politicians are responsible for recognizing that the debate has changed.

Movements change the discourse and the debate. Partisanship is always about politics, problems are always about the problems themselves and recognizing them is achieved by discussing them, not ignoring them.