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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:49 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you buy into the notion of American Exceptionalism? |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. How does one define 'exceptionalism?' |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. All countries are unique. Exceptionalism is the belief that we're uniquely unique. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I love this country very much |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Other; The US IS exceptional, but not in the ways most people like to think. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe the U.S. is no different from any other country |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. I answered "Yes" |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. exceptional in many bad ways |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Philosophical Concept That Is America Is Indeed Exceptional, Revolutionary, and Progressive |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. The results of this poll are very telling |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. I'm willing to bet that most of the 23 who voted 'Yes' do not understand what |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. no, we used to have it, long ago, for a little while. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. no |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. We do rely on the USA for leadership in many international areas. But that somehow |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. Fuck yeah! |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. The phrase is used |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's a bunch of bullshit |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. I have a working definition of American Exceptionalism |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. I think America is an exceptional country. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. As an immigrant for one of those socialist European countries, the ones who claim Freedom Fries, and |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. Exceptionally greedy assholes... |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. Exceptional would mean the freeest, best educated, most tolerant and most independent. IOW Finland |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Comparing what a country of 5.4 million folks who all mostly look alike |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Just so you know I'm not Finnish. But I do really hate this exceptionalism crap |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Well, as an immigrant to the US, my family has prospered here..... |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Yes there is a reason but it has nothing to do with your good fortune or your cousin's |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Thank you..... |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. France and Japan are very much alike in that way. If you are a native citizen, upper middle class |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 11:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yes. That's why I like America. |
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Newcanuck (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. US as global police |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
28. To me, exceptional would be how it treats the least of its citizens. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
29. We're exceptional alright. Just in all the wrong demographics. nt |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
31. I think you should have defined American Exceptionalism for people with the poll. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
33. The Russia Today show CrossTalk is going to have a lively debate on this airing Monday |
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