I wish I could give you 10,000 stars. I grew up in Grafton, WV but spent alot of time in Elkins and down south in Bluefield. I KNOW how people are in WV and the vast majority of people there are extremely racist. As a POC they made my life a living hell. When I turned 18 I got out of there as fast as I could.
overtheriver1991
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Not only was WV a union state, it was formed because it seceded from Virginia during the Civil War.
Did you happen to see all of the confederate flags people have in their front yards or the confederate memorial statues in the small towns (even though WV was a union state?).
While living in West Virginia, I heard another customer at Wal-Mart exclaim “I’m not voting for that n——-, He’s going to cut my welfare.”
Fucking thank you. You hate women, the LGBTQ community, and POC so much that you’re willing to sacrifice your own financial future? Die in a fire, morons.
The people I’ve worked with in this state proudly point out that it looks like you’re flipping someone off with your thumb out to the side.
The destruction of organized labor in the US has never been as linked to the destruction of working peoples lives as it has in places like WV. But we all know that those coal jobs aren’t coming back so therefore nor are the unions. The plight of the working class is so dire, I really can’t believe there aren’t riots…
Once again another piece on the poor white worker that doesn’t get into the exclusion efforts that these workers practiced for decades as a reason for being left behind. The failure to progress and be inclusive is a major reason for the current state of the white blue collar worker. They voted against their interest…
“West Virginians’ dislike for the Democratic Party’s positions on hot-button social issues has become stronger than their affinity for the party on economic issues.”
I want to feel sorry for places like this, i really do. But pretending that the wider world doesn’t exist and you can magically bring the past back to life is delusional.
Stopped Reading after the first Paragraph. I live in WV and work in Social Services. Nothing is going to happen because for a revolt you need young people and WV doesn’t have too many of those. Everyone leaves to find work outside of the state. Also WV has one of the highest percentages of people receiving SSI,…
It could’ve been you, Hill. I will never stop being sad.
So I obviously don’t know how the first season ends, but this is kind of my worst nightmare. If it ends the way the book does there is no way there could or should be a second season, if not does that mean the ending just leaves us hanging?
I had really hoped that this would just be a stand alone miniseries as that…
“I misspoke” = Shit, I forgot there is body cam footage proving my story was complete bullshit.
We were absolutely not allowed to be thrilled at the possibility of a female president. Any mention of it and we were just voting with our vaginas.
I know. How fucking dare the most qualified candidate run. And how fucking dare her colleagues think that now isn’t the best time to run. And how dare women get excited that this is first chance that they could actually have a president that is a woman after centuries of men, especially when countries that we see as…
But...that’s not really why a lot of people voted for her? I think it’s so sexist that people keep pushing this. I voted for her because she had such a long and successful career and had a lot of the same values I did. Abortion access and gun control are two of my biggest issues for example and she has a strong…
It kind of seems like the most change that has happened in this country has come from the Supreme Court or legislation rather a bigots and minorities building chairs and drinking beer. Ultimately bigots don’t care and sorry I’m not interested in stalking Klan member to get them to like me. I’m not interested in going…
YES that false equivalent shit. Drove me bananas after the election -- maybe we need to sit and listen to trump supporters, find out what they’re feeling and what they’re really angry about. BITCHES VOTED FOR A RACIST I THINK I KNOW WHAT THEY’RE FEELING JUST FINE.