This guy reminds me a lot of the Liberal Redneck (who he mentions). It's kind of a plea for understanding, and highlights the concerns of loony lefties like myself pretty well.
Many point out that poor people in Appalachia tend to vote against their own interests, not realizing that such statements are a form of victim-blaming. I believe that most people who ask this question do in fact mean well, but there are no easy answers. Even for me, someone who grew up White Trash and who now studies and writes about these humans, it is complicated ... These are people I love, and they are people I deeply hope to help. One of my biggest regrets in life is that I was not able to lift my mother out of poverty before she died. At times, I was able to help her disguise our White Trash background with nice clothes and a Coach purse here and there. However, she died with fifty-six cents in the bank. Perhaps because of the sadness I feel over having not been able to pull her out of poverty with me, I continue to tell stories about people like her.