OWS-SOTU
As much as everyone has argued about how effective Occupy Wall Street has been—I just want to point out Obama’s State of the Union Address for 2012. I would guarantee it would have been a much different speech if the Occupy movement didn’t happen. I am proud of Americans for standing up and changing the conversation about politics. Our country is in this position not only because of the selfish greed of the people representing us, but also for our citizens turning a blind eye. 2011 was a year that the American people started talking about the real problems with our government and economy. And even if you hated the movement, you were still talking and learning about things that our politicians would love for us to go back to ignoring. This is proof of progress to me. But most importantly—proof to keep going because we are far from where we want to be. As citizens we must keep our government in check. We must not take a breather.
I blame both parties for the mess we are all in. But I have to say that I’m still happy for giving my vote to Barack Obama. If you didn’t watch last night’s address. I recommend watching it. Even though it felt like he was trying to win the Republican nomination at certain times.
