Wow.. The Teachers in West Virginia are Dope!

[busterbrown]

Bless their Souls and Strength! We all need to pitch in.

Are there any funding sites out there?.. Yea, I understand that helping these teachers would undertake an incredible effort.. But this is one of those turning point moments.. Really.

What do you guys think?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/04/us/west-virginia-teachers-strike-day-8/index.html

[Squinch]

1. I'm torn on this. Yes, they are standing up for labor, but I wish some of them had thought

to do that on any recent election day.

They went overwhelmingly for the republican president and all the trashing of labor values that he represents. Many in interviews still proudly say they voted for him.

Frankly, I don't understand them.

[busterbrown]

2. Just because they are teachers....

Doesn't mean they're Dems... But I betcha they're learning Quickly

[Squinch]

3. I don't know. They are a right to work state. They didn't learn when that passed and their

unions were kneecapped, they bemoan that they are paid little but they keep voting in people who won't raise taxes on the wealthiest. Their state is a mess because they have been schizophrenic in their voting for so long.

[Skittles]

6. the idea of people who were stupid enough to vote for Trump, teaching children

omfg

[Thrill]

4. They just keep voting the Repubs in

[Weed Man]

5. IIRC... jim justice was a dem

Switched to Rethug after election. Probably shocked the D voters too

[Squinch]

7. Not really. Even the D's they vote in tend to vote with the R's on most things.

[Igel]

8. I missed the voter breakdown by occupation

for WVa.

Is there evidence that teachers went mostly for Trump in WVa? Or do we just assume that teachers are like the rest of the population?

[phleshdef]

9. If you want to support these teachers, support Richard Ojeda for Congress.

He is a state senator and their fiercest advocate right now.

[appalachiablue]

11. And vote for Paula Jean Swearengin, WV Dem. Party Member running for US Senate,

determined politician, environmental and social justice advocate and supporter of WV teachers.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/paulajean2018?lang=en



https://www.paulajean2018.com

[Proud liberal 80]

10. I dont feel sad for them

I bet most of them voted for Republicans who put them in this predicament, because of their hate for Obama and the “illegals”, and their love of coal, and of course the emails.