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Red Tribe

Red Tribe proper noun: a loosely-defined culture in the United States associated with small-town culture and the Republican Party.

Proper noun

the Red Tribe

  1. A loosely-defined culture in the United States associated with small-town culture and the Republican Party.
    • The Red Tribe is most classically typified by conservative political beliefs, strong evangelical religious beliefs, creationism, opposing gay marriage, owning guns, eating steak, drinking Coca-Cola, driving SUVs, watching lots of TV, enjoying American football, getting conspicuously upset about...2014 September 30, Scott Alexander, “I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup”, in Slate Star Codex, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2023
    • And likening them to mass murderers amounts to irresponsible, indefensible demonization. It is unimaginable, save for the fact that the targets of state violence in this case are rural white men from the Red Tribe.2016 January 5, Conor Friedersdorf, “Oregon and the Injustice of Mandatory Minimums”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr...

Origin of Red Tribe

Coined by American psychiatrist and blogger Scott Alexander Siskind in a 2014 blog post (see quotation), from the red colour of the Republican Party.

Questions about Red Tribe

What does Red Tribe mean?
Red Tribe means a loosely-defined culture in the United States associated with small-town culture and the Republican Party.
What part of speech is Red Tribe?
Red Tribe is a proper noun.

Words near Red Tribe in the dictionary

  1. red tortoise cakes
  2. red tree vole
  3. red tree voles
  4. red triangle slug
  5. red triangle slugs
  6. Red Tribe
  7. red trillium
  8. red trilliums
  9. red turtle dove
  10. red turtle doves
  11. Red Ukrainian

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