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Interesting perspective. Hadn't heard that one... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #1
And add Jerry2144 Apr 2021 #5
If you're right, it's really sad that more than 200 years hasn't been long enough PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #2
Wow. And if true, when will they ever let go of such grudges? Over 200+ years old...and SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #3
Take a look at Ireland, look at the Middle East, generations and hundreds of years irisblue Apr 2021 #6
I'm not talking overseas, etc. Grudges there have gone on for generations and we all know that SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #7
hatfields vs mccoys rampartc Apr 2021 #13
A lot of Scotch-Irish descendants... kentuck Apr 2021 #14
And the latest documentary on this feud shows that the two families have reconciled too. SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #15
Interesting, but I think it has more to do with fundamentalist churches. CanonRay Apr 2021 #4
They vote Republican because they like what they hear from them. That's it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #8
Makes sense to me. SharonClark Apr 2021 #25
Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, and W Va have always been resentful of the 'ruling elite' TheRealNorth Apr 2021 #9
John Prine had a song about his Grandpa... kentuck Apr 2021 #12
Bigotry LizBeth Apr 2021 #10
Here's mine: snort Apr 2021 #11
You left out the most pertinent word: WHITE. Nt Maru Kitteh Apr 2021 #16
I Suspect Not, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2021 #17
Good points, Sir. kentuck Apr 2021 #21
Didn't Trump have Jackson's portrait prominently displayed throughout his tenure? tenderfoot Apr 2021 #18
It's their churches and their anti-union coal mines FakeNoose Apr 2021 #19
Could it be they're just stupid? Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #20
I think it is racism. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #22
I don't know. How would that explain the fact that, of the last.... SKKY Apr 2021 #23
The majority of voters in Kentucky are registered Democratic... kentuck Apr 2021 #24
Not only that padsfs Apr 2021 #26
welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2021 #28
They used to vote for Dems. maxsolomon Apr 2021 #27
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