Dixon D. White, who describes himself as “a simple southern guy, who was raised in a small country town in the south,” posted a video rant on YouTube, which he titled ‘I’m a redneck and I love America.’ It’s not the video’s title that gained the attention of the internet, however; it’s the subject of White’s rant – racism.

If you were to judge the video just from the title, you’d probably never watch it. When we think of America-loving rednecks, we’ve seen enough videos from confederate flag waving, NRA supporting, card carrying KKK members, who upload YouTube videos complaining about how poor white people, like themselves, are the real victims in racist America. But don’t judge White’s video by the title alone.

The content is hard-hitting, and surprisingly honest. So honest, that it may even make you cry....

He starts off by saying, “I’m here to talk about fear. Pride. Arrogance. Narcissism.” He asks the difficult question, “What is it that stops so many white people from wanting to change our hearts in regards to race?” Then he goes to answer that question, saying part of it is fear and part of it is greed. He says it’s greed because: