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?

  • Barabas [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Since the generic chud is a lot like the Danish one I thought I'd go into Raggare, which is a specific and unique subsection of chud for Sweden. Two specimens pictured here. Now, if you're not Swedish you may be confused by the confederate flags and general american imagery, but it is a subculture that happens when greasers, rockabilly and good ol' boys have a confusing and repugnant baby. They have an impressive staying power as they've been around since the 60's.

    They are mostly a rural phenomenon, and it is a culture which at its most innocent is based around an enthusiasm for tinkering with cars. It started out being mostly muscle cars, but these days it is any given car. Their free time is usually spent "cruising", which means driving up and down the main street of a town blaring metal, dad rock or rockabilly themed music. I recall this kind of stuff being popular as well, since that would attract girls around the age of 15. Noncing is absolutely part of the appeal, at least for the ones I used to encounter. These days they often just stand still on a parking lot though, since gas is expensive.

    Politically speaking, they are likely to be the right wing regressives of rural areas, which traditionally were dominated either by the succdems or the left party, but they've slowly been usurped by Sverigedemokraterna in recent years. Economically they tend to be pro-welfare state, but they only want it for white people. Your run of the mill reactionary mindset, anti-gay, misogynistic and racist (and by racist, I mean against anyone other than WASPS, scandinavians and Germans). They are however not religious in the least.

    I tend to have more sympathy than I think I should for them, since at some level it is a rebellion against the swedish culture of conformity and tend to come from dead end dying towns. But then I remember that they would chase down and beat up gay kids and foreign kids and tended to be close friends of the dedicated nazis, and I get over it.

    • MagisterSinister [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      these days it is any given car.

      The longer i watch, the sillier it gets. It's like an infinite fractal of absurdity, and i don't even know what besök means.

      • Barabas [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That is just a parking sign for visitors. Putting hay bales on your roof is the most baffling trend though. It is definetly a thing but I never quite understood why it became a thing.

        Some more examples: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.