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08-10-2024, 11:22 PM
Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Justice Thomas
(08-10-2024, 09:14 PM)mordant Wrote: (07-11-2024, 06:07 PM)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I also believe that after the 60s, which saw American youth turn its back on American exceptionalism as a belief, the right wing were so injured that they clung to the traditional values they saw as foundational no matter how revolting those values could be.
What does American exceptionalism mean to you, and why is it a Good Thing?
I never wrote that it was a "Good Thing", so I'm unsure why you'd impute that to me.
I see American exceptionalism as a version of the "City on the Hill" mythos which posits that we as a nation are a guiding light for the world, and that our actions are, or should be, beyond reproach for that reason. There's also the national mythos of Rugged Individualism which implies that Americans are themselves unique in the world and a model for the rest of humanity.
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08-10-2024, 11:43 PM
Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Justice Thomas
(08-10-2024, 11:33 PM)mordant Wrote: (08-10-2024, 11:22 PM)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I never wrote that it was a "Good Thing", so I'm unsure why you'd impute that to me.
I see American exceptionalism as a version of the "City on the Hill" mythos which posits that we as a nation are a guiding light for the world, and that our actions are, or should be, beyond reproach for that reason. There's also the national mythos of Rugged Individualism which implies that Americans are themselves unique in the world and a model for the rest of humanity.
O,IC. I misread that sentence. The fault is with moi, last night was not a great one for sleep and it is impacting me more than I thought. Sorry.
We're good, I had a similar moment last night citing an author for another poster here.
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