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Drum

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18. I was born in Cleveland, but grew up age 2-19 in WV...
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 10:58 PM
Jan 17

I’d appreciate your consideration for a little nuance on this topic. Your Friday-night comment is a little too far. There are a lot of people, communities, and aspects of the Mountain State that are quite diverse and far different from the stereotypes reflected in such narrow commentary.
Honestly, I would expect better from you, and from others here. Heard it my whole life, and am a little sick of it. Criticize the jingoistic politics and all of that, the raping of the mountains for coal, sure, but don’t come across as a total bigot, ok? Maybe check out the politics of West Virginia prior to the 1970s? Note that during the Civil War, in defiance of Federal law, the people there seceded from Virginia in protest against that state’s devotion to human slavery, 1863.

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44 years of Reaganomics collapsed your state buddy Ritabert Jan 17 #1
44 years of Reagan + 40 years of Limbaugh + 25 years of Fox News Initech Jan 17 #13
Please stop following crazy people down the rabbit hole Keepthesoulalive Jan 17 #2
That's a good idea, this would also mean we would have to fight against the legitimacy of the govts they vote for ck4829 Jan 17 #3
Nothing we say or do can change West Virginia Keepthesoulalive Jan 17 #8
A battle in 2026 when it is 2025 is not meaningful right now though ck4829 Jan 17 #10
There is always a battle Keepthesoulalive Jan 17 #11
More like maxsolomon Jan 17 #4
But Club Pachyderm will still blame Vogon_Glory Jan 17 #5
Something Dems are horrible at Johnny2X2X Jan 17 #6
that porker ain't missed a meal onethatcares Jan 17 #7
That's how fascists get into power and stay in power. tanyev Jan 17 #9
Agitprop bullshit... I saw it daily on Twitter Blue_Tires Jan 17 #12
precisely B.See Jan 17 #16
Knr. When Biden's infrastructure is undeniable they'll say it was Drumpf's. UTUSN Jan 17 #14
Being a Taker State is what made them lazy. They should be cut off from excess gov't largess. TheBlackAdder Jan 17 #15
Who gives a fuck about the inbreds up in Squalor Hollar? Aristus Jan 17 #17
I was born in Cleveland, but grew up age 2-19 in WV... Drum Jan 17 #18
I get that. Aristus Jan 17 #19
Carry on then...you've got a number of US states to get to. Drum Jan 17 #20
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