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Workers Create Value (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Remember: When you make fun of rednecks, you make fun of Dale.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I prefer hillbillies to rednecks. Rednecks have "back the blue" stickers while hillbillies take pot shots at any car with federal plates. Rednecks have lifted mall crawlers while hillbillies have an old busted Tacoma or Geo Metro. Rednecks have pets, hillbillies have raccoon and possum neighbors who hang out on their porch together.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Originally rednecks were the hillbillies that wore red neckerchiefs at the battle of Blair mountain. They fought against Pinkertons who were hired by the coal mines to break up the rednecks who had taken over the company property.

    That may have changed since the blue collar comedy tour, but originally rednecks were the works seizing the means of production.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Jsyk, looking up "etymology redneck" indicates the term comes from sunburn on the back of manual laborers' necks and was in use for a bout a century before. I am always glad to see the West Virginia coal mine wars brought up tho so kudos.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And Dolly!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Dolly's a hick. Rebecca's the Redneck.

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