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The internal conflicts and contemporary dilemmas of America’s national characteristics

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Since the twenty-first century, the political landscape of the United States has undergone dramatic changes. One of the key manifestations is the rise of evangelical Christian nationalism and its significant internal and external political consequences. While the causes behind the rise of evangelical Christian nationalism in the United States and its resulting political effects are multifaceted, fundamentally, these developments are closely linked to issues that have existed throughout the history of the American nation-building process, such as the ambiguity of national objectives and the conflict of value systems. The root cause lies in the instability and multifaceted nature of the American national characteristics. Since its founding, the U.S. has consistently wavered in its national characteristics, presenting three competing models of the modern American state: the empire of liberty, the liberal civic state, and the Anglo-Saxon Protestant nation. The positioning of these three national characteristics, which are seemingly contradictory yet often coexisting, has, on the one hand, shaped the unique character of the United States, while on the other hand, it has exposed the U.S. to periodic conflicts and crises. It is important to note that the rise of evangelical Christian nationalism in the twenty-first century, coupled with the increasing polarization of American politics, may disrupt the previously existing balance of conflicting yet coexisting national identities. With the continuous decline in the population of the white majority, this balance is likely to break down further, potentially resulting in prolonged internal strife within the U.S.

Sejak abad ke-21, lanskap politik Amerika Serikat telah mengalami perubahan dramatis. Salah satu manifestasi utamanya adalah kebangkitan nasionalisme Kristen evangelis dan konsekuensi politik internal dan eksternalnya yang signifikan. Meskipun penyebab di balik kebangkitan nasionalisme Kristen evangelis di Amerika Serikat dan dampak politik yang ditimbulkannya beragam, pada dasarnya, perkembangan ini terkait erat dengan isu-isu yang telah ada sepanjang sejarah proses pembangunan bangsa Amerika, seperti ambiguitas tujuan nasional dan konflik sistem nilai. Akar penyebabnya terletak pada ketidakstabilan dan sifat multifaset karakteristik nasional Amerika. Sejak didirikan, AS secara konsisten berfluktuasi dalam karakteristik nasionalnya, menghadirkan tiga model negara Amerika modern yang saling bersaing: kekaisaran kebebasan, negara sipil liberal, dan bangsa Protestan Anglo-Saxon. Penempatan ketiga karakteristik nasional ini, yang tampaknya kontradiktif namun seringkali hidup berdampingan, di satu sisi telah membentuk karakter unik Amerika Serikat, sementara di sisi lain, telah memaparkan AS pada konflik dan krisis berkala. Penting untuk dicatat bahwa kebangkitan nasionalisme Kristen evangelis di abad ke-21, ditambah dengan meningkatnya polarisasi politik Amerika, dapat mengganggu keseimbangan identitas nasional yang sebelumnya saling bertentangan namun tetap hidup berdampingan. Dengan terus menurunnya populasi mayoritas kulit putih, keseimbangan ini kemungkinan akan semakin terkikis, yang berpotensi mengakibatkan pertikaian internal yang berkepanjangan di AS.

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Judul Seri

International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

: Springer Nature., 2025

Deskripsi Fisik

Hal. 1 - 23

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

23661003

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

9, Article number: 2

Subjek

American politics
Society and culture
National characteristics
Anglo-Saxon Protestant nation

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Shaoqing Zhou

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