Outstanding dissection of the infinite regress trap in Cooke's argument. The gatekeeping model breaks down the momnet you ask who defines the creed, especially given how elastic America's founding principles have been throughout history. I've noticed similar circular reasoning in immigration debates where critics demand ideological purity they'd never impose on native-born citizens. The comparison to past nativist movements is particularly instructive since those gatekeepers were so spectacularly wrong bout who could become American.
Outstanding dissection of the infinite regress trap in Cooke's argument. The gatekeeping model breaks down the momnet you ask who defines the creed, especially given how elastic America's founding principles have been throughout history. I've noticed similar circular reasoning in immigration debates where critics demand ideological purity they'd never impose on native-born citizens. The comparison to past nativist movements is particularly instructive since those gatekeepers were so spectacularly wrong bout who could become American.
Thank you.