i'm still doing a slow burn over sensible shoes' recent diary my alaska, in which alaskans generally got trashed for selling out to big oil for a small annual stipend, and caring nothing for their surroundings or the preservation of wilderness lands.
i get the impression shoie visited bush alaska, or maybe lived in a village for awhile and decided to tell everyone here everything that was bad and nothing that was good about it. so we heard tales of crippling social problems, poverty, a lack of hygiene, animals butchered in bathtubs that are not used for bathing, and ten dollars for a pint of orange juice.
more rant below....
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