The Day "American Exceptionalism" Became a Nasty Slur

One of the truly unique aspects of the Obama presidency has been the concerted effort by our leader to pummel the exceptionalism of this country. Not only have we seen Barack Hussein Obama blast America in speeches across the globe, but we have also seen him implement a strategy to subvert the intellectual, technological and spiritual superiority of this country.

And believe me, there is a real horde of Leftists who have been willing to jump on that bandwagon - they have been waiting for decades to feast on the bloodied, injured body of a capitalistic Uncle Sam.

This article from Family Security Matters speaks about the truth behind "American Exceptionalism" - just why America has dominated the world for so long. I love the fact that the author is willing to point out how so many in our midst feel the need to cowtow to the Chinese, Turks and those of India with undue lauding of advancements and progress when the fact of the matter is very simple - America has kicked ass for over one hundred years on this planet and most people in this world right now, sitting in comfort and freedom owe it to the United States of America.

From the article:

He compares the intellectual curiosity of the West with the notable but static achievements of the three other great societies of the 17th century: China, India, and the Ottoman Turks. It turned out to be no contest.

For a scientific revolution to happen as it did in the west, you would need continent-wide scholars who communicated and shared findings; the printing press and its spread of literacy; a school system that taught the new sciences; and a legal system that protected property and was the basis for economic expansion. None of these institutions thrived in imperial China, Moghul India, or Ottoman Turkey. Chinese schools were hidebound Mandarin, resistant to any changes. The Muslim madrassas taught (and still teach) memorization of the Koran, shunning other subjects. By the 20th century, all three great empires were backwaters.

Let me get to the point I want to make. America loves a winner. America IS a winner. We are competitive and proud people. We are a people that is driven to succeed and improve life. We put up with a lot of shit from people across this world but in the end we will do things OUR way. But all of that is in jeopardy because of the misfit in the White House at the moment. Let's call a spade a spade. Barack Hussein Obama has issues. Psychological issues. This is a man raised in home after home of venomous hate of America, the country. This is a man raised in an atmosphere of worshiping mediocrity - for excellence was "unfair" to some people so all should be held down so no one's feelings are hurt. Quite frankly, Barack Hussein Obama was raised to be a loser. And he didn't disappoint his perverted mother, his drive by father, his whack job grandparents and his muslim fill in daddio.

You can say all you want about conservatives and patriots in America rising up against high taxes and loss of liberties and an oppressive central government but what it boils down to is the American people rising up and telling this President and his gang of surrenderists that WE ARE THE BEST - we always have been and always will be and Barack Hussein Obama better get out of the way of our exceptionalism or he's gonna be steamrolled.

What Is 'American Exceptionalism?'


Most Americans believe in “American Exceptionalism,” even when they have never heard the term. This means that the history of the United States is unlike that of most of the world; we have neither hereditary nobility, king or dictator, nor a state-supported ethnic or religious identity.

One becomes American by birth or by choice (immigrants)—with identical rights. Our constitution is very much alive—changing as conditions in our world change, providing an adaptability very rare in the world. These factors, including two oceans to separate us from the old worlds of Europe and Asia, have kept us unusually safe. We also had a vast continent to settle and a homestead program that provided land ownership to those willing to work for it.

But of late, the term “American Exceptionalism” has been questioned by some who believe that America is not exceptional at all—and that those who think it is are right-wing political bigots. They remind us that our history included slavery, imperialism, the dreadful mistreatment of our Native Americans, and ask how that jibes with “exceptionalism.”

Even President Obama, when asked if he believes in American exceptionalism said yes, just as the French and British believe in their own exceptionalism. And this remark raised the hackles of those who believe that with all our flaws, we have managed to be exceptional in almost every way—including the constant effort to admit and correct our shortcomings.

A fascinating book has just come out that jumps into this fray: Intellectual Curiosity and the Scientific Revolution, by professor Toby E. Huff. This book answers the most basic question: why has the West (Western Europe and its American and Australian offspring) dominated the world for the past four centuries while the other great civilizations declined?

Jared Diamond, in Guns, Germs, and Steel, was asked that question by a New Guinea native who wanted to know why White Men have “cargo” but his people do not. He wanted to know if there was something that White people had that made them superior. Diamond thought a lot about this—and in his book, he showed that geography matters, and those lucky enough to come from places with temperate climate; an east-west axis of travel, trade, and diseases (developing immunities); and the right plants and animals to be domesticated; have more “cargo” (success and wealth).

Now Toby Huff adds to this explanation that the geography, history, legal practices, and religions of Western Civilization from Ancient Greece through the 17th century all provided the basis for the scientific revolution that made the West the great power it has been for the past four centuries.

He compares the intellectual curiosity of the West with the notable but static achievements of the three other great societies of the 17th century: China, India, and the Ottoman Turks. It turned out to be no contest.

Although there were brilliant Chinese, Indian, and Arab scholars, including inventors, their findings never made it into their school systems, which resisted the new knowledge, nor gained the support of their absolute monarchs. Even when the telescope found its way to China and India, it was gladly used—but neither improved nor spawned further inventions.

For a scientific revolution to happen as it did in the west, you would need continent-wide scholars who communicated and shared findings; the printing press and its spread of literacy; a school system that taught the new sciences; and a legal system that protected property and was the basis for economic expansion. None of these institutions thrived in imperial China, Moghul India, or Ottoman Turkey. Chinese schools were hidebound Mandarin, resistant to any changes. The Muslim madrassas taught (and still teach) memorization of the Koran, shunning other subjects. By the 20th century, all three great empires were backwaters.

Europe’s exceptionalism and scientific revolution spread to the United States, where it has gone even further. Huff shows us that this was no fluke, but was the consequence of good institutions and a civilization that supported intellectual curiosity.