History has reliably demonstrated even in the greatest of Empires, the most dire and existential danger is that which is posed internally. In this context, it is our view, that the most toxic vulnerability of our established Democratic Republic is posed by the ideation of groups of deluded citizens engaged in and dedicated to the phantasmagorial belief that the American Nation was intended by the Founders, as guided by the Deity, to be white and Christian. Were this clap-trap to merely occupy an erroneous derangement of personally held beliefs, it might be dismissed as ignorant or neurotic; however, exemplified by the present degree of armed and insurrectional menace, together with the perverse support of the unhinged former President, Donald J. Trump, comprises an existential menace to existing, democratic society.
The least cogent defense to such reductionist ignorance is the historically evident fact that America was philosophically and properly created as a secular polity by “Diest” (Non-Christian) Founders who, mindful of the misery occasioned by centuries of rule by an absolute Monarch or Established Church, dedicated themselves to excluding any reference or concept of a Devine diety from their radical experiment regarding their radical aspiration for a Nation, by and for the People.” The Founders expressly articulated the principle that, were a Deity put in the constitution of the new governmental entity, “it would put Man out.” (see Federalist Papers), Accordingly, they wisely and intentionally omitted any reference to a Deity from the extensive language of the American Constitution; such historical facts, are universally overlooked, or perhaps, tactically ignored, by the White, Christian Nationalists. In sum, objective American history unfailingly attests to the secular, non-Christian nature of the intended Nation.
It is our perception that the underlying intention, overtly articulated among “Christian White Nationalists” and advanced by their undemocratic evangelical militias is predominantly founded in racial and religious bigotry. Such paranoid ideation is that America was dedicated by the Founders, acting according to Divine direction, who compliantly and appropriately created not only a Christian Nation but moreover, a “White” as well as a “Christian” entity; despite said historically disproven, avowed religious intention. The neurotically, adamant unacceptability of the express secular intentions of the Founders is matched, perhaps with more credibility bigoty that the asserted intention that the new Nation would be “white.” The prevailing neurotic ideation and consequent militant mission are founded upon the delusional phobia that authentic Americans (viz,. white and Christian) would be replaced by “others” who are not white and/ or non-Christian.
As an interesting aside, it might be observed that the historically prominent and influential Founder, Alexander Hamilton, was not “White,” by racial criteria, since his mother was West Indian.
The existence of such un-American, ideologically and militarily dangerous groups must be recognized and publically identified as enemies of our democratic notably diverse Nation, sporting the foundational emblem, “E Pluribus Unum.”
It is notable as well as enlightening that objective American history indicates that the New Testament, specifically identifies Jesus (“Yeshua Ben Yosef”) as a Gallillian (brown-skinned) Palestinian of Jewish parentage.
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