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GenThePerservering

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23. I wouldn't look down on these people
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 09:34 PM
Aug 2025

Grew up in an area where there were a number of communities like this. There's no hope, no jobs, young people leave, and no one cares. They actually feel like everyone has abandoned them, and they don't have the resources to get back on their feet. But they're not bad people and they're not trying to 'own the libs' by living under awful conditions.

Nowadays, those little communities are gone (I moved from the shit little town I spent the latter half of my childhood in) and everything is sold off and gentrified.

If you're going to punch down, punch down on the billionaires.

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Own the libs: [View all] applegrove Aug 2025 OP
Yup, red states are "taker" states, not income producers SheltieLover Aug 2025 #1
Owsley County - population 4,000. erronis Aug 2025 #2
Not sure what you are wanting to see. BlueKentuckyGirl Aug 2025 #11
Well, yes. The small N and selective choice of one county makes this non-usable in a statistical model. erronis Aug 2025 #14
Yes, this is not very useful information. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #17
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Aug 2025 #3
IIRC Codifer Aug 2025 #4
i wonder mokeyz Aug 2025 #5
Probably lost them for fraud! BidenRocks Aug 2025 #9
Clergy multigraincracker Aug 2025 #12
That's the last refuge of losers. erronis Aug 2025 #15
The best song ever is "The Preach and the Slave" multigraincracker Aug 2025 #18
So much information about this - thanks! Includes reference to Wallace Stegner - a great writer. erronis Aug 2025 #20
Home sweet home. Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #6
Careful BidenRocks Aug 2025 #10
I've seen some georgeous double wides. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #13
I live in a 3rd floor walkup room. Figure climbing stairs will help my creaking knees? erronis Aug 2025 #21
Just moved in. Loving it so far. multigraincracker Aug 2025 #16
We lost the house in the recession of 2009. BidenRocks Aug 2025 #22
Perhaps these are old numbers ClaudetteCC Aug 2025 #7
Oh, and so sorry, FAWK EM ALL!!!! a kennedy Aug 2025 #8
Spot on! brakester Aug 2025 #19
I wouldn't look down on these people GenThePerservering Aug 2025 #23
Just the facts Mack. No punching down. Their faces have been applegrove Aug 2025 #24
Nope. I'm gonna. Fuck 'em. Aristus Aug 2025 #25
vote against their own best interests Norrrm Aug 2025 #27
Yep. Aristus Aug 2025 #28
Perhaps they should stop hating Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #26
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