tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891432348410990389.post140789932184233623..comments2023-12-31T04:53:51.771-08:00Comments on A Downtown ontheRange: Mayor Mick's family values crusadeNRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590061590788951151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891432348410990389.post-16430063493581295942010-11-23T15:05:18.832-08:002010-11-23T15:05:18.832-08:00Ovoritw, I really try to not get political. I unde...Ovoritw, I really try to not get political. I understand all of your feelings on the subject, though. When it comes to politics, really my only perspective is what it takes to improve communities. The reality of the situation is that in Oklahoma, that means working WITH a lot of conservatives...NRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590061590788951151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891432348410990389.post-20214706090800825092010-11-18T17:29:02.853-08:002010-11-18T17:29:02.853-08:00Nick: While I totally agree with your post, my sm...Nick: While I totally agree with your post, my small quibble is that you did not elaborate about the conditions that result because of not just OKC's but ALL of Oklahoma's extreme far-right conservatism. <br />I have said for over a decade that in a nutshell, the reason both the state and OKC do not grow faster than they have is that hee-haw, hypocrisy, conformity, and bar-b-que do NOT make for big or enthusiastic drawing cards that appeal to hip, creative, progressive nonconformists which are exactly was our society needs to develop TRUE and comprehensive diversity.<br />Until the majority of Oklahomans realize that the state Capitol is located on 23rd and Lincoln, instead of 38th and May, Oklahoma's "Christo-Fascists" and their ideals and philosophies will continue to make us look like little more than country bumpkins unwilling to leave the 1800s behind, socially, politically, economically and culturally.<br />Give him hell! This stae has buried its head in the sand for far too long.ovoritwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592642509827102862noreply@blogger.com