Captain American Nationalist
- Josh Klein
- Mar 27, 2024
- 4 min read
I've been writing and speaking about "nationalism" since 2019. The first article I wrote on the topic was entitled, "Should Christians be Against Christian Nationalism?" This article was in response to a statement many Christians signed condemning Christian Nationalism, but it never defined the term or clarified exactly what this bogeyman was. Before going any further, let's define the word "nationalism." Over the past few years, the first definition that comes up after a Google search is the following:
"identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations"
Given this understanding of nationalism, it seems that it's always bad to be a nationalist . . . UNLESS the interests of one's nation are objectively good and correspond to reality. With this in mind, socialists who advance nationalism (Nazis) are objectively evil, communists who advance nationalism are objectively evil, racists who advance nationalism are objectively evil, and citizens of nations governed by Sharia Law who are nationalists are objectively evil.
On the other hand, citizens of the United States who advance the foundational interests of America correspond to reality and are objectively good. That is to say, if one identifies with the theological foundations of America, that “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…”, and one seeks to advance this idea to the exclusion or detriment of any nation or person (foreign or domestic) who opposes the objective and unalienable God-given rights of all humans, then one is both objectively good and an American Nationalist.
Christian Nationalism vs American Nationalism
Although I used to advance the term "Christian Nationalism," I have recently been using the term "American Nationalist." In fact, I have been clear that if one is a Christian, then they should be an American Nationalist. This is because Christian theology is perfectly compatible with America's theological foundations, that all humans possess objective and unalienable God-given rights that ought not be violated by anyone or any government. Indeed, the role of an objectively good government is to protect these objective and unalienable God-given rights -- to the exclusion or detriment of anyone or any nation who seeks to oppose said rights. If a nation is not opposing ultimate reality, then an objectively good nation will not seek the exclusion or detriment of the other nation. Indeed, since they share the same interests, these nations will be natural allies. FreeThinking Ministries has had much to say on this topic over the past five years. Consider the following articles and videos:
And make sure to see the many videos on the FreeThinking Ministries YouTube channel and click on the image above to see my discussion with Braxton Hunter and Johnathan Pritchett on the Trinity Radio YouTube channel.
Captain American Nationalist
During an awesome MAVEN mission trip in Utah, Micah Kunkle, Ryan Pauly, and I had some deep conversations and friendly arguments about my views. My dear friends and I agreed on many points, but
saw some things differently (and still remained good friends)! At the end of the week, Micah had some fun and created some artwork (with the help of AI) of me as “Captain American Nationalist!”
We all got a good laugh, but then I quickly created the bio for this character and shared it on social media. Here it is:
This hero fights to protect the objective and unalienable God-given rights all humans possess (to the exclusion or determent of any individual or government—foreign or domestic—who seeks to violate said rights).
He has fought to free those in slavery, fights to defend innocent babies from being murdered, fights to defend confused children from being physically mutilated by evil adults, fights against Nazis, fights against racism, he knows what a woman is and fights for women's rights, he fights for the rights of humans to defend themselves from evil, fights for the rights of humans to freely think and speak in the public square, and he opposes the evils of Marxism with every fiber of his being!
Captain American Nationalist knows that Satan is behind all the evil listed above. He knows that our battle is not primarily “against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12).
Finally, Captain American Nationalist is a freedom fighter who strives to possess sound theology. He wears a cross on his chest as a reminder that he is first and foremost a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven and seeks to live according to its constitution which is the Law of Christ. Although he invites all to immigrate to Heaven and to live according to its constitution, he will not force anyone to do so. Be that as it may, Captain American Nationalist realizes that those who reject this invitation are still created in the Image of God and still possess objective and unalienable rights that ought to be protected. He has devoted his life to protecting God-given human rights and inviting everyone to eventually join him in God's Kingdom.
In the meantime, he realizes that America's theological foundations are objectively true and perfectly compatible with his Christian beliefs. So, because he is a Christian, he affirms and advances America's interests -- to the exclusion or detriment of any who would oppose God-given rights.
Conclusion
Captain American Nationalist is the hero we should all aspire to be. He is the hero we need at this crucial point in history. Please join me and become a Captain American Nationalist yourself. Make sure to keep Jesus first, and base your political views on sound theology (whatever you do, do not base your theology on politics -- that's backwards)!
Use your power (one vote per person and a circle of influence) to fight against the Marxist ideas that have been infiltrating our borders and corrupting minds over the recent years.
Stay reasonable (Isaiah 1:18),
Dr. Tim Stratton (a.k.a., Captain American Nationalist)!
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