eaglescout1984

You like living near DC? As someone from Charlottesville who's gone to NoVA/DC for field visits, concerts, Nats games, weekends, etc I cannot stand the traffic.

First of all, this is all speculation. I am a NASCAR fan, used to work at a racetrack, regularly read posts on r/NASCAR, etc. But, I'm not a sociologist or in any way an expert on social or phycological behavior, especially when it comes to race. So, I can take what I know about the sport and try to think of some reasons.

Part of it might have to do with history. NASCAR was born in the south and as much as they try to shake that image (shedding tobacco and alcohol sponsors, scheduling more races in different parts of the country, banning confederate flags from races), the jokes about slack-jaw rednecks getting blackout drunk and watching NASCAR persist. So, for a lot of black sports fans, watching a sport still associated with the south in the public conscious could be awkward if not seemingly betraying your ancestors.

There is also a lack of PoC in the driver's seat. Part of that does have to do with the lack of diverse fans. The more people of a demographic group that become fans of a sport, the more kids will grow up wanting to become a professional athlete in it. Black kids can look up the LeBron and want to be in the NBA or look up to Patrick Mahomes and start playing football. There have been black drivers in NASCAR, but maybe 1 or 2 make it to the top series (the "Cup series") at a time and even then, no black driver has ever won the championship or even come close. So, why would a kid be inspired to go into that sport when no one that looks like him has ever been called "the best"?

And there's something about motorsports in general. This I really don't have much insight on, but it's hard for one professional organization to attract PoC fans if all the similar series are struggling with the same issue.

Based upon your experience, do the cases at Johnson VA medical center in Clarksburg, WV fit the pattern of an intentional murderer, or simply malpractice/incompetence?

How does 5G and 4G compare in mountainous terrain? Does the higher frequency mean 5G is able to penetrate better than 4G? I ask because I currently live in West Virginia and curious if the cell phone carriers will see any advantage to investing in 5G here (particularly along the interstates).

Speaking of... I have undeniable proof that 5G does not cause COVID 19. We currently have community transmitted cases (meaning people who haven't traveled are infected) of the disease in this state. Guess what we don't have? 5G coverage. Drops microphone