Debunking the Myth of American Exceptionalism
The myth of American Exceptionalism is widely, but perhaps
insincerely, believed by most American thought-leaders and political and
economic elites, whether they are radical Republican Party
members/voters or are members/voters of the moderate “Republican” wing
of the Democratic Party.
Members of the democratic wing of the Democratic Party
and anybody that espouses Green Party values (whether they are
registered members or not) are skeptical of the mass media’s constant
reportage on American Exceptionalism.
and anybody that espouses Green Party values (whether they are
registered members or not) are skeptical of the mass media’s constant
reportage on American Exceptionalism.
Oh, America is certainly an exceptional nation, all
right, but the reality is that most of the evidence of exceptionalism
should be sources of sorrow, shame and embarrassment. All American
patriots, including the pseudo-patriots who espouse the classical
fascist/nationalist notion of “My nation, right or wrong”, should be on
their knees repenting of what America has done on behalf of that
misbegotten belief, starting with the “patriotic” genocidal massacres of
the aboriginal Native Americans, the quasi-genocide of America’s
African slaves, the Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny.
right, but the reality is that most of the evidence of exceptionalism
should be sources of sorrow, shame and embarrassment. All American
patriots, including the pseudo-patriots who espouse the classical
fascist/nationalist notion of “My nation, right or wrong”, should be on
their knees repenting of what America has done on behalf of that
misbegotten belief, starting with the “patriotic” genocidal massacres of
the aboriginal Native Americans, the quasi-genocide of America’s
African slaves, the Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny.
Take the fact that America leads the world in the
percentage – and total numbers – of its citizens that are incarcerated
(and that includes the statistics from such previously totalitarian
communist nations (and now newly capitalist) such as the USSR, Russia
and China).
percentage – and total numbers – of its citizens that are incarcerated
(and that includes the statistics from such previously totalitarian
communist nations (and now newly capitalist) such as the USSR, Russia
and China).
America is – embarrassingly so – exceptional in one
major area. It leads the world in military expenditures, spending
approximately the same amount that the rest of the world combined
spends, despite the fact that there are no nations that have the naval,
air or land combat capabilities that could repel or withstand even a
single day of full-fledged American military assault (for which the
Pentagon probably already has contingency plans). Every American Special
Forces soldier knows in his heart of hearts that, compared to his
highly lethal, highly trained killing unit, Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht
soldiers and Luftwaffe airmen were pussies.
major area. It leads the world in military expenditures, spending
approximately the same amount that the rest of the world combined
spends, despite the fact that there are no nations that have the naval,
air or land combat capabilities that could repel or withstand even a
single day of full-fledged American military assault (for which the
Pentagon probably already has contingency plans). Every American Special
Forces soldier knows in his heart of hearts that, compared to his
highly lethal, highly trained killing unit, Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht
soldiers and Luftwaffe airmen were pussies.
