To better understand and appreciate the context and import of American Democratic Capitalism, one has first to understand their own personal perceptions of reality (the 'prism of self'), and their position in the universe that is our shared existence. None of us live in a vacuum. We have evolved over millennia to occupy a place where the Individual is both an equal and essential member of an infinite and unknowable cosmos and, concurrently, the center of that cosmos. Such is the paradox of the human existence. We are, at once, the most important part of the universe and the least important part of the universe, a microcosm that is neither superior nor inferior to all the others. Understanding and accepting this dichotomy is essential to adopting the ADC doctrine embodied in the Modern American Patriot.

The Core Philosophy that informs American Democratic Capitalism is its fraternal twin - Agnostic Deist Christianity.

 

This Sacratism is a spiritual-philosophical framework that joins agnostic intellectual humility,

deistic belief in a rational Creator, and the moral teaching of Christianity—

without requiring certainty about supernatural doctrines or adherence to church authority.

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The seeming contradictions between the Virtues of the Core Philosophy and Attributes of the Modern American Patriot - The Duality of ADC - can be seen as the incomplete progress toward their Unity.

 

Key elements are common to both – Courage, Persistence, Generosity, Wisdom… 

Others are unique to their respective disciplines.

Strength, Loyalty, Industry, Retribution… are protective elements of the patriotic struggle, made necessary for defense against the persistent enemies of freedom and liberty.

Our swords and shields will be cast aside when there is no longer a need for them and the enemies no longer come for us.

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The “strive” virtues of Equanimity, Non-attachment, Universal Justice and Common Humanity are the destined benefits of the eventual victory against the foes of Natural Rights. It reflects the gradual passage from our current imperfect state to the full alignment and reconciliation of both the philosophy and the practice of ADC.

This Pursuit of Unity is akin to The Pursuit of Happiness.

The path to both is about the journey more than the destination.

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The struggle against the malevolent forces that persist in opposition to the righteous ideals of the true American spirit operates on two fronts – struggles within ourselves to overcome the gravity of our “lesser angels”, and the external elements that manifest in a broad array of threats and dangers, some evil, some merely obnoxious; some corrosive, some existential. It can be said, then, that the Modern American Patriots, just as the Founding Patriots before them, are “perfectly imperfect” – flawed individuals striving to make a more perfect Union and a more perfect Self.