Why is Oklahoma City So Horrible?
Executive Summary
- Oklahoma City is one of the worst cities in the US.
- There is a compelling reason as to why this is the case.
Introduction
Oklahoma City is a city that sees very little tourism. In fact, most people who do not live in the region around Oklahoma City have either never been there or don’t know much about it. Yet Oklahoma City contains a highly anti-environmental and elitist culture that has made the city one of the worst in the country.
This is a nice picture of the city, but Oklahoma, naturally residing in Oklahoma City, is a hellhole. Scott Pruitt is a Cro-Magnon but with a law degree. Oklahoma City represents a sick society that cares nothing for the environment.
I have been to Oklahoma City several times, and I tried to get out of the city as soon as possible each time. Driving through, I would contact family members to describe its offputting, strident, anti-environmentalist mentality and design.
The city is designed as if the rich don’t care about the city at all. And now it turns out that this is the base for Chesapeake Energy. A company that violated every environmental rule they could and a symptom of a terrible industry that cared about nothing but executive compensation.
And Scott Pruitt, the former corrupt AG of Oklahoma City, was installed as the head of the EPA, where he did tremendous damage before being removed for corruption.
This appointment by Trump is the proverbial wolf watching the henhouse. This shows Trump’s complete disregard for the environment.
How Bad is Oklahoma City? Not So Bad?
This is apparently part of Oklahoma’s damage control messaging.
And Oklahoma City’s lack of governance has implications for the health of its citizens.
Oklahoma City was ranked the unhealthiest city out of the 50 most populous cities in the U.S. by health and wellness platform Mindbody.
The study surveyed 20,000 adults in the country’s most populated cities about their physical, mental and social well-being to create the ranking.
Oklahoma City was ranked as the most sleep-deprived, with only 38 percent of residents saying they get a full night’s sleep. According to the study, Miami was ranked as the healthiest and most well-rested city, with 62 percent of its residents getting a full night’s sleep. – OUDaily
And this study left out the concentration of pollutants in the bodies of those in Oklahoma City!
The Suicide Rate in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City elite and politicians’ disregard for their environment and the people of Oklahoma has obvious negative consequences.
“We need to do something about the situation in Oklahoma,” Coffey said. “And the first thing we need to do is talk about it.” Today, Oklahoma has the eighth-highest suicide rate in the country, with a person, on average, taking their own life every 11 hours, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. – The Oklahoman
I knew this before even looking it up after spending time in Oklahoma City.
Talking About the Obvious Issue
It is easy to find several things discussed on how to reduce suicide in Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. Still, I did not find anything that discussed the complete disregard for Oklahomans by the elites in Oklahoma City.
Conclusion
Oklahoma City can be considered the standard-bearer for the most destructive type of drilling, namely fracking. The elites in Oklahoma City do not care much about the environment, which shows in their showcase city. Oklahoma City’s elite has been instrumental in not only degrading the environment in Oklahoma but in the rest of the country as well. Now that fracking has been discovered to have been a massive scam, as we cover in the article How Fracking Turns Out to be a Massive Scam, other states will be dealing with the environmental degradation caused by one of the most prominent fracking companies, Chesapeake Energy, based out of Oklahoma City.