The closest thing to a homegrown religion in America is the belief that “you’re just as good as anyone else, and nobody’s any better than you.” And no it’s not redundant. The two clauses are distinct dogmas. It’s the standard by which “justice” itself is judged.
Isn’t that Thomas Sowell theory of black inner city culture post various shutdowns of ‘black wall street’ etc?
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Heh yeoman power and monarchical power allying against feudal power since Robin Hood something something Switzerland has a closely parallel culture: William Tell as founding figure, but stabilized by siege of geography. I suspect Edo Japan maps too.
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On yeoman agrarian populist culture https://www.amazon.com/Roots-Southern-Populism-Transformation-Upcountry/dp/0195306708 …
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