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Betty Boom

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37. I remember a documentary about how they didn't take advantage of job retraining

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 05:05 AM

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I remember seeing a documentary about the job retraining that coal miners were offered. The number of people that took advantage of it was minuscule because they actually believed that the coal mining jobs were coming back. You can’t fix that kind of stupid.

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Devastating population decline predicted in deep red state by 2040 as counties lose up to a third of residents [View all] edbermac Sunday OP

But they still get 2 senators, the same as California BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #1

Welp, we can thank George Washington for that n/t Polybius Sunday #17

It was part of the Connecticut compromise fujiyamasan Tuesday #48

As a group Democrats and owners of companies should start looking to move people and jobs there into these red states oldmanlynn Tuesday #54

The Daily Mail ... that tracks. What's "devastating"?? RandomNumbers Sunday #2

Not when human society has adapted to certain levels of population density. EdmondDantes_ Sunday #6

The able move away. It's always the vulnerable left behind to suffer the worst Maru Kitteh Tuesday #44

Central, ME...relatively rural and getting rural-er. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #57

The msm has a bullshit narrative jfz9580m Tuesday #35

Hillary tried to tell them. Nt BootinUp Sunday #3

and Kamala..... Jack Valentino Tuesday #32

That's a difficult part of the country Melon Sunday #4

It's a really stupid part of the country Mysterian Sunday #5

Perhaps because there's the notion that we consider them stupid EdmondDantes_ Sunday #7

Lip service meaning they hate the same people. Nt BootinUp Sunday #8

Yeah, I'm sure they had their feelings hurt by mean liberals Mysterian Sunday #10

I have friends there. It can be beautiful country. Melon Sunday #11

I grew up there and recently lived there for 20 years Mysterian Sunday #14

I'm not hurting anyone's feeling. People switch parties when it's to their benefit. Not when they are insulted. Melon Sunday #18

You believe all voters think and vote rationally? Mysterian Monday #19

The point of oligarch politics is PRECISELY to get people to vote against their own best interest. usonian Tuesday #56

Running in Huntington underpants Monday #26

Westmoreland has a lot of sidewalks exboyfil Tuesday #27

My mom's family grew up in Westmoreland Tanuki Tuesday #42

My dad Vinson class of 1960 exboyfil Tuesday #47

Check your inbox! 🙂 Tanuki Tuesday #49

"Learn to Code" is what everyone else has been told JI7 Tuesday #34

It was a tone deaf remark directed specifically at the miners in the region. Melon Wednesday #60

The same message has been directed at everyone else for years JI7 Wednesday #62

"Learn to Code" is a bait-and-switch anyway. RandomNumbers Wednesday #63

Nothing in the Democratic Party Platform implies that they're stupid. Mariana Sunday #12

There is something about rural poverty that makes people bigots. ananda Sunday #13

Perhaps you noticed that the post I was replying to literally called them stupid EdmondDantes_ Sunday #15

The basic problem blubunyip Monday #25

I don't think they vote Republican becsuse they are stupid. They do it because they are bigots. And the gang members JI7 Tuesday #29

Inner city gangs vote republican?? Melon Tuesday #31

We aren't losing the working class. .The ones that vote supported Trump JI7 Tuesday #33

And being poor and working class doesn't make them stupid. Melon Tuesday #36

Did you know that WV used to be a Democratic stronghold Tanuki Tuesday #43

Yes I knew that and it doesn't change what I said JI7 Tuesday #45

I think there's a world of contrast between verbal criticisms on message board Torchlight Tuesday #46

I remember a documentary about how they didn't take advantage of job retraining Betty Boom Tuesday #37

If only they had voted... Happy Hoosier Tuesday #28

I wouldn't be surprised if that happens to a few more Red States. Behind the Aegis Sunday #9

Lexington, Nebraska comes to mind . . . Tyson is closing its beef processing there, so 3,200 jobs going away . . . . hatrack Tuesday #51

19K? That is a county?!?! Mordred Sunday #16

This thead is a fine example Boo1 Monday #20

People are actually responsible for their votes. Whatever your theory is. nt BootinUp Monday #23

Give me a break róisín_dubh Tuesday #30

It's such a beautiful state Betty Boom Tuesday #38

The population of Morgantown Boo1 Tuesday #39

Well no, it's not. róisín_dubh Wednesday #59

Please Boo1 Wednesday #61

These people are preyed on by hucksters who tell them coal is coming back. Oneironaut Monday #21

The only answer is to consolidate the Virginia's Renew Deal Monday #22

If WV and VA were one state Boo1 Monday #24

West Virginia as a state is destined to become even POORER than it is now. ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #40

Progressives need to move into these areas dwayneb Tuesday #41

Nobody wants to live on a smoldering slag heap? Aristus Tuesday #50

Promises made. Promises kept... Didn't Trump get all the coal jobs back like he promised? Norrrm Tuesday #52

Democrats should have a long-term plan to start occupying and moving to some of those states oldmanlynn Tuesday #53

Clean Coal isn't coming to the rescue? czarjak Tuesday #55

My home county in MI has half the population it did 100 years ago Kaleva Wednesday #58

Women of reproductive age are not going to want to live, work or start a family in places Quiet Em Wednesday #64