I have written a few times on the subject of “American Exceptionalism”……I have found that it is a subjective topic….has many definitions and some not so comprehensible…….it has been a rallying call…..and a political slogan……and a bumper sticker……..but seldom understood.
Regardless what you think the term means…..maybe it is time to re-think the slogan……I found this article over the weekend……give it a read and let me know what you think……
Thinking we are exceptional is much like the fool who thinks he is wise. It is not pessimistic to dismiss “American exceptionalism” as arrogance because that’s what it is. Humility is the better virtue here even if we were exceptional in every way, which we’re not.
Well said…..virtue is a lost art….