Political Affiliation and Protesting American Culture

While his compassion and plight for prison reform goes hand in hand with his status as a saint, and with his religious views, it was also his political affiliations that made him care so much for others. Like with his protest songs "Man in Black," "One Piece at a Time," and "Folsom Prison Blues" Cash didn't like to be categorised, and his music and religious beliefs were a representation of this. Choosing to believe in fighting for injustices and standing up for the oppressed was his take on politics, and he saw himself as being above political affiliation.

Through his music he fought the injustices in society, he condemned racism and prejudices, and often protested against these topics, in the same manner of which he did for prisoners and Native American rights. While he spoke out against these issues, and the Vietnam war, his opinions didn't lie politically as his ideals were just to gain freedom and equal opportunities for his fellow Americans. The poor, working men, and ill-treated were deemed as a much more important cause than categorising or associating himself with specific political parties.

Like with his attitudes to religion, he encouraged independent thinking about politics and urged others to do the same. While he did hold strong beliefs and protested them to the masses, he encouraged that everyone celebrates their individual beliefs also, in the same way he had done.