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[BEST OF] American Exceptionalism and Innocence: Liberal Ideology and American Creation Myths

Revolutionary Left Radio

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The Left's Critique of Inverted American Exceptionalism

On the left, there is a criticism of inverted American exceptionalism. "American innocence says that yes, there are problems that the US has caused," writes Julian Zelizer. If we're doing a real materialist analysis, and you can actually show that much of the suffering in the world has the U.S.'s hands in it, he adds.

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