Was thinking about this moronic administration, and his previous one, and I can’t get over how transactional everything is to him. His brain works in no other way. Crime boss shakedown mentality…at all times. “You want something?…How much do you have to give me,me, me. USA cowers in the backseat!
Ask any brodude If they could take a bear in a fight, they would probably say, yes right off the bat or start putting conditions in the fight, that would benefit them. When in reality they get mauled. So yeah I really think you're right
American exceptionalism should always be a latitudinal compass point, like east, a direction to navigate to though there is still an infinite number of miles left. And you can insert any country or group name you would like.
It's there we just have to fight for it and we do that by not giving up. They win when we turn into them or when we give up but when we continue to do what we're doing and they know they can't stop us they don't win. Keep studying keep telling your children you love them keep teaching them right
They don't win Because the best revenge Is success And as long as you continue to do what you're supposed to do You don't get angry you don't play their game You keep doing what you do They know they can't distract you Than they can't win
Disagree. American exceptionalism lies in our governing documents and in a lot of our history. It is harder to find today because of the things we have done to ourselves.
There were always problems but we are always trying to improve those documents. Notice I didn’t say our first governing documents nor did I say all of our history. That said, America is an exceptional nation and a world leader in many areas. The problem is now, Trump. We must resist & survive.
Absolutely agree - we are certainly one of the world leaders in terms of gun deaths! Outpacing both Venezuela and Guatemala! Kudos to us! That shit truly is, as you note, exceptional...
What about those things. Read Overthrow and some of the American Imperialism books. Don’t throw us completely on the 💩 pile of history since we can still raise these issues. I understand what pricks we have been but a lot of that was due to jerks and greedy people. We still fight the good fight.
Yes. Now ask yourself. What did they mean? It just meant we exempt ourself from the concept that our way of life is abjectly immoral and overtly evil.
We did do slavery and genocide using that argument. Aka white man's burden.
I saw it with my own eyes in the 90’s. Feeding homeless in San Fran with my corporate lunch allowance. Same years traveling throughout Europe, I saw compassion and social services that the US shunned.
So many ways we’re not exceptional: medical outcomes, expected lifespan, women & infant mortality, education outcomes. There is SO MUCH fiction we’re force fed about America being the best while the GOP gives all our $$$$ to military contractors & away from things like healthcare & education
I think Jess is giving us a real dose of reality. I think it’s about time that we all looked at ourselves in the mirror and admit that we have created this disaster.
Been abroad for three weeks and I can't tell you how many times I've muttered "fucking Americans" to myself and watched as the indigenous folks roll their eyes. We are a loud, entitled bunch.
I wonder how many homeless people were ignored today by those crying American exceptionalism. There are no homeless people in Cuba. Housing is a constitutional right there - just like guns are here.
Well it’s exceptional if you’re a billionaire, it’s not so great if you’re an ordinary working person though. Looking in from Scotland I find the healthcare and working conditions to be abysmal.
I realized yesterday that I have been grieving the last bit of the lies I internalized about our greatness/potential. The truth imo is we have a home built on a rotten foundation.We arent willing as a country to do the work to fix it properly. The patches wont solve the problem
The people who have given life and limb for this country(us)were exceptional. The people who are allowing the country “DIE” that those who gave life and limb for ARE NOT!!
With respect, it is a form
of narcissism. I grew up in the US. Have lived in Canada for over 3 decades and have observed this from the outside rather than the inside. It does not surprise me that it has gotten this far with an extreme narcissist as the leader. It is reflective of an on going theme.
So is 'pulling yourself up by your bootstraps'. Soooooo many nepo babies in the Trump Administration who preach that crap but had everything given to them their entire life.
I think I was about 10 years old and I experienced a 4th of July that was full of Pro-American propaganda but I had just been checking out books from the library about the genocide of native Americans. That's when I understood what patriotism was. A lying cultish mob.
One of the biggest disappointments of my life was when I was about 11, and I realized that Teachers could be IDIOTS too. Up until then I thought all Teachers were infallible. The whole American Exceptionalism thing has always bothered me. There’s too much RACISM, MISOGYNY & POVERTY here.
But it's a great illusion to spin to distract people from the crumbling reality around them.
See Timothy Snyder's Yale history class on YouTube where he discussed how empires have founding myths that hide the truth about past history. (The first hour of The Making of Modern Ukraine, 23 classes)
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The mythology of American Exceptionalism is a cancer
We did do slavery and genocide using that argument. Aka white man's burden.
And it's a damn shame, Jess.
I just like it better when our leaders attack our enemies instead of us.
I see no benefit in telling us how worthless we are. I can get that message from MAGA. I don't need it from Jess.
More per capital prisoners/jailed
Highest health expenditures
Worst health outcomes
Highest military expenditures
Worst infrastructure
Oh, were exceptional all right.
It could be better.
Exceptionally Arrogant
Exceptionally Ignorant
Exceptionally Entitled
Exceptionally Priviledged
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of narcissism. I grew up in the US. Have lived in Canada for over 3 decades and have observed this from the outside rather than the inside. It does not surprise me that it has gotten this far with an extreme narcissist as the leader. It is reflective of an on going theme.
See Timothy Snyder's Yale history class on YouTube where he discussed how empires have founding myths that hide the truth about past history. (The first hour of The Making of Modern Ukraine, 23 classes)