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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I know it seems silly, but Dale Earnhardt is someone you do not speak ill of in the southeastern United States if you value your safety.

'Number 3' has a particularly high level of reverence amongst folks from the south of all opinions and philosophies, the others are by far more historically relevant but "Raise Hell Praise Dale!" is a rallying cry for proud people of the south and has been since he started racing. He was also pretty based politically: working class champion, ripped down a confederate flag he had flown immediately after it was explained to him what it meant to black Americans versus what he had been taught at a time in which most didn't bat an eye at that sort of thing. The only person on the list that will elicit a more emphatic reaction from a person from that part of the country is Dolly Parton.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also, I think I've seen a lot of leftist memes featuring dale.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

You for sure have, he probably wasn't a straight up communist or anticapitalist but for a southern NASCAR driver he was about as woke as anyone during that time.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

ripped down a confederate flag he had flown immediately after it was explained to him what it meant to black Americans versus what he had been taught at a time in which most didn’t bat an eye at that sort of thing.

I knew he was a friend of the working class, but goddamn, that's based