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el_bryanto

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8. American exceptionalism and American pride are two different things

Reply to Telcontar (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:42 PM

Mar 2015

American Exceptionalism is the idea that we are the best country - that we have the right to dictate to the rest of the world because we are more moral than they are.

Being proud of our accomplishments is not a bad thing; but being sure that we are the best nation of them all is not great.

Bryant

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9 basic concepts Americans fail to grasp [View all] 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 OP

1 and 3 are issues we pretty much grasp but we just refuse to acknowledge they are true. It jwirr Mar 2015 #1

#6 - my son already knows three languages.. It is Tuesday Mar 2015 #2

I only know about 5 people that I would say are Republicans and I believe (from what they have said) BlueJazz Mar 2015 #3

Some Americans only. MineralMan Mar 2015 #4

I disagee with Number 3 Telcontar Mar 2015 #5

American exceptionalism and American pride are two different things el_bryanto Mar 2015 #8

Let's look at the languages claim. Is it true? Is this unique to Americans? Does it apply to Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #6

It's not a "failure to grasp". It's racism. Yavin4 Mar 2015 #7

There is a LOT of truth in that. hifiguy Mar 2015 #9