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This is the type of thing that people say when they have never been to or lived in a different country, even a 1st world country, let alone a 3rd world country - and when I say "3rd world" and "been to", I don't mean "at their resorts".
America is absolutely exceptional when you see how others in this world are living.
"Exceptionalism" isn't about America being PERFECT. It is about the concept and founding of a country based upon merit, and not about your FAMILY, or Royalty by birth. It is also the concept of CITIZENS having Natural Rights as humans upheld and guaranteed by the Constitution, and having SOME say in their representation in government.
OP. Take a Civics and History course. Get some education before you post nonsense.
A small paragraph that predictably makes no mention of the most important aspect of life. That dirty word.
Responsibility.
Americas "exceptionalism". We don't have to take responsibility for our actions.
Some countries kind of sorta copied us, but which have a Second Amendment to put teeth in their Rights? No other country has this guarantee of a Natural Right, and the ultimate guarantee of freedom.
Look at all the countries adopting "HATE SPEECH" laws as they don't have a First Amendment. No, we are still the most exceptional country in the world. The Democrats want to change that. And people like the OP just want to dwell on perceived negatives or the few mistakes we've made. Just more talking America down.
Yours is not the standard anymore.
"In contrast, professors Law and Versteeg conclude that the American constitution, once the foundational document for new nations in search of a government, has fallen out of favour. It fails to protect rights, such as freedom from discrimination based on race or sex, that are considered fundamental in our time; it enshrines rights, such as the right to bear arms, that other nations don't value; its courts increasingly interpret the American document so perversely – by claiming that it must only be applied as the founding fathers originally intended – as to render it useless as a tool for tackling modern problems."
America is absolutely exceptional when you see how others in this world are living.
You are correct America is exceptionally awful in contrast to many other developed nations. The more time I spend overseas the more obvious this has become to me and most other Americans.
You are correct America is exceptionally awful in contrast to many other developed nations. The more time I spend overseas the more obvious this has become to me and most other Americans.
I’m an extremely well-traveled American who feels an incredible sense of happiness every time I’m wheels down back in the USA. My foreign experiences both enrich me and fill me with gratitude for my home.
I think a lot of people who think like you are just unhappy defeated people who are failing to succeed in life, but unwilling to take responsibility for it. A dour outlook and the inability to rise above are not traits of successful people no matter what country one resides in.
A load of commie liberal BS from someone who has never traveled......check out some third world countries or come to any large city in Kaleefornia and you can see the dregs of society due to their socialistic policies.......America as founded is THE exceptional country in the world as evidenced by the millions who want to come here............
I totally agree with you and appreciate your example. in this case, you have engaged in the terrible act of sharing something from "the atlantic."
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