I'm not excusing anyone, I'm noting what I perceive around me. I certainly had plenty of opportunities and, generally, a bountiful life. Most right bastards I see around me certainly see themselves as good people, despite being racists, generally xenophobes, homophobes, drunks, chauvinists, etc.
As for people in America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_prsgZnPMQg