America has never been a ‘beard’ country
the only culture i’m aware of that is ‘beard oriented’ is islam
“America has never been a beard country”
Umm, yes, yes it has.
Look at the mugs of most Confederate generals, save Lee. Longstreet, Jackson, Hill. It wasn’t until women could vote that you had presidents without beards.
Tell that to Presidents Abe Lincoln, US Grant, Rutheford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and the millions of other men both in and out of government that have proudly sported beards over the last 237 years in this country.
These men would probably disagree with you:
The Society of Bearded Gentlemen:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Society-of-Bearded-Gentlemen/317184504224
The Beard Advocate:
http://www.beardadvocate.org/2010/01/society-of-bearded-gentlemen.html
The Beardo Blog:
http://beardedgents.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/the-society-of-bearded-gentlemen-mobile-main-page/