Probably why I was expecting the worst from these rednecks but they treated me

[theking]

..well when I stopped by Markleeville.. . so rule of the thumb is don't assume and clump the whole group together good or bad...  :

A rural county in heart of red California votes more like San Francisco. Here's why

Alpine County, perched like an emerald on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, is as rural as rural California gets. Vast distance separates its sparse settlements, tucked among forests and crystalline streams. The views, unobstructed by city clutter, go on forever. There is no hospital, no supermarket, fast-food restaurant or shopping mall anywhere in its 743 square miles. The only stoplight is temporary, put in place for a bridge repair. And yet if all goes as expected in Tuesday’s primary election, Alpine County will vote along the same lines as Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco and other urbanized blue bastions. Rural usually means Republican. But Alpine County, set in the far eastern reaches of the state, is a notable exception — a Democratic speck bobbing alone in a sea of red. Richard Harvey is one of those who gives the place its distinctive hue. Like many, he came from someplace else, moving here from Oakland as part of the 1970s back-to-nature movement. “I was raised believing that helping people who have less is sort of an obligation for being a good citizen in this country,” the retired emergency room doctor said over the rush of Markleeville Creek, as it ran though this tiny county seat (population 275, give or take). “The Democratic Party seemed to be the party that helped out people with less, more than the other options," said Harvey, 78. "So I’ve been a Democrat since.”

[DuMa]

Like Asian Republicans, they too are harmless. 

Plus you on a bike.  Redneck like the hells angel will give you a peace sign when they ride pass you. 

[theking]

I've also visited the hot springs near Markleeville too and those White folks treated me OK... :