Submitted 3 days ago by hansolo@lemmy.today to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
I grew up in a shitberg redneck town.
Succession? Could be Bobby Dave’s HVAC Empire.
Beast In Me? Country-ass redneck issues in NYC.
It goes on and on. As with Greek tragedies, very little separates the shepherd and the king.
Ooh, ooh! Do these:
Sex and the City
Eyes Wide Shut
Home Alone
Batman
Challenge accepted!
And how to have gay friends! pointofpride.org/…/how-to-be-queer-in-a-small-tow…
Eyes Wide Shut. In this case, swingers? Uh…ok. Swingers and sex parties are everywhere, as it turns out. www.swinglifestyle.com/swingers/clubs/florida/ alabamaswinger.net/alabama-swingers-clubs/ www.close-encounters-club.com/home.html www.kasidie.com/swingers/…/MS
Home Alone Booby trapping your house is illegal, Dale! Just 'cuase you’re a prepper doesn’t mean you can do it! legal-resources.uslegalforms.com/b/booby-traps Classic case - law.justia.com/cases/georgia/…/51055.html dcsheriff.net/two-highlands-ranch-residents-arres… www.mirasafety.com/blogs/news/booby-traps www.pinterest.com/kirkrobinson62/booby-traps/
Batman. So people wearing costumes doing vigilante stuff. In the South? …wait… no, not like that. Like, against criminals, right? I’ll be honest, the wikipedia page on vigilante justice in the US is littered with white supremacy shit. en.wikipedia.org/…/Vigilantism_in_the_United_Stat… There is a trend of pedo-hunters, though. Which I don’t mind. Some wear disguises and some don’t live in cities. Oh! Alaska is on the list, too allthatsinteresting.com/jason-vukovich-alaskan-av… click2houston.com/…/vigilante-pedophile-hunters-h… Ugh, more weird history of the US - collectorsweekly.com/…/what-ozark-vigilantes-of-t…
Bravo.
Podunk. And none of these things are class, race, or gender conscious, maybe not age. It depends on socialization and how the brain is wired. So if it's not you (us), you (we) hit a genetic and social lottery, and/or did a lot of work on ourselves.
Is redneck drive to survive just some guys racing around on golf carts?
Kart racing. Or dirtbikes. Take your pick.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s not morality and conscience that’s stopping many people (mostly in some select societies but ofc, globally) from being their worst selves chasing their hedonistic highs and power trips, but a lack of opportunity. 🤷
hansolo@lemmy.today 3 days ago
I’m suggesting the exact opposite.
That we tell stories of drama and tradgedy and greed and irrational decisions when we think that opportunity and resources aren’t limitations. As if those limits prevent normal people from losing their morals.
In reality, it’s just normal human behavior. The desire for wealth and power and greed doesn’t know or depend on how much money you have. We once fought to the death over water and livestock and crops. That hasn’t changed.