Very, very apt.
Whether a republic or monarchy etc, what matters is Christ in the hearts of man, that is why the American Revolution did not end in a total nightmare while the French Revolution who copied the exact same recipe ended in a total nightmare that they have never recovered from that... because the French thought they could do away with Christ along with the King, the builders rejected the cornerstone in Matthew 21:42.
Well put. While they are material (let's
hope it is only material) heretics, Protestant Americans from the very beginning have embraced a kind of baseline Christianity, and in their own way, acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior. Your typical, salt-of-the-earth, simple Protestant would have no objection to the title "Christ the King". Sadly, that does not translate into acceptance of the Catholic Faith in its entirety, but at least they are not atheists. Compare that with the typical French stereotypes, "life is absurd", "we are secular", "pfui to the priest, he does not know", and so on. Two entirely different mindsets.