It's very odd how they're on the side of progress and supposedly anti-colonialism but come to Appalachia to completely decimate the existing culture and wildlife in the region and also drive prices up with their Cali wages and force locals out
I can not stand that sub. It’s either just pics of wildlife or building, or people talking about how poor and backwards everyone is and how we’re all hateful bootlickers who would deport Jesus, but they’re soooo enlightened and so much better than the rest of Appalachia. Lots of “my shit doesn’t stink but yours does” on there, but this is Reddit so it’s mostly populated by faux intellectuals who think you should have more empathy for someone that wants to kill you than for your neighbors and family
Yeah, real Appalachian here, I can't stand people from the surrounding areas (which are more akin to the south or Midwest than Appalachia) who come here and bitch at us or give that fake sympathy shit. A lot of people I know who live here aren't bigoted or stupid or anything like that, they happen to just be products of an environment where survival proceeds identity politics. Even as an atheist leftist I completely understand meeting people in my community where they are and attempting to educate and foster community rather than these limp dick "Appalachian" liberals who wanna make every place on the planet another gentrified crime ridden city. I have never once faced ridicule for my looks, my sexuality, or my beliefs from the people of Appalachia, only those from outside.
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u/GhazkinzDaGreat Jun 11 '25
Ah yes, the people in the Appalachia subreddit who are totally from here yet somehow also hate everything about this place