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Comment by Chevalier

I'm not sure that "redneck" qualifies as a racial slur, nor that we should never have words that describe different cultural groups.

But fair enough. What term would you prefer we use for generally uneducated, reactionary populations that infamously believe their personal arsenals will be used to overthrow a tyrannous federal government and establish socially conservative concepts of personal liberty?

This belief in revolution certainly isn't limited to conservative reactionaries (and I mocked leftists in the next sentence), but I'm not sure it's that productive to start a tangent of personal offense rather than address the questionable idea of armed revolution.

parent Chevalier 11 years ago

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