I’d say Buchanan is wrong, in that the original (traditional) Americans are the only ones able to state their true beliefs openly.
The invaders (cultural Marxists, or immigrants of whichever variety) are forced to pretend to have traditional American values such as honesty, good will, work ethic, etc.
So we gauge which is the true America based on who is able to be real. The pretenders are the outsiders.
I’m not quite sure to whom you are referring as “original (traditional) Americans.” Do you mean the Mohawks, Cherokees and so forth?
Or if not, could you helpfully define your term? Not trying to pick on you, I’m just curious.
“The invaders (cultural Marxists, or immigrants of whichever variety) are forced to pretend to have traditional American values such as honesty, good will, work ethic, etc.”
I haven’t seen them pretending at all. They’re constantly in your face screaming how awful your values are.
The unifying glue of any nation are its values, specifically it’s DOMINANT values., which defines its dominant culture.
So what were America’s dominant values that held it together for so long, It was the idea of individual freedom with responsibility.
But it wasn’t unlimited freedom, only those enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Those “rights” were sacrosanct (almost). They were outside the grasp of a simple majority. You could not undo them with an election using a simple majority.
All other freedoms not protected by the bill of rights were up for grab for the majority.
Any culture that was anathema to those rights could not make it here. Thus cultures that denied the most basic freedoms became an instant enemy. Examples of this were naziism and communism. Others would be religions that are violently intolerant of other religions or freedoms, such as islam.
For the most part most other religions, even if they taught that they were the only true religion, tolerated the others and coexisted with them fairly peacefully and they all accepted the bill of rights, and thus became subcultures accepting of the dominant American culture.
I agree.
“One Nation” is correct, because when those immigrants became Americans...they committed to One Nation, under God and left whatever citizenship in a different nation behind!
That is WHY The American Revolution happened...to be America-One Nation without British control, and it was fought by ALL who committed to a NEW WORLD created by God for his purpose~
Even the papers of Columbus (translated) showed the Holy Spirit in control of his journey to New World. What God has created can only be destroy with his permission!
I would agree that the values of Marxists and Muslims are contrary and hostile to our republican form of government and therefore should be outlawed. However, your contention that "immigrants ... pretend to have ... values such as honesty, good will, work ethic etc." is flawed seeing that, except for the American Indian, we are a nation of immigrants and the decedents of immigrants .