re: What SEC State is the biggest shithole?

For almost a century my family had a farm in Poplar Grove, Arkansas (just outside of Marvell and a bit down the road from Helena.). Hell, I can remember when it was just Helena, not Helena/West Helena.

And the sad truth is that area has been dying on the vine for decades. Abandoned homes covered in kudzu or with freaking trees growing out of them. Deserted streets. Shut down businesses that haven't been open for more than a decade.

So yes, when some of us say that area is in terrible shape we aren't making fun of "good, hardworking, folks trying to make a living by growing food and selling meth" we are just telling it like it is. And evidence suggests that folks from the area agree with us... since most of them don't live there anymore.