An environmental hero died yesterday and no one seems to be paying attention.

[Tsiyu]

37. Never said it was either/or

There are some very fine people on this board.

There are a lot of DUers who do, in fact, "get it."

But when you live in the guts of Appalachia, and you see hillbillies treated merely as fodder for someone's personal "I'm better than they are and aren't I SOOO educated and cooool" position, you tend to get disgusted.

These people have been fighting the battles for YEARS that many in America are only just now starting to fight - against poverty, lack of jobs, lack of healthcare, decent running water, education. They could teach a lot of folks here about survival against the worst corporations and politicians, yet they are taunted and insulted here all too often.


Thanks for posting in this important tribute thread, jsmirman. Been having a hard time with the state of things, that's all.

Peace.