Geez, and we all know how bad Asheville is. Chock full of fruitcakes.
It's spreading, North Carolina.
Meanwhile in the mountains, live the "hillbillies" that people make fun of. They're the ones who uphold old traditions and values. Why do you think they're a target? Think "Deliverance" was an accident? No, it was Hollywood marginalizing a culture.
Happen to know some folks around Hayesville NC. If the name doesn't ring a bell right away, it's the town near where Eric Rudolph successfully hid from the FBI for years. How'd he do it? Think the locals supported him and his motives?
Being independent, traditional, and tight-lipped around outsiders is a tradition in the American mountains. Outsiders are almost ALWAYS bad news.