Racist White Family Kept Black Children As SLAVES In West Virginia

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[@Fenikagegami]

I work for a Lawn care company in Maryland and let me tell you I hate going to the rural and isolated areas, consistently that’s where I find the houses where I have I concern someone is gonna shoot me, WAY more than when I’m in Baltimore. And I’m white. 2 of my coworkers, 1 Black and 1 White, went out to property that was fenced off and you had to call the guy to let them in. The fence had literal KKK iconography. The customer when on racists screeds to my white coworker, thinking they agreed, while the other did the job, the racist dude even called my Black coworker “Boy”. The instant they got back, my white coworker reported it to the manager and they got that contract cancelled. People who think Cities are the scary part of America are just privileged and have no idea what rural Americans can be like

[@JR_Nation88Fan]

Honestly as someone who’s from the rural south, We still have racist people here some who are in the KKK, There’s even a bar not to far from me that’s considered the most racist bar in my state. It’s sickening how people are so hateful to other walks of life and to me as a patriot they’re traitors and should be dealt with. My dad always taught me to ignore people who are in those groups and stay away from em. Hell in all honesty I put Neo confederates and klan members/supporters up there with fascists and communists cause of how horrible they are..

[@MugenHeadNinja]

(Generally speaking) People who think cities are scary or dangerous have legitimately never been to a real city in their entire life and are judging them entirely based off the News and Social Media.

[@RSAgility]

Lack of education and isolation don't make for a good combination

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

Got my purse stolen in a yeehaw type beat town.

[@RSAgility]

@@MugenHeadNinjaThey watch cash jordan who uses AI images to make up images of chaos in NY, thats not happening, for clickbait, to claim cities are falling apart, I mean they are sure, but not like they fearmonger in their videos

[@yi-hira]

Not so fun fact: The Aboriginal peoples of Australia were still in neck chains in 1960, so people who just dismiss slavery as something "from the past" are wrong for both America and Australia.

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

No way 😢 I didn't know that. Someone else said there was a 14yo girl freed in 1960 something 😢 Humanity can be so evil.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Western Australia, around Kimberley

[@Tahllia]

@@xdani_thethinkingnekoyup! I remember reading about that years back. I’d find an article or the book but google is so shit right now

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Yeah and the last country to end slavery Mauritania and it was 1981 my parents were born in the 70s they were alive during this and probably your parents or grandparents

[@TheImprovised]

It happens all over the world.

[@Mattew_Crooks_almost_a_hero]

I seriously don't get this. Like it wasn't enough to just adopt 5 kids at random they just had to adopt black children to fully live their fantasies.

[@badgirlhollywood9741]

Here’s an explanation: racism

[@formofchicken4519]

Their delusion requires that the children they abuse be “genetically below them”

[@sarah69420]

@@badgirlhollywood9741to logical people, racism makes no sense. Races only exist bc of evolution. Melanin and other environmental causes led to there being other races. We're all the same. To unintelligent people racism makes sense. Hurdur skin color different

[@stooglesgoogles7246]

@@badgirlhollywood9741this is way past racism

[@GaryNac]

We've still got slavery it's still alive and well but nowadays we tend to call it human trafficking instead of slavery.

[@WinterPains]

And its legal, we just call it prison.

[@Kid_Charlemagne76]

Slavery is still very legal in Africa, but no one ever talks about that

[@flipthecat]

We have slavery everywhere , it’s called federal minimum wage

[@bevwinn1369]

@@WinterPains slavery is the owning of people as property. Prison, no matter how much you might not like it, is not that.

[@bevwinn1369]

@@Kid_Charlemagne76 In which country is it legal to own another person as property?

[@Tacom4ster]

Im not sure they will survive in prison, like abusing kids is a big no no even for inmates

[@Elrond_Hubbard_1]

The aryan brotherhood prison gang will welcome them with open arms, I'm sure.

[@walexander8378]

They won't have any friends, that's for sure. Then again there are other child abusers. Maybe they can share a corn muffin

[@Spyderinagourd]

The AB would likely still protect them

[@Tacom4ster]

@@Spyderinagourd well if they're racists themselves sure

[@mrnemo204]

The black Gangs will definitely have hits on them.​@@Spyderinagourd

[@frocco7125]

Gay and trans people can't adopt children in many places, but these people can?

[@lokivanni2500]

Apparently. But hey, we gotta "protect the children", right? 🤷🏾‍♂

[@samantharenegade]

Let lgbt people adopt children lgbtq plus plan to raise them with love and tons of kids don’t have homes let them adopt

[@budselectgoesoff]

the Zulocks did

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

Racism bad Cons: 😡😡😡😡😡

[@hedgehoghead1016]

Not necessarily true and thinking that all of em are we strawman our opponents, if a specific con is racist we must point it out but not all cons are racist dawg

[@musicsheep9816]

@@hedgehoghead1016 Almost every conservative is racist. Whether they show it openly or not is a different story.

[@cryochick9044]

​@@hedgehoghead1016the vast majority of conservatives are. They make policies based on racism. Look at how they talk about immigrants (statistically lower crime rates than citizens). That is based on racism, not facts

[@bjarkiengelsson]

​@@hedgehoghead1016Then why don't we see goodly conservatives distancing themselves from their racist counterparts? Complacency in evil is evil itself.

[@thaloblue]

@@hedgehoghead1016racism is a core value of conservative america. If you are a not racist conservative the other conservatives will bully and mock you.

[@fuzzyfox6719]

My mom loved to stay out in the middle of nowhere. I didn't go to school and had to stay at home all the time. A small comfort that she developed this habit after I had entered the 6th grade and something in her snapped. My mom didn't understand how the internet worked so I was constantly using the laptop my mom had. I knew what she was doing was wrong but despite know and calling out for help, child services never went so far as to remove me from her care. I was threatened with death, r*pe and other violence. She wanted money so she got me on SSI and I found a way to steal the money and ran as soon as I could. I've been going to therapy for years now and I don't think I'll ever get to the point where I can really function as a member of society. I need a lot of help and it just isn't there.

[@SewardWriter]

(HUG)

[@normalperson7]

im sorry i have a small brain can you explain this to me more specifically. i don't get it

[@fuzzyfox6719]

@@normalperson7 When you live out in the middle of nowhere, it's easy to get away with things like child abuse. There's nowhere to get help from and even when the victims try, it often just leads to the abuser being informed and the victim being returned to them because no one really wants to believe someone they know personally can be that cruel or the abuser does a good job making the victim look like a troublemaker so the abuser is the one who gets pitied for putting up with the victim.

[@calamityjehn]

I am so sorry.

[@FlimsyScrotum]

Take it one day at a time. May you discover meaning in your life, and remember that your past does not dictate your future. ❤

[@steve94183]

The idea that a lot more stuff like this is happening where we can't see it is terrifying.

[@Mandy87Marie]

Especially given the demographic makeup of the average American prison. It won’t be pleasant for them, that’s for sure.

[@leihamada4672]

No there is worse. I forget when they got busted but it was like some kind-of a neighborhood or no outlet where e eryone was adopting little black kids and immediately getting life insurance policies on them. They did the whole Harry Potter closet for a room, child maids and cleaners thing. Then an accident would happen and they would get paid only to get a new batch the following month.

[@snnuyboy]

I live in VA, and apparently we still have the K.K.K. active in my area in the woods. It's absolutely insane.

[@dougied5282]

Theres active kkk where im from in california. They never went away.

[@P_D-px6iv]

We've had KKK marching in parades in WV

[@Sparten7F4]

My neighbor likes to sit on his porch on Halloween in Klan robes lmao

[@VictorGuterres-kl9im]

I live in Brazil, that kind of thing happens all the time here in rural areas, the most famous case being a company using slave labour in their wineyards(in the south nonetheless) even the town mayor where the whole thing happened deffended the company's action but also called the slaves lazy.

[@logoncal3001]

A gente também recebeu de maos abertas os fugitivios sulistas americanos quando eles perderam a guerra civil. We also received open armed the dixie fugitives when they lost the civil war.

[@danielcoelho4781]

@@logoncal3001 And the n4zis. And Brazil had a "whitening" program during the Imperial era. People who say that Brazil is not a racist country are either completely ignorant or racist themselves

[@VictorGuterres-kl9im]

​@@logoncal3001Verdade, queriam transformar o Brasil no Missisipi 2

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Wherever there is corruption, there is no recourse for exploited people. 😢

[@lonesavior]

The scary part is there are a lot of cases like this where the victims escape and go to the police, only to be released back into their captor's custody. It happened recently with that SoundCloud rapper Viper. He had been allegedly kidnapping homeless women off the street and keeping them locked in his basement. One escaped multiple times, but police just assumed she was crazy and returned her to him.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

One of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims was returned to him in a state of half-naked distress - by the police!!

[@ycylchgames]

I only realized how extreme the poverty is in the deep South, after accidentally going to a rural part of Florida. I had no clue it was THAT poor until I saw those places and I live in a poor area myself by Western European standards. Plus apparently according to friends in the US, rural Florida isn't even that bad compared to some other areas. I can totally imagine places like that producing terrible people like this.

[@IJustAnimateThatsTheJist]

As a native-born Floridian, some of our rural areas can be pretty awful. (Especially communities in Northwestern Florida and around Ocala/Jacksonville. Even the farming areas around Lake Ockeechobee aren’t to be messed with.) I can’t really truly contest/compare them to rural areas in West Virginia, but similar pockets most certainly (and sadly) exist within the state.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Yup, people saying stuff like "Europoor" are usually as indoctrinated as North Koreans. And live in nearly as dire conditions. Because otherwise it would be hard to believe that any considered to be 1st world country would have regular wide spread power outages for example. I had 2 unscheduled power outages in my life[34] one I missed because I was asleep[noticed because some devices reset, and later a co worker told me what happened]. And the other prompted me to check my circuit breaker first and walking around my house second. To make sure nothing broke and is in danger off burning of my roof. Because as hinted: That simply does not happen over here. And while walking around a neighbor told me they see construction machines a few hundred meters over from their balcony. And also about that moment power was back on again. Less then 15 minutes total. ANd the scheduled ones you get a pievce of paer in the mail: In 1 week [date] there will be a power outage for maintenance from 8:00-11:00. Or something, I only remember that happen twice in my adult life. different places so I don't know how standard those are. ANd that does not mean 3 hours power outage. That means 3 hours scheduled maintenance window where power MIGHT go off and on at random. Last time it was about 1 hour.

[@strangerinastrangeland3613]

Rural areas all over the USA are totally unacceptable, honestly. The living conditions there are just not okay, and the USA media never ever mentions them except as voterbase bait.

[@drewmungus5841]

Despite what people think, America is rife with poverty. When you take the top 1000 out of our average income, you see that most of us are barely making the standard of living for our region. It's a sick, broken country with a rich facade from the ruling class. Our wealthy system does allow us many more borrowed luxuries than most countries, but still keeps us on the brink of homelessness so we have to work our bodies and minds away for their profits.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Yep. I saw on Mashable or KZbin a graph of income disparity published in 2013. It will doubly shock you at first AND second glance. Because a decade later, and this is continuing. Factor in who get all the tax breaks. If Dems don't win, our Treasury will be raided thoroughly and altogether by oligarchs and partisans. Mike Johnson and Alito are 2 absolutists saying they don't want us relying on our own gubbamint. ALL Americans should only rely on (their) god.

[@Tahllia]

Actually there were black people who were not told that slavery ended all the way up until the 70’s. There is at least one such account of that

[@Tahllia]

My memory is a bit foggy but it may have also been in West Virginia

[@hannahbeanies8855]

What are you talking about? WV was part of the Union.

[@Tahllia]

@@hannahbeanies8855 the only thing Sherman did wrong was to not finish the job. By not doing so it allowed that brand of racism to spread through the country into places like WV

[@Tahllia]

@@hannahbeanies8855 also dumbass, I said that my memory was foggy on the specific state. The point still stands

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I need a source on this

[@juulian1306]

The sad thing is that people like these don't necessarily need to live in the middle of nowhere. There have been cases in decently sized towns too where people (sometimes kidnapping victims, sometimes family members) were kept in basements for over a decade and none of the neighbors would report anything. Either because they genuinely didn't realize something was up or because they would rather mind their own business.

[@turkusovelove]

I think they mostly dont care sadly, living in EU country and most people are just sheep, what is even worse that because of my country history (communist regime) people usually dont trust police (they are usually right though) would help them. Sadly I heard about many cases when someone was attacked on the street and honestly if I was attacked I would fully expect that I need to defend myself alone, people speak much but when danger happens everyone pretends they are blind suddenly. Sure getting involved means risk but in general there is very little chance to get killed or even beaten unless it is some kind of 3v1 or you are a woman or anybody not accustomed to using strenght. Though I really wonder why people ignore even situations where the risk is minimal. If not report to police or face to face , at least try to do something and tell your friends about your concerns if you are afraid, this is so sad that the victims are usually helpless even for a long time. Sometimes the abuser is even not afraid to show up in public with the victim and they dont care because victim wont say a word that something wrong is going on and even if people see that they are behaving strangely...not my problem, eh. If more people were at least trying and speaking there would be much less evil in the world. Even speaking to friend could make a difference, even small things matter. Obviously I am not some kind of knight aswell but still, people got incredibly weak since last years. And I say that as introverted guy, in past I couldnt even speak to other people at all and now I do the most of talking and 90% of the things that most people would avoid like fire. It is beyond me how afraid for their boring lifes and useless reputation among "friends" people are

[@koshetz]

My aunt (ukrаinian migrated to Madrid in the 90s) casually dropped the information that she was kept in the basement with 20 other people for her first three years in Spаin to do free labour for food but then escaped. Shіt was terrіfуing.

[@juulian1306]

@@koshetz Holy shit! So sorry they did that to your aunt.

[@wilkinsandwontinsachievemu3772]

3 words. What the fuck? Im from the south and i am surprised by this, the only slavery i know there is human trafficking of immigrants for farms. Then again living in New York for a few years now has sorta made me forget about things like this.

[@UnsortedSeeds]

There's plenty of sex slavery in this country, but also, the 13th amendment didn't fully abolish it. It allows convicted felons to be used as slave labor, and those people are often rented out like equipment to corporations.

[@trappedinamerica7740]

Well also they can make you work for free or effectively free if you are in prison. A huge amount of the oil industry in Louisiana is prison labor.

[@wilkinsandwontinsachievemu3772]

i know all other forms of legal slavery but im just surprised by this case

[@Shouja198]

​@@wilkinsandwontinsachievemu3772 I have to recommend the channel Knowing Better's video "the part of history you've always skipped | neoslavery", through out it repeatedly asks "when was the last slave freed" and he does mean chattle slavery not legal routes to maintain forms of slavery

[@Sparten7F4]

Lol, I live in the SOuth, too, and all you gotta do is walk around. One of my neighbors literally has props of famous black people in a private target area, and he makes bombs.

[@EddieM1994]

Honestly, I think America needs a right to roam like Scotland has. I figure this stuff would be much harder to hide if hikers and dog walkers were just around.

[@solomia5037]

in theory until you realize most people deep in the country are trigger happy. even if i had the right i wouldnt dare

[@Jman0163]

​@solomia5037 it would be a problem that solves itself. if those animals cant stop themselves from murdering anyone who wanders on to their land they could be jailed for everyones safety.

[@turkusovelove]

@@solomia5037 every time I read something about US I am thankful to not live there but in "humble" eastern EU country. Since last years many people thinking changed from "I wish we were just like USA" to "Actually our country is not that bad maybe" lol I always wondered why americans are so fixated on having guns. Self defense, for real? This is not needed, you can be a bandit with a gun or without, and then you just use knife or fists to do bandit things lol. If someone actually uses gun it ends in tragedy and someone dying because people dont even know how to use them properly. Land of freedom my ass, thanks I will stay in my dark ages country, we are mostly fine anyway with ya know, just empathy and reason

[@solomia5037]

@@turkusovelove yea its certain pockets of the us that are like that. if you stay in more suburban towns you get the typical portrayal of what life is like, but deep in the country or certain pockets of cities you'll have to be extra careful and aware about where you go and what you do. i can see that being terrifying if you aren't used to it. those country boys are very serious about keeping people off their property to the point i wouldnt call it self defense

[@openscholar9908]

America is too full of thieves to allow this. There would be a steady stream of dopeheads walking a path through every neighborhood.

[@user-ud4nr3pb7i]

Now the white fragility in the comments are saying it's only the backwoods. NO it's EVERYWHERE!

[@citythatneedstoburn3484]

Here something that makes this worse is homeschooling laws were relaxed in WV a few months back before WV had some of the strictest law around it and probably is what got these monsters caught.

[@hannahbeanies8855]

They are going to change up those laws again because of that girl that passed way while she was being homeschooled in WV a while back. Mother said she had an anxiety disorder but she starved to death. There’s a huge investigation about it.

[@-cheerio-]

you know shit’s gone serious when even fox news consider’s it bad

[@RAINBOWNIGTHMAREPRODUCTIONS]

The story he talks about of the girl escaping her home is about the Turpin family and they were in a suburb in California I believe.

[@aliciasavage6801]

you are correct, and he is wrong about them being adopted, they weren't.

[@RAINBOWNIGTHMAREPRODUCTIONS]

@@aliciasavage6801 What I've heard from this news cast he was watching or somewhere was that this couple was supected of child abuse in Washington where they got the kids and then "moved" more like flee.

[@93lozfan]

I grew up in Louisiana and when I played RE7 I tried to nope out when I learned I'd have to trespass in rural LA. I didn't even get to the weird effigy or the mold I knew it'd be more likely that I'd just get brained by someone with more fingers than teeth.

[@MynicknameisViolet]

As a black person, the fact theres so many sundown towns scares me. I knew slavery was still a thing(prison, other countries) I didnt know this level was around in the USA.

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

19:53 Honestly you'd be surprised, I'm a recovering addict myself, and I know a lot of women who have found out they were pregnant in the middle of active addiction, and that was what woke them the fu*k up. One of my really good friends actually, was an active heroin and crack cocaine addiction, and found out she was pregnant 3 months in. Within a month, she was in detox, and trying to turn her life around. It's now been about 5 or 6 years, and she's an amazing mom. Better than most moms I know. Her mother, sold her for drugs when she was a child, and she was actually adopted at 7 years old. So she never wanted to put her daughter through any of that, so when she found out she was pregnant it was a real wake-up call for her and was her rock bottom. She's not the only one who I've seen this happen to either, the majority of my friends (6)who have found out they were pregnant when I was in active addiction, ended up getting clean and then (2 women)some of them still used while pregnant. It really does depend how far along you are, as to whether an abortion is a good idea or not, and it matters to you if you actually want to get clean. If someone is willing to clean up, and get sober, and make it a real effort to be an actual mother, I don't think it's inherently a bad thing. My friend in particular that I was talking about, she always says that her daughter saved her life.

[@HannahNoell]

Having grown up in the mountains of west virginia yea this tracks Those people up there are fucking V I L E

[@Montesama314]

You know what makes this weird for me? The "Take Me Home, Country Roads" song kicks in whenever I hear the words "West Virginia". I blame those Fallout 76 commercials.

[@Fang1241]

It's Kingsmen 2 for me

[@BinaBecker]

I grew up on John Denver's music, and yeah. That happens to me, too.

[@RenyFox.]

isnt that song about western part of Virginia, and not West Virgina?

[@Fang1241]

@@RenyFox. Nope

[@pokemata1035]

@@RenyFox. No

[@blakebailey22]

This is why I'm immediately suspicious of home schooler parents

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

I was "homeschooled". At 24 I am an agoraphobic, severely traumatized, skilless, disabled college student who can't pass Elementary Algebra.

[@somerandommen]

Back in the good ol' days, the Union Army would... (I can't say what the better boys in the Union Army would do them, or I'll get banned)

[@aegisScale]

Something tells me Sherman needs to march again.

[@DGAMINGDE]

There was a case in Austria with a man who hid his daughter in the basement and had children with her. Luckily this was ab isolated case but it has lead to the name "Josef Fritzl" being well known by everyone for his crimes. Like everyone knows the name and what crimes he did.

[@ChubbyDaSage]

That happens in America too actually. The guy I'm thinking about trapped his daughter in a customized basement dungeon for like a thousand days I think

[@NadineCallan]

A friend in the states brought the racist slave horrific attitudes to my attention and I burst out into tears. Like it's horrific. I don't understand how people can treat people so terribly.

[@HansMuneEnBy]

My do people do bad things? Because they can. Which is why extremely strict regulations have always been important and right wing reactionaries have always been sacrificial fools.

[@aliciasavage6801]

you do realize that slavery (and horrific treatment of them) existed all over the world, not just the US, and actually lasted longer in most countries. Read about the Arab slave trade. Or Brazilian.

[@NadineCallan]

@@aliciasavage6801 I learned about that stuff 35 - 40 years ago when I was in school. Just like learning about American history. I have no tears left for the world. Stomping about with this what about blah isn't a good look. World history was part of history class when I was in middle and high school. I also learned in school how to stay on topic.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

I grew up in rural Germany. And among the first thing teens usually get for these buildings is a couch from the trash. Not a porta potty. That indicates they where locked in there if anything.

[@trappedinamerica7740]

Watch, Trump will pardon them.

[@AllExistenceItself]

This WILL happen all across the ENTIRE country if Trump is elected president, FOREVER!!! #project2025 VOTE DEMOCRAT!!! Please! Future elections depend on it!

[@vonbeedle554]

not saying you're wrong, but this sounds like the Democrat version of insane GOP Trumpers

[@AllExistenceItself]

@@vonbeedle554 At this point we should use some of the tactics they're using, because it's clearly working for them.

[@WinterPains]

​@@vonbeedle554Agreed. They shouldve actually made an informative comment. I dont understand it as I havent looked into it at all, but from what Ive gathered several of the alt-right politicians have been talking about Project 2025 where they plan to change several aspects of the government specficially to keep themselves in power.

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

project 2025 is real tho​@@vonbeedle554

[@thegoblinking.]

I have a friend who used to live in West Virginia and the only things she says about it is how much incest, racism and poverty there is there. Several of her cousins are married to each other, she thinks they’re all crazy.

[@wastefulnet]

Midwestern here me and my mom also counted murder houses too

[@SergeantSniper]

This is mind-numbingly psychotic. Holy shit.

[@avathememelegends1293]

WTF why does these people have to do this shit, they're the reason why People never wants to come to West Virginia ever. I'm a West Virginian & this just makes me mad due to these kind of stuff people do.😢

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

Jordan Turpin, I believe, was born to the family that mistreated her and her 13 siblings. It was awful the hand she was dealt with and now her siblings. I hope they're all doing well now.

[@heyna1185]

This is horrific

[@astralflick]

Average republican voter:

[@LightningBolt-dr9lz]

Average republican voter thinks women shouldn't have reproductive rights and they are anti feminis

[@Spyderinagourd]

Defo would if they could

[@bobkane432]

Good thing they'll never vote again

[@M0ONCommander]

first time I've audibly gasped after reading a title

[@Att.jackson89]

In Ohio people like to gain that I live on this road so I own this road mentality where you can go on a country drive out where the roads are thin and gravel and people that don't recognize you or your vehicle will get in theirs and follow you til you turn off that road, and if you know what's good for you if and when they attempt to pass you don't let them cause they're already lookin for a fight and wanting to get in front to stop you.

[@ARedMagicMarker]

They just have this befuddled look like they are confused as to why they are even in court, like none of this is even a big deal. It's like to them, some people just exist to serve them per the natural order, and that's that. It seems like it's how their brains are wired, and nothing is going to fix it, so of course they look confused. In their heads, they went out and legally signed themselves some people-shaped home appliances fair and square, so they haven't the faintest clue why they are going to court for it. Even if they were to be kept in prison for 10,000 years over this, they still won't see what the big deal is, and will still have that slack, confused look on their face.

[@Gooberpatrol66]

That is one of the worst things I've ever heard

[@Cicada-Screams]

Homeschooling is so fucked up. I went to some homeschool groups as a kid. There's so much neglect and abuse. It should be illegal and only allowed with close observation for kids that need it for special reasons.

[@solomia5037]

i want to homeschool any children i have but i also want to hire multiple teachers with teaching degrees to do it. couldn't imagine doing it any differently

[@williamchamberlain2263]

​@@solomia5037 why do you want antisocial kids?

[@solomia5037]

@@williamchamberlain2263 i do not. im tryna do research on how to prevent that too. summer camps, sports, even just occasionally a public playground, and in their education im trying to incorporate events like maybe a special day at a science center, or when i was a kid i was part of a group who met up every weekend for different activities and purposes. im trying my hardest to find the best balance before i cross that road

[@LordWaterBottle]

​@@solomia5037I think you will have an easier time of improving your local public schools than somehow finding the one magic way to not fuck up your kids while home schooling.

[@solomia5037]

@@LordWaterBottle all i gotta do is follow the blueprint. i just need to learn the blueprint that's already been laid out

[@GaryNac]

They're are definitely some scary and effed up people who live in the middle of the woods particularly in the United States and that's sort of why we have so many horror movie like Wrong Turn and Deliverance.

[@supermariof0521]

Only in AmeriKKKa.

[@phoenix1900]

You know slavery still exists in other countries right? Usually incredibly poor countries.

[@supermariof0521]

@@phoenix1900 I admit I'm not as educated on that aspect as I should be and I apologize. I'm just commenting on how extra glorified this type of hatred is in the country that claims to be "Land of the Free".

[@LightningBolt-dr9lz]

@@supermariof0521Slavery was done by white people mostly

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

@@supermariof0521 That's an r too many. It's the "Land of the Fee" common misunderstanding. In other countries it is seen as a scam if you get non advertised surprise charges on the bill.

[@NiamhOBx92]

@@phoenix1900not just incredibly poor countries, it’s all over the UAE, Dubai is literally built on slavery.

[@robbycooper6787]

How do people not get less racist over like 4 generations

[@ScouseJazmin]

It's pretty easy when your family is the only place you learn about race from - four generations is a long time in years, but numerically it's just three parental figures. So that means just three individuals can perpetuate something like this for over a century. That's why these people get so up in arms about what is being taught in schools - it takes away their control of the narrative and means that there's a chance their kids will break the chain.

[@robbycooper6787]

@@ScouseJazmin how did those people not put their kids in school at all

[@TheColdZephyr]

Mae Louise Miller and her family were freed from slavery in 1961.

[@TheImprovised]

Purity balls are so creepy to me. It's like, why is the dad so worried about his daughter's vagina? It's weird and backward AF. Just teach your kids to respect their own and others' bodies and sexuality and how to protect themselves.

[@madsquirrelmods3035]

I live in West Virginia, and it absolutely sickens me that this has happened!

[@bendyrland7213]

Home school be limited to very limited circumstances and highly regulated/supervised by the State.

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

We're about two election cycles from conservatives advocating for this.

[@InarguableCentrist]

😂😂😂😂 those two vote Democrat 😂😂😂😂

[@cryochick9044]

​@@InarguableCentrist"my source is I made it the fuck up" There literally are conservatives who want the amendments giving black folk equal rights repealed. This is is a conservative ideology they follow

[@sharontatefan-iu8ul]

Was abused and neglected as a child and the I finally called the police and he told me it was my fault and my dad could do it because he own the property

[@Georg3e]

That's anger inducing

[@thaloblue]

ACAB

[@GenGenChilling]

True. I come from one of those places. And It’s In West Virginia. Kimberly. It’s like how did my ancestors find the place. The center of nowhere. I’m in Maryland now thank goodness

[@ChefSalad]

The thing about Roman slavery is that some was definitely better than American slavery, but some was way worse. It mostly depended on how smart you were and how good you looked, as far as I can tell, but also how you became a slave mattered as well. Criminals generally went to the mines instead of jail. Everyone else got bought by farmers and merchants, for the most part. If you were a slave in the mines, you'd basically be worked and starved to death in only a few years. It was part of your sentence from being convicted of a crime. Contrary to popular belief, the Romans didn't execute all that many people in ordinary circumstances; they sent them to the mines. Executions were reserved for particularly bad criminals and slave uprisings. Anyway, if, however, you knew Greek and knew how to write, you'd end up a getting into a fairly decent situation, where you would basically be part of some wealthy person's family. Those slaves were often used as tutors and business administrators and were often freed after a few decades of service and would be given a share of their earnings. Others, in the middle of things, would be workers on farms and in, essentially, factories, which was quite similar to American slavery in a lot of ways, except that your day-to-day master would often be a higher-class slave instead of your owner. One thing a lot of people don't realize is that people who were born free were expected to not really work a job. Instead, they were expected to direct slaves around, be a farmer on their own, or join the military. Only the poor and slaves worked jobs for other people.

[@calebn5330]

We’re not talking about Rome, though, bro this shit happened in modern day America you can’t remove the racism tied to American slavery

[@Spyderinagourd]

I'm almost entirely sure you didn't hear what was said

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

4:17 I remember that case. They where literally chained up. But they weren't adopted, if i remember correctly,they where all the parents children.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Dude, you said no Wendigo, but you repeat yourself describing Wendigo. We already know all this including that they keep them in a barn. DO you really wanna bet on "they haven't eaten any and they are not planning to."? That sounds they are one missed paycheck away from that.

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

Noooooo, Montani Semper Liberi... They, they ignored it. They ignored their OWN STATE MOTTO. Its literally "Mountaineers are Always Free" wtf

[@aprofungus417]

They trying to keep the family tradition and business alive 💀

[@maize3201]

Sounds about West Virginia

[@Chelaxim]

@maize3201 The state of west virginia literally only exists because they did not want to be a part of the confederacy. Thusly,West Virginas who fly the battleflag of the confederacy under the guise of "heritage and not hate" actually the least amount of plausible Deniability.

[@AushojMaharg]

As someone that grew up in that horrid state. WV is filled with trash, anyone with any sense has left. There are those that are trapped and I wish I could help. But this is the last great cesspool of the nation.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Remember, not long ago, Paula Dean planned and created a party for a group of ordinary office friends and colleagues, thinking an Ante-Bellum theme, including black servers in slave costume, would be just fine. That is until she was shamed by one black attendee, who went and changed his clothes for a slave costume, too. He said look I'm just complying with your narrative, so is it me, or is it you? He sure drew A LOT national attention to her stupid flub. She messed up the best possible future of her own franchise. Some people are obtuse. They don't actually want to recognize, to acknowledge, to know because things are fine and in their own best interest just as they are, no need for change. In fact, you don't dare try.

[@Boydar]

And those people would say: "Oh , it's not that bad. It's happening all around the world"... BRUH YOU SAY YOU ARE A PATRIOT AND YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO FIX YOUR COUNTRY

[@texanarchy666]

EXACTLY. We have the resources to fix it in our country, we don’t have the resources to fix it across the whole world

[@jenna2431]

It's all chocolates and roses living out in a holler somewhere until your appendix bursts.

[@PanMillikin]

The movie is called Antebellum. Yes, almost like this.

[@qwertydog9795]

people: "_____ (insert deplorable human action here) doesn't really happen, it's only in the movies america: hold my alpine forest

[@TheNocturnalLogician]

Antebellum is the film you're talking about

[@cake_9510]

Oh! Edit: coming from someone in Georgia who's not in Atlanta, yeah there's a lot of TCM houses around here

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

Rural people are crazy, north, south, east, or west

[@texanarchy666]

17:36 i needed to hear that back when i was an ancap. i think every ancap and right-libertarian needs to hear it

[@christopheroliver8762]

I'd bet any money that this couple absolutely loves Trump.

[@temperances320]

At 4:27 you’re talking about the Turpin children; they weren’t adopted but were all biological children of the parents, the girl was 17 and could speak just fine, and it happened in southern California…just letting you know

[@georgia6947]

She had a very childlike way of speaking and didn’t know the words “medication”, “bruises” and “injuries”. That’s pretty stunted if you ask me.

[@pokemata1035]

Why can't my state just be normal🥲 Every day my WV patriotism goes down (our mountains are gorgeous though & wheeling is incredible.)

[@mueezadam8438]

💔😢

[@P_D-px6iv]

Because we live in one of the most corrupt states in the nation if not the most corrupt Super Wealthy Governor that owns all the mining operations Opiod capital of the US with a record breaking number of addicts and Overdose rates Extremely povershed Severe lack of opportunity Extremely poor education Strict conservative virtues Extremely high rates of racism and bigotry Lowest quality of life The list goes on and on

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

Conservative states will never be normal. Your best bet is to move somewhere with a good education system

[@dukeguineapig1617]

“Try that in a small town”

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

Idk how, but you are the sole reason i am confident in voting

[@be.A.b]

I accompanied my friend to visit her dad out in the boonies. His home was two trailers connected by a scrap metal courtyard. Junk and scrap metal everywhere. He had a pack of loud viscous geese that he kept as lawn ornaments. The worse part was seeing a big dog locked in homemade raised cage with thick prison bars, constantly barking. The thing was obviously driven mad. An no, I didn’t call anyone to report animal abuse. I was 17 and kinda dumb. Didn’t know that was a thing someone could do. From what I heard later on, they wouldn’t even go out there for fear of being shot. It’s lawlessness out there

[@uramireichress9167]

when I think of that overprotective of his daughter kind of dad thing, my mind can't help but be reminded of the king in the golden age arc of berserk, the manga specifically, that scene was burned into my eyes.

[@texanarchy666]

by the thumbnail i thought this was gonna be one of those true crime videos. while i like them, i was pleasantly surprised that it was someone talking about the politics of it

[@RinitaChan]

13:20 funny you mention that. When I went to my first job interview in Florida I got lost and ended up outside a house that looked like the one from RE7 and I was coincidentally dressed a bit like Ethan Winters in that game, which made me instantly ‘nope’ out of there.

[@a_shiggy_person]

Its the fact that this isn't even the first time this has happened...

[@vivideerie]

The Slamma Hytale Lofi music goes hard

[@Indigo42Kitsune]

I hope that this story is covered respectfully by some true crime podcasts, because people need to know that this is still happening, and that something needs to be done about this.

[@babagaming7867]

This is like the most unsuprising thing I've heard all day.

[@chaincat33]

A thing about slavery in america, particularly leading up to the civil war, slavery was NOT profitable in the absolute slightest, and it's why sharecropping was so much more insidious. Keeping a slave able to work means you need to keep them fed, clothed, and medically treated. Certainly slave owners slouched on this, but even given what they did do was unbelievably expensive. It was a bubble, really. It didn't help that they were too productive and drove the price of cash crops into the dirt either. What would happen is they would take out loans to pay for their fancy living expenses and the upkeep cost they were willing to pay on slaves, then the harvest would come, 90% of their profit would go to paying off their debt (it would never fully pay it off) and then they would buy more slaves, and more land, as they couldn't afford better equipment to make the slaves they did have more productive, and then take out another bigger loan to repeat the process. Before the civil war, many southern plantation owners were terrified of their mounting bills, and it's a large part of why Abraham Lincoln winning the presidency started the civil war, because the weight of their debts meant they wanted to do everything they could to protect their business, even though it was dragging them deeper into a hole. The lenders were largely northern merchants and banks so, ya know, no one here was a saint. But after the civil war, plantation owners switched from chattel slavery to a system called Sharecropping. This system was essentially like promising equity and a percentage of the farm's yield if you lived and worked on the farm full time in lieu of payment. Free rent sounded like a pretty good deal, but many people who took it up were worked just as hard as slaves. It was primarily black former slaves, but a fair deal of white people wound up in the same trap. This essentially pushed the onus of self preservation and maintenance costs on to the worker/slave rather than the employer/slave owner. Instead of having to take out exorbitant loans to pay for their slaves' continued survival, they could just berate their "workers" for being financially irresponsible

[@BrokenCurtain]

3:59 Turpin case That wasn't even a particularly remote location, just an ordinary US suburb in Perris, California. The family had previously moved there from Texas.

[@love_life_leafeon5955]

American woods; if you go to private property you gon get shot or kidnapped, these colossal pieces of land where you need a warrant with castle laws. ( I think the one you were talking about was in Cleveland Ohio, she didn't steal a phone, a neighbor heard her just outside the house she escaped and he helped her)

[@willoweezie1]

As an adoptee, I believe the adoption industry is focused on profit & children are the commodity.

[@lord_xylozdoomsday959]

As someone who knew alot of adopted people i dont remember a single person with a good new family and this type of behavior is very common not just in america

[@BlackCover95]

1:54 That song actually includes “West Virginia” in the lyrics. You should have kept that there.

[@withlessAsbestos]

Group Homeschools are usually pretty chill.

[@austinmendez3101]

21:41. My father drove me threw the city one day and pointed at the skyscrapers. Said "The people that own these buildings live in towns like ours. Its cheaper" Now This was 19 years ago, and he does have a lavish lifestyle and rich friends. So it's likely and still crazy

[@chowbox87]

from what i understand this was in kanawah county, which contains the state's capitol and biggest city charleston

[@hannahbeanies8855]

Kanawha county does have Charleston, but it also has very rural areas as well.

[@chowbox87]

@@hannahbeanies8855 oh yeah for sure, I’m from Harrison county so it’s also a kinda mix between more settled areas and rural

[@becketmariner]

Oh yeah lots of parents in the past in Canada did this too. They'd adopt a strong boy as a farm hand. especially indigenous kids. Anne of Green Gables was based on this premis. Except there was a guy some Quebec boy, and she grows into super strong cyborg chick.

[@GaryNac]

To be fair as big and as not densely populated as Russia is we've probably got a great deal of pretty effed up people in Russia even though unlike the United States alot of Russia is Siberia and is cold as f**k.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Somehow we do get weird stories about Russian crime, people being held the same as here, whether held for labor, family victimization, or other fetish or madness. Oz to. People seem the same or similar everywhere. Poverty, ignorance, isolation ... the south still has the concentrated worst. I wish they could have an education intervention. But ever since the Scopes Monkey Trial, simple church folk resist facts and science and experts.

[@kirausamaria5409]

Those poor chldren...how are ever going to recover from this? Their self-esteem must be so broken 😥. Why is United States still keeping these terrible ideologies? Who is keeping these monstrous and vile acts alive and going in that country. In Mexico of course we have social discrimination against indigenous people or the poor, which is awful, but United States is another level of fuck.

[@KnarfStein]

0:20 Local affiliate TV networks aren't subordinate units of the same names national ones.

[@InTheNameOfRedacted]

Holy fuck....