J. D. Vance’s story is not unusual.

I listened to a review of Vance’s story. I found it interesting he was born and introduced to poverty in McConnell’s Kentucky. Evidently, when the family moved to Ohio their financial well being changed while still struggling with social issues such as drug addiction. My dearest grandfather was a horrible drunk, but, we loved him just the same. This is not new in the USA. 

I am happy Vance found his path to escape poverty through the opportunity of American freedom, democracy, equality, and public education. He is no different or exceptional than Abraham Lincoln and many, many others.

LIFE IS NOT PERFECT. 

Every immigrant that came to this country, including my grandparents, found a happier life through labor and diligence. Interestingly, those that sought shelter from the storm and worked for a living here in the USA never left. Instead, they had dreams for their children. In the case of my family, every generation did better than the one before. My grandparents labored in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal mines. There was nothing easy about life. But, their children finished a public school education, some served in the military, married and went on to live the American Dream, as did their children and their grandchildren. 

There is nothing new here, except, someone wrote a book and made a movie and raked in money. Vance’s story is not new, but, simply glamorized, and now are Putin’s hope for an American autocracy.

Putin assassinated Alexy Navalny and poisoned so many others trying to escape his tyranny. Where do these Russians get off?

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