🧣 Discuss Politics related to the mighty occupied nation of of Appalachia ⛏️
It’s time Leftypol pays more attention to the beautiful land of Appalachia. As an upper Appalachian myself o can say that this is Easily one of the most historically proletarian places in America because the coal miner’s union back in the day bravery fought cops and the national guard, however unfortunately post-red-scare the Appalachian people became surf-brained and got into an Abusive relationship with the Republican Party and conservatism in general. Appalachia has been victim to unequal exchange in what is supposed to be it’s own country, they shut down our steel mills and do nothing but mine our mountains and frack our fields and it doesn’t go to funding our schools, hospitals, or infrastructure, of course this is the case in all of America but especially in Appalachia, it’s basically a neo-colony in its own country. We must help re-radicalize the Appalachian people! Rednecks of the world Unite!
Materialist explanation for why I once saw a confederate flag in southwestern PA?
Does anybody have that video of that radio show talking about that guy that called the soviet embasy because he believed the federal goverment was oppressing him for some district change in his small town?
>>2698758I've seen people fly Confederate flags in Canada. It doesn't have to make sense.
>>2698871The confederate flag stuff has way more to do with George Wallace’s presidential campaign than anything civil war related
>>2698871>I've seen people fly Confederate flags in Canada. It doesn't have to make sense.Lol, Anglo-Canadian doesn't know about all the confederates that fled to Canada and this is still part of their proud family history (they have their own associations like the Ukrainians) as well as the tens of thousands Canadian veterans that fought for the Confederacy from BNA or that BNA tried to set itself apart as the last remain stronghold of white man's supremacy against the mongrel nation of the union of the united states of America.
You don't know your own history bro.
>>2698911Anon ex-Confederates fled to plenty of places, including ones where slavery was actually still legal like Brazil. There were also Irish volunteers in the Confederate army but would you call their flag part of Ireland's history? Canada was also the main destination for slaves on the underground railroad, as well as slaves who fought for the British in the American Revolution. We still have historic Black communities here that trace their origins to those people. I promise you that any Canadian flying the Confederate flag is doing it because they are some racist dickhead, not because they think they're representing some part of Canadian history.
>>2698929>>2698911Also the vast majority of Canadians that fought in the US Civil War fought for the Union. Wiki says that it was as many as 55k compared to just a few hundred who fought for the Confederacy.
>>2698871>Confederate flags in CanadaIt's seen in (mainly rural) Scandinavia as well, sometimes prominently so. It's a way to signal that you're a proud redneck
and just maybe a little bit racist.
Good thread btw, Appalachia has always seemed so cool. plz post moar pics its IMAGE board not CHAT board ok
>>2698991>It's seen in (mainly rural) Scandinavia as well, sometimes prominently so. It's a way to signal that you're a proud redneck No its part of a sub-culture called raggare (rocker). Nothing to do with american politics and everything to do with 1950's american music.
>>2698991>and just maybe a little bit racist.Okay it’s a lot racist. Don’t do it!
>>2699191They’ll swear they just really really like Lynyrd Skynrd
>>2698871the sign signifies something more than the confederacy
>>2699322It stands for two things, hating black people, and drunk driving