In the long-ago time, when P J Buchanan was actively arguing for "America First"--a platform now identified with Donald Trump--Buchanan had a corollary position dealing with 'culture.' That position was not difficult to grasp: a cohesive culture ensures a cohesive nation. Conversely, a nation with multiple cultures will soon fail. As the words themselves show, 'culture' is downstream from 'cult.' And the cult to which P J Buchanan refers is Christianity*. By no co-incidence, the Founders relied on Christianity as the bulwark of their Republic.
Along comes Matthew Yglesias who proposes that in eighty years or so, America should have 1 billion citizens (or maybe "residents.")
Yes, he said one billion. Yes, he said 2100 AD. Roughly triple the population in 80 years.
This country is divided even now with a nominally 'Christian' large majority (v. Hindu, Jewish*, and Muslim)--because the 'nominal' Christians are not all members of the Christian cult to which the Founders belonged. There are a number of tells, such as the liceity of abortion, free sex, and homosexual activities; other, softer tells include the practical atheisms of materialism, nature-worship, and the pop-culture which includes soft-core porn and "music" which in reality is nothing of the sort.
Yglesias apparently thinks that human beings are 'fungible agents', a problem which also shows up in his economics and which has earned the derisive "Learn to code" cat-call when cosmopolitans lose their jobs; it's a cat-call because the cosmopolitans earnestly suggested that coal miners and skilled welders should do exactly that--and then move a few hundred or a couple thousand miles to a new job and career.
Unfortunately, as Buchanan warned, culture is not 'fungible.' If you can't tell that from the current divide between people who were largely unified as recently as 1980, you have a serious discernment malfunction.
So does Yglesias and the people who agree with him.
The link above leads to a comprehensive review of Yglesias' book and it is a very good read. So go read it!
*If you MUST call it "Judaeo-Christian", go ahead. But bear in mind E Michael Jones' warnings.
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