As many of you know, I am originally from Eastern Kentucky and the majority of my family on both sides still lives there. I was born a coal miners daughter and I am seriously proud of my roots, and the people that live there. They are as kind as any people you will ever meet, and even more fierce. I often wonder how I can be of service. This is a great article, if you are interested in the region, please take a moment to read it. Appalachia is a country that has been in the clutches of big corporation propaganda since before propaganda became a marketing strategy on Madison Avenue. And its a place where politics and religion are as tangled as a ball of fishing line that has been tossed into the depths of your tackle box and needed quickly: very, very tangled. As much as many of us think for ourselves, there is no denying that as a region many of us have fallen prey to that propaganda. Keep telling people that coal is their only resource, toss in a free T-shirt, shut down the unions, get into the churches and schools ... well, you see how this works.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:42:07 +0000
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