I grew up in this area and let me just say a few words: hyper-policing, conservative, and intolerant.
...you didn't actually call me anything, merely slid the insult in sideways so's to able to say you didn't call me anything. you know why "we" need policing? because noone cares to self-police. this is not a free country, it's a country that enjoys a lot of freedoms based on rules of interaction. call any social-system (or lack of) anything you want...but, it's "house-rules" wherever you go, forever...get used to it. hang out with some "anarchists" sometime to observe the absurdity of the notion...i've never seen "anarchy in action"...someone always sets "norms" of non-conformity for the rest to follow...it's too funny.And the fact that you're actually into this kind of policing sociality
let's try this a different way...
i'm 51 years old, a "cold war" navy veteran...
i'm proud that i did do one "westpac" onboard the uss chicago in '76, particpated in allied war-games...based out of san diego and other west-coast ports...
i'm also proud that while on active duty in phila. i climbed up the water tower on the base & "occupied" it for 3 days in protest of conditions in the military justice system...and i did "things" in 'frisco i still giggle about, roamed the haight when it was still real, ya dig? and i have an honorable military discharge, go figure.
i've been to almost every corner of this country...i moved here 2 years ago from the very heart of boston...blah blah...
point is, i haven't lived my life in a vacuum...i don't need reminding about the diversity of our environments, i've lived it for decades.
so, ocean park was already here and what it was when i arrived, but the community welcomed me & has been very supportive of our efforts from day one. research more about funbeach.com to see why we fit in so well...understand that the local economy is about national & international events and an image must be maintained, and understand that i'm not ever going to be able to change that, nor would i care to...but, within those pre-existing constraints, i dared to dream of an annual rally...
so far, so good
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