And now they are, perhaps, kind of resentful at being overawed by the rednecks, who will “Pick your nose with their cowboy boots,” “All night long shoot their gun,” “Pray to God when they’re hung over,” etc. When it’s ultimately a matter of perspective; they never had to be that low, but turning from God and trusting only in their natural selves left them such.
I doubt anyone is resentful.