One of the central myths of American nationalism has long been ‘exceptionalism’ – the idea that US history, culture and political life are by definition incomparable. Needless to say, this is absurd
There is a deeply ingrained provincialism and innocence in this the kind of
look at us claim.
In its innocence, this kind of ‘look at me’ theory typically ignored such embarrassing things as the very high murder rate in the US, its hugely disproportionate black prison population, persistent illiteracy and significant levels of political corruption.
Still I do love America, and apart from crazies going around with guns, having lived there, I do feel it is a great nation.
and it was a wonderful experience for me when I lived there.
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