american exceptionalism is difficult to embrace by the liberal when it is as openly crass as trump yelling make america great again ; this is a land obsessed with packaging and style after all. of keeping up appearances. it’s why so much of the democrats’ criticism of trumpism has to do with his delivery; they object to him ‘soiling’ the white... See more

Finally, Real America has a strong nationalist character. Its attitude toward the rest of the world is isolationist, hostile to humanitarianism and international engagement, but ready to respond aggressively to any incursion against national interests. The purity and strength of Americanism are always threatened by contamination from outside and

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Like every other country, ours has a lot to be proud of and a lot to be ashamed of. But a nation cannot reform itself unless it takes pride in itself -- unless it has an identity, rejoices in it, reflects upon it and tries to live up to it. Such pride sometimes takes the form of arrogant, bellicose nationalism. But it often takes the form of a... See more