In general it’s arguable to what extent presidents are leaders vs figureheads that the true powers rally behind.
Non-American here… there are certain things that give me the figurehead vibe. Such as should not be atheist—if not figurehead people would care more about culturally Christian / traditional / conservative VALUES than faith.
Faith is a deeply personal issue and suggests the importance of personality i.e. figureheadism.
Values, such as, values that align with religious conservative etc. ones even if the candidate is atheist would suggest more actual power.
When you ask your boss for a holiday, you care not if he approves it because of christian charity or atheist empathy.
Maybe at this point someone will ask why would have an atheist religious conservative values. My answer will be that a hyper-masculine nationalist even when atheist will have 90% the same values. For example he will be against abortion because he wants more kids because he wants more soldiers beca use he wants more national power. But this may be too much of an (Eastern) European kind of conservative logic and perhaps incomprehensible in the US I don’t know.
I should add I was here demonstrating how some people think NOT endorsing it. Don’t shoot/downvote the messenger.
Such as should not be atheist—if not figurehead people would care more about culturally Christian / traditional / conservative VALUES than faith.
The point is that in the USA faith is (or at least was) a reasonable signal for values.
My answer will be that a hyper-masculine nationalist even when atheist will have 90% the same values.
Due to the cultural history of the USA hyper-masculine nationalist atheists with conservative values are rare. Currently the only place to find them is in certain corners of NRx.
Non-American here… there are certain things that give me the figurehead vibe. Such as should not be atheist—if not figurehead people would care more about culturally Christian / traditional / conservative VALUES than faith.
Faith is a deeply personal issue and suggests the importance of personality i.e. figureheadism.
Values, such as, values that align with religious conservative etc. ones even if the candidate is atheist would suggest more actual power.
When you ask your boss for a holiday, you care not if he approves it because of christian charity or atheist empathy.
Maybe at this point someone will ask why would have an atheist religious conservative values. My answer will be that a hyper-masculine nationalist even when atheist will have 90% the same values. For example he will be against abortion because he wants more kids because he wants more soldiers beca use he wants more national power. But this may be too much of an (Eastern) European kind of conservative logic and perhaps incomprehensible in the US I don’t know.
I should add I was here demonstrating how some people think NOT endorsing it. Don’t shoot/downvote the messenger.
The point is that in the USA faith is (or at least was) a reasonable signal for values.
Due to the cultural history of the USA hyper-masculine nationalist atheists with conservative values are rare. Currently the only place to find them is in certain corners of NRx.