White Christian nationalism drives right-wing populism in America
Evidence
The ethno-traditionalism of white Christian nationalism then fosters white populism. We can see this when we consider which Americans were more likely to blame immigrants, the Chinese, or Blacks for the COVID-19 pandemic; which Americans trusted Donald Trump and Breitbart rather than experts and mainstream news for COVID-19 information; and which Americans prioritized personal liberty and economic prosperity over protecting vulnerable lives. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 178
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Nationalism masquerades as patriotism by claiming defensive aims — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 51; Christian nationalism is a global, not uniquely American, phenomenon; Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14 (+17 more)
Broader Connections
- Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity
#expands(0.90) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14 - Christian nationalism fuses moral traditionalism, authoritarian control, and ethno-racial boundaries
#expands(0.88) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 142 - Christian nationalism, not denomination, now predicts Americans’ politics
#corroborates(0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 454 - Christian nationalism predicts outgroup attitudes better than conservatism does
#corroborates(0.82) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 72 - Christian nationalism bundles political ideology with cultural religious claims
#expands(0.82) - White evangelical Trump support reflects prior populist and authoritarian dispositions
#qualifies(0.80) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 11 - Christian nationalism predicts approval of the Capitol rioters and political violence
#corroborates(0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 219 - White supremacists were mainstreamed into conservative politics through Trump’s nativist agenda
#corroborates(0.78) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 1028 - White Christian nationalism treats voting as a right limited to worthy groups
#expands(0.78) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 313 - White demographic anxiety causally preceded the rise of white nationalism
#qualifies(0.75) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 407 - Perceived racial demographic shift may push White Americans toward conservatism.
#corroborates(0.75) — Maureen A. Craig and Jennifer A. Richeson, On the Precipice of a…, 1