"Are these the people you mean?"
Like it or not the people you listed are part of our culture. But I meant all the people. I believe there are more people who oppose the segments of our culture you listed, all the family oriented groups, church congregations, etc. That President Bush won a second term is evidence of that. I don't like it when (as in this book apparently) the folks you listed are used to define our culture, because it's not the half of it.
You're right. The vast majority of people just want to get through the day and maybe have a few laughs. These are perfectly decent people.