The most substantial claim for U.S. "exceptionalism" is its Declaration of Independence, wherein a disparate group of individuals staked their lives, fortunes and sacred honor on the novel proposition that people were born with natural rights independent of external authority. (The existing institution of African slavery does not diminish this achievement, since they were erroneously believed to be a sub-species at that time.)
Since that time, we have made great strides in manufacturing and technology, but our ability to deal with great concepts has diminished to the point of simply pandering to the lowest common denominator. Will our future be limited to passive acceptance of creature comforts in exchange for abdication of individual self-determination?
Since that time, we have made great strides in manufacturing and technology, but our ability to deal with great concepts has diminished to the point of simply pandering to the lowest common denominator. Will our future be limited to passive acceptance of creature comforts in exchange for abdication of individual self-determination?