#Appalachia is the #thirdworld of the #unitedstates. We exploit and export its culture, vilify and marginalize its people, and keep it poor by extracting its #naturalresources at the expense of its residents and its #environment
I'd like to think that #HurricaneHelene would prompt us as a nation to take a long hard look at ourselves, but I know it won't.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3171824/appalachia-ballad-of-the-unseen/
@MHS_Jenkins
No, it won't... incredibly sad
@Idissent Colonialism begins at home.