We are in the political season. We talk about who can "reach across the aisle" which seems to be important because the Republicans don't like the Democrats, Democrats don't like Republicans.
Conservatives are against liberals, etc. etc. etc. When you look around , cities like Tulsa fall behind Oklahoma City, Muskogee goes from the third largest city to the 19th largest, and schools can't pass bond issues. The reason? Here is an example: An area school has tried unsuccessfully to pass a bond for desperately needed school repairs and additions 3 times in the past two years. The school superintendent might get credit for it! The patrons would rather have bad schools than to have them improved on his watch! Tulsa can't decide which roads to repair because of bickering. The nation can't solve problems that have been uncovered years ago!
How far could we advance if we didn't care who got the credit!
That's why social security, energy independence,schools and cities do not improve. We are ALL too partisan.
If Joe Blow gets the credit, I can't advance my cause! That cause is ME!
Sadly, I have witnessed this in the church was well. I recently created a once-a-month class to promote "moving out of self and working for others." After the first class I was dressed down for one hour by a "brother" who had a better idea to accomplish the same. He could not support this class. Of course, he had no plans for his ideas. He just didn't want something else to work! Here is the irony: One of the themes discussed was "Working in the community so that God would be glorified and not ourselves."
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