Hey you kids!

There's not much to say about the letter written by part-time columnist Richard Day of Nichols Hills. In the past, the Oklahoman's favorite retired OG&E executive has ranted about "liberal elitists," taxes, and government regulation, often peppered with history lessons-- a key feature of most of the Oklahoman's right wing letter-writing contingent.

Honestly, this letter is sort of boring, filled with character assassinations, sarcastic comments, and contempt for things that are different. He concludes:

All political movements mutate over time. Rampant activism has morphed into the infinitely more sophisticated tactic of cultivating divisive issues that feed the dogma of a regulation for every occasion. 

A partial list of domestic issues includes race, the environment, gun possession, health care, water rights, religious expression, fracking, global warming, surveillance, income redistribution, political contributions, taxes, abortion and, most recently, immigration and amnesty. If the new activists are intent on preserving these issues as issues, then prolonged conflict has become an objective unto itself. 

If the only acceptable solution is more government, then it’s about power. Just like always.

Jesus. In the end, after ranting about the 60's, Jane Fonda, and anti-war protesters, it all comes down to an screed against government regulations disguised as a Hey-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn rant. It's sort of embarrassing. The questions is-- as is often with the Oklahoman-- who should be more embarrassed? The bitter old man, or the ridiculous newspaper that runs his letter?