A threaded story about two things: 1. Why it's wrong to stereotype all rednecks as idiot conservatives, and 2. How to deal with encountering an outright neo-nazi in your day-to-day life.
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He's run out of minutes on his phone. Alright, he's bouncing from town to town, I get it. He asks if I'd be okay with putting my card info into his phone so he can top up. Uh, no. But I'll happily wander into town with you tomorrow so we can get a prepaid card - not interested.
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He settles in a bit more, we start talking about music. He asks me, "Hey, have you ever listened to Skrewdriver?" For those not in the know, Skrewdriver is an English neo-nazi band. Any interest in them beyond an analytical context is instant, and massive, red flag.
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Anyway, K is in the room the whole time, listening, and he also clocks what this drifter guy is actually about. K invites him upstairs to smoke a bowl and have a quick, but private, chat.
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15mins later, guy comes downstairs, gets his stuff, wishes us all a good night, and hits the road. I ask K, "Dude, HOW?" He just laughs, "It's no problem man, I just told him straight that nazis aren't welcome here, and if he insists on staying, nobody's going to find his body."
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