Kudzu Guillotine wrote:Some of the most blatant racism I've ever witnessed was during a visit I made to Ohio in 1994. One of their roadside shops had all manner of racist t-shirts in stock, like a KKK version of Stuckey's. There was also a screening of Forrest Gump I attended in Wilmington, Ohio that summer where a good portion of the audience cheered during the Ku Klux Klan scene early in the movie.
Make no mistake, racism is everywhere. As long as there is a weak person looking for a reason to blame or belong...
One of the most brilliant sentiments I have read, is that we will never deal with the issue of race until we deal with the issue of class. Divide and conquer.
In this town, we are ALL down. But still, get a roomful of folks of the same color of skin, and you're bound to see the weak and the ugly just trying to fit in.
. Our Congressman, until his indictment, was none other than the illustrious Jim Trafficant(another one worth reading about if you are unfamiliar). And we are currently known for being the poorest area in the nation, with more than 49% of our declining population living at or below the poverty line. Without coincidence, the fracking industry has made us their lovechild, as no self respecting farmer has the option of turning down a gas lease(especially under eminent domain). Nor can any factory worker say no out of principle, to a decent paying job forging drilling components. Consequently, we have endured 11 earthquakes in the last year, with the most recent being a 4.3 on New Year's Eve. We don't need no safe drinking water here in Buttholeville !
From carjacking to threadjacking, we've got the bases covered !
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