American Exceptionalism

An American Exceptionalism is an Ideology that is based on an American Patriotism point-of-view that sees the United States as exceptional, and inherently better than other nations.

• AKA: Americanism.
• Context:
  • It can involve American Culture, which includes American Gun Culture.
  • It can involve American Incarceration.
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• Example(s):
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • American Revolution,
  • White Supremacism.
• See: American Way of Life, Laissez-Faire, Alexis de Tocqueville, Americanism (Ideology), Equality Before The Law, Republicanism in The United States.

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References

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism Retrieved:2022-7-10.
  • American exceptionalism is the idea that the United States is inherently different from other nations. Its proponents argue that the values, political system, and historical development of the U.S. are unique in human history, often with the implication that the country is both destined and entitled to play a distinct and positive role on the world stage. Political scientist Seymour Martin Lipset traces the origins of American exceptionalism to the American Revolution, from which the U.S. emerged as "the first new nation" with a distinct ideology. This ideology, which Lipset called Americanism, but is often also referred to as American exceptionalism, is based on liberty, equality before the law, individual responsibility, republicanism, and laissez-faire economics; these principles are sometimes collectively referred to as "American exceptionalism", and entail the U.S. being perceived both domestically and internationally as superior to other nations or having a unique mission to transform the world. The theory of exceptionalism in the U.S. developed over time and can be traced to many sources. French political scientist and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was the first writer to describe the country as "exceptional" following his travels there in 1831. The earliest documented use of the specific term "American exceptionalism" is by American communists in intra-communist disputes in the late 1920s.

2019

• (Putin, 2019) ⇒ https://amazon.com/Donald-J-Putin-American-Exceptionalism-ebook/dp/B07ZDNJ4N5
  • QUOTE: Donald J. Putin on American Exceptionalism is THE book the government does not want you to read! If the government actually cared what you read, of course.

    Twitter phenomenon (and Brooklyn’s own) Donald J. Putin brings you a satiric (or is it?) composite of the collective knowledge of the current American and Russian presidents (who may, or may not, actually be two people) in a sprawling manifesto that dives right into the issues facing Americans, and answers many of the questions that you have been staring at the ceiling pondering at 3:00 a.m.

    • Why are Americans so depressed all the time? (And if you aren’t depressed, there is probably something wrong with you, because you should be.)
    • Should we be looking for a new place to live? (Does anyone on the planet still like us enough to let us in? And can we get health care there?)
    • If our food sucks so badly, why is it making us so damned fat?
    • How come I haven’t had a vacation in so long?

Donald J. Putin takes you on a cradle to grave roller coaster ride (mostly downhill, actually) establishing the historical and doctrinal basis for American Exceptionalism and diagnosing just what is wrong with the USA (with annotated footnotes and everything, so you know he is serious.)

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