debs is invisible in terre haute

eugene v debs was the socialist party of america's presidential candidate five times in the last century or so and he was born in terre haute indiana...a day jaunt to that burg today had me wondering if i would find any trace of him or of his home town's recognition of his existence there...there may be some but i didn't see any...and given the political small-mindedness of this state it comes as no surprise...the statehouse is rank with ignorance backed by the hubris willful stupidity imparts to the dullwitted...so be it...i come form a part of the state that has been grossly misunderstood and vilified by those pompous twits fro years...they are pathologically incapable of understanding...on the other hand, benton county held out some hope for this melting pot of fools...wind power has been a staple of rural america for quite a while and if you squint at the top photo you should just make out an old farm windmill of the sort that used to drive well pumps and, in later years, generate home electricity ( it is on the left hand side of the road about the middle of the photo and mid-distance betweenthe road we're on and the wind turbines in the background )...it is in juxtaposition to a huge wind farm that...according to benton county's web page...is home to five hundred wind turbines generating electricity...they are not completely energy clean...no doubt fossil fuels were used to mine and refine the metals in them...there is doubtlessly petrochemically based plastic in them...energy was used in their manufacture, assembly ,and shipping...and in their placement and erection as well...but they hold out some spark of progress in a thoroughly reactionary state...with luck coming changes will make them irrelevant.