(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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[-] cole@lemdro.id 2 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry, this is naive.

You may have voted for a pedophile and you just don't know it yet.

People's true colors are not always so readily apparent

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