(Serious) Why are "rednecks" not considered an ally of the urban leftist? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Although modern politics has changed things, rednecks have historically been anti authority and pro labor. Building a rural/urban alliance like Bill Clinton did would genuinely create an entirely new era of politics that would be friendly to liberal leftist ideologies.

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[-] cotus@midwest.social 44 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I grew up in Midwestern redneck culture and it's not the union boys singing solidarity forever and shooting at Pinkertons in the mountains anymore.

They all somehow equate being pro-labor as being pro-capital, like they've swallowed the Reagan coolaid so hard they completely switched ideologies.

And they are how of the most horrid, hate filled people's that exist. They hate for the sport of it.

This is all based completely on my own biased experience, and hopefully is less true with Mango Mussolini betraying them more everyday, but to get to the heart of it as far as I can see ur an leftists are not allies with rural rednecks because the rednecks completely sold out their values for... nothing in return

[-] ATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Have you tried helping them reconnect with their roots? They either abandon that culture as "woke" and basically called me a witch or...

they wake up. Its fascinating to see this one happen.

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