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Trump Trash: The Forgotten People of The Redneck Republic  Redneck Republic is a hybrid of Clair Connor’s “Wrapped in the Flag” and the movie, “Idiocracy”. D.L. Free’s description of the mindset associated with neo-conservatism, could, with only the alteration of a few nouns, be the description of ISIS or the Taliban. It is a frightening portrait of a movement where the ends justify the means, and where hate groups flourish. The author spares no effort in exposing this body in all its maggoty decomposition, but at least, I think, a decomposing body that cannot survive, even with seemingly Zombie-like superpowers. The author is a now-reformed, self-described Redneck, who grew up in Georgia. His views are the views from an insider. The first-hand description of his background is where I really became engaged as he encounters racism and corruption in his home town. His descriptions of NASCAR, a fake sport that takes no skill, along with cheer leading, beauty pageants, and pro-wrestling, or “raslin’” left me chuckling and nodding my head. The author shows how religion, and politicians, tap into this enormous social dynamic to build their gullible base of followers: those who lack critical thinking skills and who need to be led by an authoritarian figure. |
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...gullible base of followers: those who lack critical thinking skills and who need to be led by an authoritarian figure. Can anyone here think who might fit that description?
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