These towns are the safest in America, that's why people want to stay there. I'm not sure why people paint the narrative that these towns are "Dangerous"
No they absolutely are not safer. These towns suffer from extremely high meth,opioid, etc. addiction rates, high unemployment, extreme poverty, and high crime rates. Everything that Fox News tells you about urban areas can also be said about these towns. Politicians have outright abandoned Appalachia- ALTHOUGH, Virginia DOES have a really good Republican governor that does care about poor Virginians. He deserves a shout-out for that.
@vashtanerada5032 unless they see it for theirselves they really won't grasp how insane the mountain people have become. It's filthy, depressing, and full of mentally ill drug addicts. Oh, and a lot of authority corruption that noone can do anything about.
Rather intriguing when people choose to stay in these towns despite lack of opportunity, not sure what the future of this sort of places are, probably end up having to demolish large amounts of abandoned homes and then turn the land into arable farmland as seen in many neighborhoods of Detroit
I am from Harlan, KY but left for college. They don't stay because of a lack of opportunities, it's because of family. I did leave for college but now live not too far away. These places are coal mining areas and people had to fight for what they had/have. Why give up what our ancestors fought for? Many buildings are being refurbished but even that takes time and money. Yes, not many have the financial means to rebuild, or rehab abandoned buildings, but it also takes money to leave the area and start over somewhere new.
@@Magnolia1518-dg9en Exactly. I am in Southwest Virginia but originally from Harlan County. It's not easy for people from areas like ours to move because of the cost associated with it. I moved my parents from Pikeville to my current city. It cost me $1,000 to move them with just the U-Haul for the day. Then another $1000 for the first month's apartment rent and utilities. Who has that cash flow just lying around to be able to do things like that when they were raised in a poor situation? Not everyone. I was lucky with my situation.
You are much safer anywhere in Appalachia than you are in any inner city urban area such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, Detroit, St Louis, etc.
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thanks man, appreciate it!
These towns are the safest in America, that's why people want to stay there. I'm not sure why people paint the narrative that these towns are "Dangerous"
i didn’t paint that narrative, i said i was unsure of their safety, and statistically, this is absolutely not the safest in america… lol
Because they are. Drug addicts everywhere. Unsolved missing persons. Corrupt law enforcement. It's not the good old days anymore.
No they absolutely are not safer. These towns suffer from extremely high meth,opioid, etc. addiction rates, high unemployment, extreme poverty, and high crime rates. Everything that Fox News tells you about urban areas can also be said about these towns. Politicians have outright abandoned Appalachia- ALTHOUGH, Virginia DOES have a really good Republican governor that does care about poor Virginians. He deserves a shout-out for that.
@@vashtanerada5032 That's not entirely true. Yes, there is drugs and alcohol issues but not very high crime rates. Not for Southeastern Kentucky.
@vashtanerada5032 unless they see it for theirselves they really won't grasp how insane the mountain people have become. It's filthy, depressing, and full of mentally ill drug addicts. Oh, and a lot of authority corruption that noone can do anything about.
Flood messed everything up...
500 something people live there and everyone is at home in front of the TV lol
But they all could call each other in time of need. There friendly to each other around town .
Rather intriguing when people choose to stay in these towns despite lack of opportunity, not sure what the future of this sort of places are, probably end up having to demolish large amounts of abandoned homes and then turn the land into arable farmland as seen in many neighborhoods of Detroit
interesting take. thanks for watching!
I am from Harlan, KY but left for college. They don't stay because of a lack of opportunities, it's because of family. I did leave for college but now live not too far away. These places are coal mining areas and people had to fight for what they had/have. Why give up what our ancestors fought for? Many buildings are being refurbished but even that takes time and money. Yes, not many have the financial means to rebuild, or rehab abandoned buildings, but it also takes money to leave the area and start over somewhere new.
Family and proximity to wilderness
People are unable to relocate due to funding. I live in central Kentucky and have been surrounded by this my entire life.
@@Magnolia1518-dg9en Exactly. I am in Southwest Virginia but originally from Harlan County. It's not easy for people from areas like ours to move because of the cost associated with it. I moved my parents from Pikeville to my current city. It cost me $1,000 to move them with just the U-Haul for the day. Then another $1000 for the first month's apartment rent and utilities. Who has that cash flow just lying around to be able to do things like that when they were raised in a poor situation? Not everyone. I was lucky with my situation.
You are much safer anywhere in Appalachia than you are in any inner city urban area such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, Detroit, St Louis, etc.
Yep I would rather live in my shack in wv than a tent in any of those places
Um no not at all.
@@shaun3537 You obviously have not spent a lot of time in our "urban communities". Take the time to look up some statistical data as well.
is it worth moving their or should i stay in london
london
London KY?
Am from Corbin Kentucky I hated southeast Kentucky..big stone va is not much different
@@EddieRobinson-sh1sp been to corbin several times haha, thanks for watching!