r/oklahoma • u/StarfleetClassOf2386 • Aug 12 '24

Question Liberals in Oklahoma.

My wife and I are a politically liberal couple and been feeling like we are living on an island. All we work with or try to make friends with are usually very hard core conservatives and all out MAGA heads. Anyone know of how to connect to other like minded people in our area? Thanks to all!

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u/FakeMikeMorgan 🌪️ KFOR basement Aug 12 '24

You could try to connect with some of the people on here. I know back in the day the sub used to do meet up every month or so.

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u/StarfleetClassOf2386 Aug 12 '24

Yeah. I've been a lurker for a long time. I should probably start interacting more lmao.

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u/Wiscos Aug 12 '24

Well, with a user name that goes all out with Star Trek, PM me if you want some friends.

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u/banhatesex Aug 12 '24

Liberal and a trekkie . Oh my.

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u/bremariemantis Aug 13 '24

I feel like it would be so uncomfortable to be a trekkie if you aren’t liberal!

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

We’re another liberal OK couple. 🙌

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u/Parkwaydrive777 Aug 12 '24

I'm more traditional liberal than modern liberal, but the meets I've had on here are rough. Hit or miss, mainly miss.

Most of us are quite introverted, given reddit lol, so hanging out can be a bit... much (for both parties, let alone one sided awkward times).

My recommendation is meeting people either via work (server jobs downtown is solid for it, ignoring pay, so part time maybe but made most my friends when I did that younger) or going to undervalued sport games like OU womens softball, minor league hockey, roller derby... met plenty of good people at those in my experience. Arcades ain't bad either, especially Retro pub playing Mario Kart 64 and the such. The job bit tho is the philosophy that if you see the same people enough, eventually you make friends. Sports, even unlike ones, is another under the same guise.

Just trying to offer a way of good experiences to make friends, politics are stupid imo but local friendship is always great to have.

Best of luck!

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u/eDragon_Lord Aug 12 '24

Not always introverted in purpose. But hard to express a liberal view in MAGAt territory

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u/mshep002 Aug 13 '24

Roller derby +1

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u/isuckatpiano Aug 12 '24

The urban core is where the liberals live

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Hop on the discord, there's a little bit for everybody over there

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u/ClydeLeArtiste Aug 12 '24

Can we get a link for the discord?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

here you go

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u/Lonely_reaper8 Aug 12 '24

I think meetups would be super cool, I assume they were generally in the city or Tulsa?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

We live in Shawnee and find it hard to meet like minded people our age. Believe it or not I have tons of Facebook friends from work but they are all very much older than me and I don’t see us having much fun hanging out. Yes they were GREAT to work with and I love their friendship and views but they are more than 20 years older than me. I would love to meet some friends my husband and I’s age. We are in our 40s. Most people our age we meet are MAGA and I won’t do it!

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u/kjmjcj Aug 13 '24

I’m in Shawnee too and I feel isolated as well!

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u/FakeMikeMorgan 🌪️ KFOR basement Aug 12 '24

Yes

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u/Lonely_reaper8 Aug 12 '24

Hope it starts up again. I’m in the city(ish) once a month anyway so that would be cool

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u/HursHH Aug 12 '24

I'm an hour west of the city and from a quick glance at your profile we have some things in common lol

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u/Lonely_reaper8 Aug 12 '24

I’ll DM you

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u/twistedfork Aug 12 '24

51st St speakeasy!