Claims of American exceptionalism tend to evoke either knee-jerk patriotic fervor or “intellectual” bemoaning of unwarranted arrogance. Either reaction misses the point. America does stand exceptional among the nations of Earth. This is not a rhetorical claim without substantiation, but an indisputable historical fact. What makes America exception is no cause for arrogance, pride, or self-adulation. It is the unique source of philosophical pillars which have contributed to an unlikely continuity of government for nearly two and a half centuries. Knowing the secret to our success, which has been made secret through concerted effort by domestic enemies of our Constitution, is an essential prerequisite to restoring and maintaining the republic. One cannot repair or perpetuate that which they do not understand.
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We used to reward exceptional behavior
6eorge Jetson Monday, November 16th at 7:29PM EST (link)In 2009, the Obama administration rewards the status quo through big government favoritism and bailouts.
It’s not that difficult to understand. You tend to get what you incentivize.
It’s a shame that we are running away from free enterprise just as more of the world is embracing it.
Hold off on that Mammogram for 10 years