Benjamin Studebaker, South Bend resident, who belongs to the famous Studebaker car manufacturing family tells us the story of what happened to the manufacturing industry in America and the broken promises.
The appalachian region is very interesting because it has been kind of treated like a colony in a nation. But do let me know what you think of the book after reading it!
Thank you. I will follow your suggestion, but am more interested in this conversation:
I am not sure who I am communication with and who else is listening. I feel deeply touched by the intelligent responsive communication happening here. I would like to first tell you why I am reading Vance, that it is not just an intellectual curiosity, but am somewhat connected to Appalachia and wish to play a role regarding its future. We brought the first wireless service to a portion of southern WV, and I am trying to bring the wisdom of traditions which I have been studying and abiding by all my life (I am 77) to raise and heal the people I feel deeply attracted to, and the ecosystem which is obviously precious. We recently formed a partnership with WVU and are in search of deeper understanding, clear interpretation of what is happening and what is to be done, and having developed a unified vision, working with practical and lawful applications. We have a handful of lovely seekers and executors working with us. They include the local activists we have been working with, students and scholars, and a growing number of wise, concerned, loving people who are appearing and participating with a spirit of urgency and sacrifice. I am feeling grateful for j.d.'s presence, not as a projected picture in our collective imagination worshipped or picked upon until we get bored and forget, but as a person I relate to and appreciate and hope to work with to bring back the dignity and recognition of WHO WE ARE, as individuals, as Appalachians, as people of this beautiful planet long abused and neglected.
Thank you for listening to my morning sermon. I may be very small, but together we are connected to this immense powerhouse.
My name is Esha. I am in charge of the newsletter and podcast. I have read your entire reply! There is a lot to unpack! I will properly respond to it later.
Reading J.D. Vance: Hillbilly Elegy. The message of Appalachian canary to our cultural coal mine.
Once you finish reading that, I hear that this book Appalachian Reckoning offers a counter-perspective to that! https://www.wvpublic.org/post/appalachian-reckoning-writers-respond-jd-vance-s-hillbilly-elegy#stream/0
The appalachian region is very interesting because it has been kind of treated like a colony in a nation. But do let me know what you think of the book after reading it!
Thank you. I will follow your suggestion, but am more interested in this conversation:
I am not sure who I am communication with and who else is listening. I feel deeply touched by the intelligent responsive communication happening here. I would like to first tell you why I am reading Vance, that it is not just an intellectual curiosity, but am somewhat connected to Appalachia and wish to play a role regarding its future. We brought the first wireless service to a portion of southern WV, and I am trying to bring the wisdom of traditions which I have been studying and abiding by all my life (I am 77) to raise and heal the people I feel deeply attracted to, and the ecosystem which is obviously precious. We recently formed a partnership with WVU and are in search of deeper understanding, clear interpretation of what is happening and what is to be done, and having developed a unified vision, working with practical and lawful applications. We have a handful of lovely seekers and executors working with us. They include the local activists we have been working with, students and scholars, and a growing number of wise, concerned, loving people who are appearing and participating with a spirit of urgency and sacrifice. I am feeling grateful for j.d.'s presence, not as a projected picture in our collective imagination worshipped or picked upon until we get bored and forget, but as a person I relate to and appreciate and hope to work with to bring back the dignity and recognition of WHO WE ARE, as individuals, as Appalachians, as people of this beautiful planet long abused and neglected.
Thank you for listening to my morning sermon. I may be very small, but together we are connected to this immense powerhouse.
My name is Esha. I am in charge of the newsletter and podcast. I have read your entire reply! There is a lot to unpack! I will properly respond to it later.