There was a time when Americans--I'm talking true Americans of a heartlandish hue and blessed with a flesh rifle and a pair of man grenades--were united by our shared values. Take a look at this photo of Miss Idaho Potato, 1935, and you can see that back then, even the potato industry chipped in to urge us to buy guns and big-ass trucks.
Source: Those oxford comma hating bastards at Lawyers, Guns, and Money.