Thread by @yhazony

I keep hearing claims that America is nothing but an idea. Which idea? Liberalism of course!

Trouble is that if anyone dissents from the idea (liberalism), they're immediately branded "un-American" by the high-priests of the American idea.

Here's @GeorgeWill calling conservatives he doesn't agree with "un-American."

washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-…

Here's Bret Stephens calling conservatives he doesn't agree with "un-American."

nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opi…

Here's Elan Journo of the Ayn Rand Institute calling conservatives he doesn't agree with "un-American."

newideal.aynrand.org/why-economic-n…

What these writers miss is that a nation is like a family, not a church.

Maybe a church can afford to kick out heretics who don't accept its creed.

But a nation has to unite in times of trouble, acting on a mutual loyalty that transcends disagreements about "the idea."

By pretending that America is a creed, not a nation, these liberal heresy hunters have come up with a way of removing the legitimacy of loyal people of all kinds that their country actually needs.

Instead of loyalty to one's fellow nationals, they propose ideological rigidity.

Is America still a nation? Or is it irreversibly disintegrating into warring tribes no longer bound by mutual loyalty?

I don't know. But if you want to put an end to the American nation, the best way to do it is to say that those who don't agree with you are "un-American."

Similarly, if you want the American nation to make it through these times, you've got to stop saying that only your views are legitimate.

You've got to stop driving people away and driving them out. You've got to embrace your neighbor as a brother national even if you disagree.