White Christian nationalism in America mirrors secularized versions across Europe and Latin America.

Evidence

This merger of religious nationalism and white nationalism is hardly unique to the United States. In Europe and Latin America, there is a secularized version of Christian nationalism whose central tenet is the defense of “white culture,” “Christian Civilization,” and a “traditional way of life.” Something similar seems to be emerging in the United States. In this regard, as in many others, America is unexceptional. Ironically, the more some conservatives insist on “American exceptionalism,” the less exceptional it becomes. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 57

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s work on how groups manufacture enemies and scapegoats as substitute strategies; the ‘unexceptional America’ paradox also resonates with how all empires claim liberation rather than plunder. — connects to: Christian nationalism is a global, not uniquely American, phenomenon
• SEED: A potential essay angle: the ‘American exceptionalists are the least exceptional’ irony as a lens on how nationalist self-mythology systematically inverts reality across many domains.

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism is a global, not uniquely American, phenomenon #corroborates (0.82)