I guess it's time to pull a Regular Jim Traber and give it up to ourselves.
Last week, while watching the teachers' strike unfold in West Virginia, I asked the question that every Oklahoman with a brain was thinking – "What's up with Sonic's new mushroom-filled burgers? Do they taste like real hamburgers? Is an Oklahoma-based company actually being environmentally conscious for once? Didn't our legislature ban that last session?"
I then asked the question that not enough people were thinking – "Why haven't Oklahoma teachers gone on strike???" Here's a snippet:
After the success in West Virginia, how can Oklahoma’s largest teachers union not be organizing a strike or walk out at this very moment? Best case scenario – it will create national media attention and negative publicity for the state, motivating image-conscious oil overlords and their minions at the capitol to abandon failed trickle down policies and consent to meaningful tax reform that helps all Oklahomans, including our underpaid teachers. Worst case scenario – teachers get to use some of their accrued sick time.
Well, it's good to see our absurdly strong and influential publishing power being put to good use! Hours after our engaging article was published, online petitions and Facebook groups formed and spread like a red cedar-fueled grass fire across the Oklahoma social media scene. "Oklahoma Teacher Walkout - The Time Is Now!", a group that was obviously inspired by our powerful, insightful blog posting, quickly gained 60,000 followers and received national media attention. And it was all thanks to us!