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This is supported by the research: There are committed bigots in the Republican voter base. They’re suburban and rural-rich. The rural poor Republican voters

This is supported by the research: There are committed bigots in the Republican voter base. They’re suburban and rural-rich. The rural poor Republican voters largely are, at least hypothetically (if you can get through their media bubbles) reachable by the right economic message. They’re not in it for the racism or what have you. That’s the suburban republicans.

arbitrary_name 2y ago
Do you have evidence for this? It flies in the face of every piece of evidence i have come across, anecdotal or otherwise.
- nebula8804 2y ago
  Redneck has labor roots, people like Michael Moore explain this in his documentary Fahrenheit 11/9. People have forgotten this history. The term "redneck" has multiple origins, but one significant historical source comes from coal miners in West Virginia during the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921. Union coal miners wore red bandanas around their necks as a symbol of solidarity and collective action during their struggle against mine owners who exploited their labor. This protest, known as the Battle of Blair Mountain, was one of the largest labor uprisings in U.S. history, and the red bandanas they wore earned them the nickname "rednecks." This was beautifully expressed in the West Virginia teachers strike a few years back: https://youtu.be/JEjU-X57Wrc?t=4313 https://youtu.be/JEjU-X57Wrc?t=4313
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nebula8804 2y ago
Oh you hit the nail on the head! I know these people! I live in their town! A lot of MAGA is not poor, they are actually upper middle class(If I recall correctly one of the Jan 6 people even arrived to do her revolt using a private jet? I might be misremembering that) I can't ever understand why they have so much hate and bile in them? I'm guessing its just fear of losing what they do have? I don't really know.

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This is supported by the research: There are committed bigots in the Republican voter base. They’re suburban and rural-rich. The rural poor Republican voters

by alabastervlog 2y ago

arbitrary_name 2y ago
Do you have evidence for this? It flies in the face of every piece of evidence i have come across, anecdotal or otherwise.
- nebula8804 2y ago
  Redneck has labor roots, people like Michael Moore explain this in his documentary Fahrenheit 11/9. People have forgotten this history. The term "redneck" has multiple origins, but one significant historical source comes from coal miners in West Virginia during the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921. Union coal miners wore red bandanas around their necks as a symbol of solidarity and collective action during their struggle against mine owners who exploited their labor. This protest, known as the Battle of Blair Mountain, was one of the largest labor uprisings in U.S. history, and the red bandanas they wore earned them the nickname "rednecks." This was beautifully expressed in the West Virginia teachers strike a few years back: https://youtu.be/JEjU-X57Wrc?t=4313 https://youtu.be/JEjU-X57Wrc?t=4313
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nebula8804 2y ago
Oh you hit the nail on the head! I know these people! I live in their town! A lot of MAGA is not poor, they are actually upper middle class(If I recall correctly one of the Jan 6 people even arrived to do her revolt using a private jet? I might be misremembering that) I can't ever understand why they have so much hate and bile in them? I'm guessing its just fear of losing what they do have? I don't really know.