Mr. Ness, thank you for your follow-up. I must say that your views are sufficiently unconventional that I lack the time to reply to them in detail. All I can do at this point is to refer you to my October 2025 column that I provocatively titled "The Constitution Does Not Protect Religion" (you might need to be a paid subscriber to have access to it).
Every single day the president of the United States of America does or says something that would get the manager of a Burger King fired. This is not normal.
Diversity is far from a strength. We act like it is in hopes that we can train everyone to get a long. If it was this fabulous thing we wouldn't need training.
America has always been a majority white, Christian country. But there has been a shame attached to its majority in recent times. It is being called out, and rightly so. There are growing elements who wish nothing more than to rid the country of whiteness and the Christian faith. It's only natural to find resistance. I am not sure why people are surprised by it.
As much as I admire and respect other cultures, countries with more diversity tend to have more social problems. You lose cohesion. People need to be able to rally in unity with people who share common interests. Race is less important, but culture and faith are the glue.
People need homelands. It's not about being better than anyone else. It's about having a nation where its people overwhelmingly holds to the same culture and prays to the same God.
Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, the idea of a homogeneous homeland like other nations was beaten out of whites. Blacks and Latinos were lifted up, but whites were forced to view themselves as the devil. Now that younger Gen X and millennials have taken seats of power, they are calling it out.
I appreciate your thoughtful comments. Consider several questions, though. First, what is the significance to you of saying that America has always been a majority white, Christian country? Does that mean that only white Christians are truly or fully American, or is everyone equally American? 85-90% of Americans are right-handed, so does that mean that we are a right-handed country (I’m not being sarcastic here)? And then who counts as Christian? Do you recall from your history that there was tremendous anti-Catholic prejudice among Protestant Americans in the late 19th and early 20th century? Do Catholics count as Christian? Finally, do you know that there has been a decline in the percentage of Americans that identify as white Christian? I understand a complaint about the reverse prejudice (my term) you mention, but there is a difference between accepting equality and claiming superiority. Check out this site: https://prri.org/research/census-2023-american-religion/.
There is a real divide between cultural Americans and people who are citizens on paper. Skin color has nothing to do with it.
But make no mistake, diversity has never been a strength or a cornerstone of the nation. It’s more like an obstacle. We are a diverse country. We can’t go back, but we don’t have to make it worse.
The reaction you see from MAGA is natural. Stop demonizing Western culture. The West built the modern world, and woke leftists want nothing more than to tear it down. We won’t let them.
There are billions of people in the world, and very few hold to traditional American ideals. Freedom of speech and the right to bear arms are uniquely American. Yet from within her own ranks, many would restrict these rights.
Capitalism, and even private property, have been demonized by the new socialist Muslim mayor of NYC’s Director to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver. Although I heard her mom lives in a 1.6 million dollar home. This woman openly talks about redefining private property in order to serve the collective. This is the fight we are up against.
And in part, this is a result of having allowed for a democracy with such minimal voting requirements. The Ancient Greeks would laugh at us for allowing everyone with a pulse and "citizenship" to vote. You should have skin in the game. But that's another post for another day.
So, when you hear Trump, Vance, and Rubio speak about upholding the West, it’s not about skin color. But it’s not about equality. I have no interest in equality of ideologies.
If you want to join in, apply, and if you are accepted, build with us. Don’t become an activist who fights to remake America in a foreign image. Those people are just citizens on paper.
Regarding Christianity: the Church has work to do. We fight not against flesh and blood. And we will certainly not compromise truth to win folks to Christ. Liberals do that.
Personally, I am not a fan of a robust separation of church and state. Christianity has always been influential and a major reason for our success. I am more than certain Christianity will continue to be very relevant for generations to come.
This great experiment will eventually fade. But not in my lifetime.
Mr. Ness, thank you for your follow-up. I must say that your views are sufficiently unconventional that I lack the time to reply to them in detail. All I can do at this point is to refer you to my October 2025 column that I provocatively titled "The Constitution Does Not Protect Religion" (you might need to be a paid subscriber to have access to it).
Thanks for keeping us focused, Dennis, and grounded in history and fact.
Every single day the president of the United States of America does or says something that would get the manager of a Burger King fired. This is not normal.
Diversity is far from a strength. We act like it is in hopes that we can train everyone to get a long. If it was this fabulous thing we wouldn't need training.
America has always been a majority white, Christian country. But there has been a shame attached to its majority in recent times. It is being called out, and rightly so. There are growing elements who wish nothing more than to rid the country of whiteness and the Christian faith. It's only natural to find resistance. I am not sure why people are surprised by it.
As much as I admire and respect other cultures, countries with more diversity tend to have more social problems. You lose cohesion. People need to be able to rally in unity with people who share common interests. Race is less important, but culture and faith are the glue.
People need homelands. It's not about being better than anyone else. It's about having a nation where its people overwhelmingly holds to the same culture and prays to the same God.
Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, the idea of a homogeneous homeland like other nations was beaten out of whites. Blacks and Latinos were lifted up, but whites were forced to view themselves as the devil. Now that younger Gen X and millennials have taken seats of power, they are calling it out.
Mr. Ness,
I appreciate your thoughtful comments. Consider several questions, though. First, what is the significance to you of saying that America has always been a majority white, Christian country? Does that mean that only white Christians are truly or fully American, or is everyone equally American? 85-90% of Americans are right-handed, so does that mean that we are a right-handed country (I’m not being sarcastic here)? And then who counts as Christian? Do you recall from your history that there was tremendous anti-Catholic prejudice among Protestant Americans in the late 19th and early 20th century? Do Catholics count as Christian? Finally, do you know that there has been a decline in the percentage of Americans that identify as white Christian? I understand a complaint about the reverse prejudice (my term) you mention, but there is a difference between accepting equality and claiming superiority. Check out this site: https://prri.org/research/census-2023-american-religion/.
Thank you, sir,
There is a real divide between cultural Americans and people who are citizens on paper. Skin color has nothing to do with it.
But make no mistake, diversity has never been a strength or a cornerstone of the nation. It’s more like an obstacle. We are a diverse country. We can’t go back, but we don’t have to make it worse.
The reaction you see from MAGA is natural. Stop demonizing Western culture. The West built the modern world, and woke leftists want nothing more than to tear it down. We won’t let them.
There are billions of people in the world, and very few hold to traditional American ideals. Freedom of speech and the right to bear arms are uniquely American. Yet from within her own ranks, many would restrict these rights.
Capitalism, and even private property, have been demonized by the new socialist Muslim mayor of NYC’s Director to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver. Although I heard her mom lives in a 1.6 million dollar home. This woman openly talks about redefining private property in order to serve the collective. This is the fight we are up against.
And in part, this is a result of having allowed for a democracy with such minimal voting requirements. The Ancient Greeks would laugh at us for allowing everyone with a pulse and "citizenship" to vote. You should have skin in the game. But that's another post for another day.
So, when you hear Trump, Vance, and Rubio speak about upholding the West, it’s not about skin color. But it’s not about equality. I have no interest in equality of ideologies.
If you want to join in, apply, and if you are accepted, build with us. Don’t become an activist who fights to remake America in a foreign image. Those people are just citizens on paper.
Regarding Christianity: the Church has work to do. We fight not against flesh and blood. And we will certainly not compromise truth to win folks to Christ. Liberals do that.
Personally, I am not a fan of a robust separation of church and state. Christianity has always been influential and a major reason for our success. I am more than certain Christianity will continue to be very relevant for generations to come.
This great experiment will eventually fade. But not in my lifetime.