were all rednecks and jesus freaks and nobody likes us. But we're rich and powerful so everybody likes us. Were rich and powerful because we are jesus freaks and rednecks. Since we are a fairly diverse country, the american zietgiest of any era is reflective of the sentiments of mankinds lower class. I think you can learn a lot about how mankind in general deals with power and prosperity by looking at what America does, be it in the war in iraq or in its drug policies.