(On the other hand, if you gesture towards disreputable ideas, but don’t state your position clearly or provide evidence, I’m liable to pattern-match you to rednecks. I won’t do it on purpose, but I’m human, and it’ll probably happen. Consider this!)
Not being American or part of the Anglosphere or Western European derived culture I read this as:
(On the other hand, if you gesture towards [low status] ideas but don’t state your position clearly or provide evidence, I’m liable to pattern-match you to [low status poor person from ethnic group we defeated in war]. I won’t do it on purpose, but I’m human, and it’ll probably happen. Consider this!)
Not being American or part of the Anglosphere or Western European derived culture I read this as:
Noticed you assumed I’m a Yankee, considered challenging you to a duel, decided with this crowd it probably wouldn’t go over.
Ah sorry, then it was just classism! :)
I think the crowd would love the idea. But I’m biased.