Although producerism is primarily economic in emphasis, it also has a perspective on social issues. Namely  it upholds the traditional values of the middle class as the only true national values. It defends those values against the  corruption of decadent inherited wealth, and against the dangerous apathy and sloth  it sees as being the inevitable consequence of dependency on a welfare state. Therefore, producerists tend to be patriotic but at the same time intensely distrustful of the State, which they believe to be under the control of forces hostile to the nation.Canovan, Stock, Kazin Some have pointed out a similarity between producerism and certain Christian End Times narratives that prophesize betrayal by trusted political and religious leaders, with many citizens drifting into laziness and sin. The producerist emphasis on the inherent value of hard work is directly related to the  Protestant work ethic, outlined by Weber. In the United States and in Europe it is often sympathetic towards conservative or fundamentalist/primitive Christianity, seen as a defender against both the moral degeneracy of the poor and the rapaciousness of unbridled capitalism. But producerism  is not tied to a specific religious world view, and its emphasis on economics, labor, and class resentments imbues it with a materialism not entirely compatible with a purely religious outlook.Kazin, Berlet & Lyons
Although producerism is primarily economic in emphasis, it also has a perspective on social issues. Namely , it upholds the traditional values of the middle class as the only true national values. It defends those values against the perceived corruption of decadent inherited wealth, and against the dangerous apathy and sloth that it sees as being the inevitable consequence of dependency on a welfare state. Therefore, producerists tend to be patriotic but at the same time intensely distrustful of the State, which they believe to be under the control of forces hostile to the nation.Canovan, Stock, Kazin Some have pointed out a similarity between producerism and certain Christian "End Times" narratives that prophesize betrayal by trusted political and religious leaders, with many citizens drifting into laziness and sin. The producerist emphasis on the inherent value of hard work is directly related to the traditional Protestant work ethic, outlined by Weber. In the United States and in Europe it is often sympathetic towards conservative or fundamentalist/primitive Christianity, seen as a defender against both the moral degeneracy of the poor and the rapaciousness of unbridled capitalism. But producerism per se is not tied to a specific religious world view, and its emphasis on economics, labor, and class resentments imbues it with a materialism not entirely compatible with a purely religious outlook.Kazin, Berlet & Lyons
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