I think it’s likely the latter, not the former. If they didn’t like coal ash they’d have voted for someone else.
You felt the need to comment to tell people to be disinterested in compassion? Anyways, the ash spill is from well before Trump's ascendance.
> the ash spill is from well before Trump's ascendance
The point is the survivors of this voted for Trump when he was talking, on the stump, about deregulating coal. One way or another, another coal-ash disaster didn’t strike them as a dealbreaker.
are you aware of locals' perception about the TVA? lol
But think of all the liberal tears they can savor.
And never mind the TVA responsible for this is a government owned and operated organization with sovereign immunity.
Or 3) History has shown us repeatedly that people are easily manipulated by populist fascist dictators making lots of promises about making your country great again.
Sure. I’m not saying they deserve no sympathy. Just that others probably deserve it first.
I'm struggling to come up with a charitable, non-misanthropic, reading of that either/or.