The Intense Selfishness of the Lower Classes

Kipling coined this phrase. Living in Appalachia proves his wisdom on a daily basis. Forget the noble, yet hard working lower class person drivel you've been taught. It just ain't so. The lower classes need constant control. That's a bit of 18th Century wisdom that has been forgotten. Another bit of 18th century wisdom is that poor and lower class are not synonyms like many would have us believe. Poor is an economic condition, lower class is a mindset.

While travelling through the local population center, I came across the following sight:

Yes, Beavis was having car troubles and decided that the middle of a 6 lane was an appropriate place to work on it. I know what you're saying, it might have been an immediate car failure that he had no control over. It's possible, but not at all likely. Most things that don't involve tire failure at least give you enough time to get off the road. Most people would also think about getting off the road, but Beavis seemed to be happily checking under his hood and trying to figure out what was going on. Since it happened in a population center, the police will be there soon to get his vehicle off the road. This picture just seemed to epitomize Appalachian driving.

You'll find out whether you're susceptible to road rage the first time someone comes to a complete stop in front of you so that they can talk to someone going the other way. Honestly, they'll just stop and have a chat in the middle of the road, blocking all traffic. It doesn't matter who's behind them. Yes, the intense selfishness of the lower classes.