
We’re an incredibly abused society. First it was the eastern Virginians imposing their state religion, then when we became states they imposed high taxes and refused to give us resources to build roads. We split off in 1863, but things continued to get worse. The coal companies were horrible. It escalated to a 5-day fight known as the Battle of Blair Mountain. It was the largest armed uprising since the Civil War. People think the abuse is over because workers have certain rights now, but…