Our North American CHUD is likely a superstitious, landowning boomer who identifies with white nationalism and Christianity. I imagine the Chuds of other settler colonial areas have a similar profile (e.g. Brazil, South Africa, Australia). But to those who live/have spent time abroad, what is the local stereotype of a reactionary?

  • an_engel_on_earth [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    in the russosphere theres two terms: ватник and поцреот. The first term was initially introduced in 2011 and gained steam in 2014 during euromaidan and the Crimean annexation when it was used to denote people, mainly Russians, who unquestioningly toed the Kremlin line. The second is a bastardization of the word "patriot" and basically means the same thing, maybe with a little more jingoism involved. Well actually it's a little more expansive, since it can be used in other national contexts, whereas ватник is somewhat exclusively applicable to russia. Usually it's used to denote a lumpen, who probably drives a soviet produced car, drinks like a fucking fish, says he's very orthodox but isn't rly all that pious. He's very into conspiracy theories and thinks the State department is behind everything (tbf not that far off). He also loves pinning the st George's ribbon wherever he can