The secret conservative message of the “Duck Dynasty” beards

[MineralMan]

41. Having had a full beard since 1969, I must say that

this article is fallacious hoohaw. Back when I first grew one, the "traditionalists" called me a fucking hippie. It wasn't a symbol of anything except rebellion to them then. Later, when conservatives and construction workers started growing beards people's reactions to them changed somewhat. I still had mine. Once, my late grandmother told me that I should shave my ugly beard. I pointed out that the photo on the wall of her own father, a 19th century man, showed him with a large full beard. "What about that, Grandma?" She said, "Well, that was the style for men then." "And now, grandma, it is once again a style for men." She got the point.

What are beards about? That varies from individual to individual. For me, my full beard, which has been of many different lengths, including chest length, mine is about my unwillingness to spend any time during the day shaving it off. That's it. I think I look better with a beard, too, and my wife agrees, even though she's never seen me without it.

This article is a bunch of fallacious hoohaw, made up by some writer who needed some material to write. It's basically bullshitting.