Comments on: The Global War On Rednecks

By: The Enlightened Redneck » The War Of Redneck Aggression

The Enlightened Redneck » The War Of Redneck Aggression — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:58:48 +0000

[...] me about the meaning of the word redneck. I owe it all to comedian Robin Williams, whose jab at Australia as the home of English rednecks triggered an Australian attack on [...]

By: Mateo

Mateo — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:23:43 +0000

Although no doubt there are actually some more “enlightened” rednecks, I’d sure love to come across ‘em. Although if they identify with such strong cultural values as drinking, fighting, clannishness, a distaste for education and for “joining” (including community & civic improvement organizations), a distrust of “outsiders”, and a general sense of “entitlement” as being the “original & true” Americans… well, somehow that’s just not what I envision when I think of “enlightened”. In fact put all that together, and it’s more likely to resemble typical jingoisms like the afore-mentioned, “Left liberals love to hate white Christian working class Americans and any useful stand in for their endless enemies list.”

Regardless, I agree it is part of a distinctive culture, and it would be great if we all came to regard it as such. Yett if they’re so proud of it, how they’ve never come up with an acceptable name for themselves like every other ethnic and cultural group? “Ulster-Scots” is probably the most technically accurate term. But in the absence of any self-identity for “outsiders”, instead they always ending having (unflattering) labels assigned to them (i.e. Rednecks, Poor Whites, Trailer Trash, Okies, Crackers, etc.).

By: Rednecks « Cut and Shoot

Rednecks « Cut and Shoot — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:45:51 +0000

[...] Source [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:29:46 +0000

As an Asuuie, I can say that we (or at least most of us) know that K. Rudd is a humourless git. Now most of the world knows too. Don’t blame me, I didn’t vote for him!

By: Colonel Neville

Colonel Neville — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:27:17 +0000

The use of the term “redneck” is a chance for usually left liberal phony’s to be as racist and bigoted as self loathing moral and vanity driven as such left liberals actually are. They just deny and project it onto others. Left liberals love to hate white Christian working class Americans and any useful stand in for their endless enemies list. No really. Go figure. Colonel Neville.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:13:53 +0000

@ #17 Salt Lick:

>I wonder if Rudd is as disconnected from his
> people as Obama?

Disconnection doesn’t even come close to describing the man. As an aussie, let me assure you that Krudd doesn’t speak for the vast majority of us, is a woeful embarrassment to our country, and that no real aussies were offended by Williams’ comments. I laughed at it along with my friends.

What I would say to any Americans who see this is, “Would you like to be judged by how your politicians behave?” Neither do we! :-)

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:23:43 +0000

Just ignore Rudd. He is a nothing failure.
His only abilities are to lie with great aplomb and to con the public.
I could say “don’t judge Australians by Rudd” but cannot, since the people elected him.

By: stink foot

stink foot — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:02:35 +0000

hello yankies, pay no attention to that rudd… he is a twerp on steroids.

he is the greatest imbecile we have ever had as prime minister and the most annoying… apparently he used to be bullied at school (understandable) and now he is taking his revenge on the world.

By: Ooh Honey Honey

Ooh Honey Honey — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:39:06 +0000

“extreme Protestant Capitalism”
So it’s not all bad then?

By: jack snyder

jack snyder — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:09:37 +0000

The whole of the South is not noted for many Nobel Prize winners, but is noted for mind dumbing poverty, extreme Protestant Capitalism and inequality.