Kentuckians are myopic

My lovely state has come under some  scrutiny with the recent democratic primary. Unfortunately racial bigotry is still alive & well with my rural neighbors. To blame it on old-fashioned independence trivializes the real fact, that indeed many Kentuckians are indeed racist. Poor educational attainment is but one part of the calculus, but it is a malignancy that pulls down those who would like to believe that the State's quality of life could rival that of Virginia, Minnesota, or even Oregon. Blame doesn't solely rest on the mediocre politicians, but is shared by parents, grandparents, the village, and even the under-achieving children themselves. I'd like to think that the fisherman pictured here is a staunch libertarian, but more likely he simply couldn't read the sign.