The creedal nation model might work if we took it seriously. But we don’t and arguably can’t. We don’t enforce adherence to any actual well-defined set of values by either immigrants or born citizens, and in the latter case, what would we do with those who don’t adhere? And would we even want to enforce rigid ideological conformity? Wouldn’t that stifle progress, or just become a weapon in the hands of whichever party held power? Taken seriously, the https://x.com/ArtemisConso...