• 10A@kbin.social
    2·
    a year ago

    Here’s the thing: I’m tired and headed to sleep. This has been a long and meandering conversation full of disagreements, with no real point. It’s a bit exhausting. You’re asking me about a topic that has been written about extensively in multiple books and articles. You can look up “American Exceptionalism” if you really want researched facts with academic citations. I was just giving you my honest thoughts, as a rather sleepy individual. I’m sorry those thoughts weren’t up to snuff for you.

    • czech@kbin.social
      2·
      a year ago

      My point was that America is not number one in anything. It doesn’t mean it’s a bad place to live it’s just delusional to think it’s the “greatest” by any measurable metric. Research “nationalism” if you need more information.

      • 10A@kbin.social
        2·
        a year ago

        I know what nationalism is, thank you. I also know what American Exceptionalism is, and it’s a well established doctrine, well rooted in fact. I might have failed to explain it well, or maybe you just didn’t want to question your preconceived beliefs. Either way, American Exceptionalism is the real deal, and no amount of bickering over it could change my mind. Thank you, though, for sharing your perspective with me.

        • czech@kbin.social
          2·
          a year ago

          I’m sure you can list one thing America is number one at? Its such a firm belief you hold you must know one thing, right?

          Or is your opinion just entirely based on emotion?

          • 10A@kbin.social
            2·
            a year ago

            It’s a confluence of many factors, some of which I already listed, and instead of accepting and seeking knowledge, you rejected my explanation. I’m done replying to you here. Take care.

            • czech@kbin.social
              2·
              a year ago

              Your position is that America is “the greatest country possible” so the political spectrum used by the rest of the developed world is not relevant to us. We went through this exercise to illustrate that America actually doesn’t lead the world in anything except defense spending and mass shootings.

              So to bring it back full-circle, before you sent us down a tangent about your nationalism-

              The largest news organization in America, Fox News, is far-right. What you consider “far-left” is considered centrist to right-leaning in the rest of the developed world. America is not “so great” that we can’t consider these classifications because America doesn’t actually lead the world in anything other than death.