Found this nice rant by an individual upset at the torrent of public support for the homophobic Duck Dynasty guy. What struck me about his rant was how easily it applies to our own little abomination with Ford, his Nation, and Toronto.
His main concern is how the characters on the show are all essentially wealthy yuppies who have created backwoods hillbilly personas, and have as a result, convinced America that they are as they appear on their show. The mirage of being the downtrodden everyman allows them to rake in profits while appearing average, and acts as a 'dog whistle' to their uneducated followers to close ranks in rage filled indignation when their divisive values are challenged.