Quite a contrast to the wealth and hubris of CPAC. Every one of the Americans cited in this article are capable of becoming contributing members of society.
They are neglected in a greed laden society that wants to destroy its own government.
I worked at University Hospital in Newark in the years when Newark was second in the nation for HIV cases. I know such rehabilitation by dedicated professionals it is possible. It takes long term commitment as was the case decades ago when the USA took on Appalachia.
Every one of these Americans need medical attention, mental health intervention, and rehabilitation. They need long term commitments and not simply 28 days.
The most tragic of these Americans are the isolated forgotten by J. D. Vance. This family was been living in isolation with government representatives that call this freedom and liberty.
J.D. Vance made a lot of money off a movie. It hasn’t done a darn thing for these people. He never legislated for them when he had the chance. The lives of, I believe it is the Whitaker family with an address in Odd, West Virginia, are absolute tragedies with a brother that passed away.
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Where are the social workers? Where are the teachers? Where is the good work of Medicaid? Where are the food stamps?
If a journalist was able to win their trust over with years of visits, there is no excuse for the absence of compassion that exists in their lives.
So, while conservatives rule in West Virginia politically and exploit the resources of the state this is what they leave in their wake. People so isolated they never see doctors to correct their inbred impairments. They never understand that the lives they live are harmful to themselves and wrong. To realize one of these men can understand language just fine, but, can only answer questions with the bark of communication he learned from his dogs is to speak to the DECADES of neglect and isolation their government ignored while sailing boats in DC.
All these Americans need help. They need to be approached with an understanding their lives can improve.
If there is one Whitaker family in Odd, West Virginia; then there are others. With fewer and fewer people controlling the wealth in the world and that wealth being channeled into highly speculative projects as AI and Mars residency where most human beings will sustain blindness, there is little hope for any humanitarian effort and J.D. Vance’s American underbelly will go on forever with unsustainable lives.
So, what then is Jamie Dimon’s answer for these people? Dimon thinks DoGE is necessary. I guess Dimon needs another house, or limo, or diamond ring.
So while Trump trashes the government of the USA with a military that protected their penthouses, they are applauding Trump’s abandonment of morality and decency. Worshipping money will do that. Maybe Wall Street needs as much rehabilitation or more.
