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One of the most interesting things about this general topic is that those who rant and rave MOST about American exceptionalism are themselves not at all exceptional.
We need so little to make it in the world, too too bad so many need so MUCH or think they do. We have so much for everyone, but have many starving and living on the streets in this Exceptional country. Shame on US.
He got called out. He had to make that part of the speech. The question being from past experience and the reason he was being called out.. does he himself really believe it?
He knows what he believes!
American exceptionalism as a unique blend of libertarian, egalitarianism, individualism, republicanism, populism, and laissez-faire. Other than egalitarianism, President Obama seems to have a quarrel with each component of the blend.
His actions, tell more than anything, comparing to what has left his lips.
Posting links from Infowars doesn't exactly bolster your credibility...
They were getting us ready for this, "lack of being competitive in the world", by the kids getting a participation award, instead of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons for their achievement above the rest, in public schools.
We are only as exceptional, as our government will let us be.
The more government gets involved... the less exceptional we become.
We were exceptional, because we did not have government controlling every aspect of the lives of people.
That is not true today. We have become like everyone else. Government control of everything. Socialism, like everyone else, since government took over the power from the people.
In that case Obama became president due to Affirmative Action.
We need so little to make it in the world, too too bad so many need so MUCH or think they do. We have so much for everyone, but have many starving and living on the streets in this Exceptional country. Shame on US.
We have so much, that is not free.
But of coarse you must sacrifice for your fellow man... Or we will force you to sacrifice.
Everyone has a chance to make it in life. What made this nation so great and exceptional... It was the land, where only the strong survived. Not the chosen and certainly not the collective the Constitution was suppose to prevent. 2/3rd majorities, so an individual and individual rights were not trampled over by the collective mob rule of 50.1%...
I think he was speaking for himself, calling himself unexceptional. Not America. However, he's too modest. He's very much exceptional. Exceptionally arrogant, narcissistic, bigoted, insensitive to others and clueless about exactly what America actually is.
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