The Defense of American Culture
A nation is more than its laws. It is its people, its habits, its heroes, its holidays, and the stories it tells itself. Americanism defends American culture — not as a lifestyle option among many, but as the rightful inheritance of a free and self-governing people.
American culture is based on Judeo-Christian ethics, the English common law tradition, and the rugged individualism of the frontier. It values free speech, hard work, self-made success, and the right to dissent without fear of reprisal. It honours the Founders, respects faith without theocracy, and treasures the ability to laugh, debate, and disagree in peace.
It is, above all, a culture of liberty.
That is not compatible with Islamism, which is a political-religious system rooted in submission, not freedom. Islamism — distinct from private Muslim religious practice — does not merely seek tolerance; it often seeks dominance. It denies freedom of religion, enforces codes of modesty and obedience, and punishes dissent as blasphemy. There is no liberty under Sharia — and therefore, no compatibility with American culture as it was founded.
Nor is American culture compatible with Marxism, which replaces God with the state and community with class warfare. Marxism abolishes property, suppresses religion, and destroys the family — the very institutions American society is built upon. It trades aspiration for envy and teaches that power, not principle, defines justice. Marxist revolutions begin by burning flags and tearing down statues — because they must erase the past to control the future.
Americanism does not apologise for its culture. It protects it. From Hollywood to small towns, from blues to barbecue, from the Constitution to country music — the American way of life is worth defending. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s free.
And freedom is the cornerstone of everything else.
