Decentralized Christian nationalist networks act as effectively as centralized ones

Evidence

There is no single institution behind Project Blitz, just as there is no single Christian nationalist headquarters, no permanent staff, no charismatic kingpin. There are simply a number of familiar faces, a variety of old and new hats, and a swarm of acronyms. And yet none of these absences seems to diminish the movement’s ability to act effectively and decisively. The unity of Christian nationalism, as ever, is to be found in its distinctive political vision. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 604

Categorization

• XREF: Payoffs into ch4’s claim that movement strategy is bottom-up capture of every level of government; also echoes decentralized network findings in the diamond trade chapters. — connects to: Power circulates through networks rather than being possessed by rulers — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 47; Pastor networks recruit politically connected congregants to lead voter-turnout teams inside churches — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 66; Boykin cultivated Christian nationalist networks in the military and disaster-relief NGOs — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 95

Broader Connections

• Power circulates through networks rather than being possessed by rulers #expands (0.72) — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 47