Summary
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey issued executive orders eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in state-run institutions and introducing religious exemptions to school vaccination requirements.
Morrisey claimed DEI initiatives foster “preferential treatment” and referenced the 2023 Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action.
The vaccine exemption policy overturns one of the nation’s strictest vaccination rules, which had historically maintained high rates.
Public health experts warn the change could threaten immunity levels and worsen health outcomes in a state already struggling with poor health metrics.
A state with nothing, gets more nothing
They used to be the good Virginia, such a shame.
Lol since cousin fucking when?
The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.
Bunch of cousin fuckers they are.
Politicians passing anti-vax legislaton need to be stopped by the least extreme means that guarantee the result.
We are fucking fucked.
I’m really disappointed by the rhetoric in these comments. I’m also disappointed that this guy was elected governor. However, I think it would be nice if people recognized West Virginia’s history before basically “slurring” the State’s entire population. West Virginia exists because half of Virginia opposed slavery and decided they didn’t want to be part of the confederacy. It’s also the location of multiple famous labor disputes, such as the battle of Blair Mountain, a literal battle between striking union workers and corporate-backed private security.
I don’t appreciate people pejoratively calling all West Virginias “sister fuckers”. I don’t appreciate the ignorance to the fact that the phrase “redneck” originates from the red bandanas worn by striking Virginian laborers. That’s a phrase that should be used to show respect, not for denigration.
West Virginians are underprivileged. The state was a victim of obscene wealth and resource extraction at the hands of mining companies, from which they have never recovered. It’s also a state with a rich history of working class solidarity and rebellion. I can’t think of a less evil permutation of “rural, southern living”. I can’t imagine a more “perfect” victim of the socioeconomic/political landscape in the southern United States. And if urban/coastal leftists can’t find solidarity with even THESE rural people, I don’t see how there’s any hope for unity in this country.
Sorry for the long comment. Maybe I’m overreacting but this comment section has utterly disgusted me. The dehumanizing language and gleeful hopes about harm befalling an entire state’s population are gross, weird, and deplorable.
Wow, that is a visage
