America’s Identity Crisis: Secularism, Liberalism, Conservatism or Something Else?
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American identity is deeply rooted in its history of European colonization and the subsequent creation of the United States. The founding fathers emphasized the separation of powers as a reaction to European autocratic systems. Freedom became a crucial societal concept: freedom of ownership leading to extreme capitalism, where individual wealth is valued above all;