WV federal officials’ lies about ‘Operation Country Roads’ were propaganda

By: Eli Baumwell

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 822

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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The words we use to describe each other matter.

When we refer to someone as a neighbor, a brother or a sister, it immediately conjures a feeling of closeness, of shared interests.

Conversely, when we refer to someone as “vermin” or “cancer” as Adolph Hitler did to Jewish people, it sets them up as a problem to be dealt with. What do we do about vermin and cancer? We eradicate them.

Consider the …

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