>The rednecks are the proletariate
I feel like this doesn't get talked about enough. The USA is in a very special and unique place where our military and armed citizenry are also the ones who are unconditionally patriotic to a fault.
A constant problem throughout every civilization in history is not letting the military get too powerful so as to avoid a coup. You need to have a strong military to defend your borders, or expand if you so desire, but if it gets too strong and decides it isn't benefitting, it turns inward. Ceasar is the biggest example but their are hundreds of others.
The USA's warfighters, veterans, and armed militiamen having a 90% overlap with the people who tear up when they see the flag is an incredibly potent balance that we fuck with to our detriment.
I don't think the left understands the degree to which their very existence depends on that balance.