ION, I always thought "American Exceptionalism" was a phrase only used by its critics. But I was wrong. Here is Liz Cheney:
We've now seen several different occasions when [Obama]'s been on the international trips, where he's not willing to say, flat out, 'I believe in American exceptionalism. I believe unequivocally, unapologetically, America is the best nation that ever existed in history, and clearly that exists today.' Instead we've seen him do what we saw him do in the speech in Cairo, which is sort of, 'on one hand this, on the other hand that,' and then attempt to put himself sort of above it all. I think that troubles people.
Conservatives have used the argument that since America is fundamentally good, it's OK when
we
torture, or go to war without valid pretext....
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Conservatives have used the argument that since America is fundamentally good, it's OK when we torture, or go to war without valid pretext....
Pshaw! As Nixon said:
"When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."
(sigh)
If the US does it, it is therefore not an immoral act. Dontchagetityet?
(And for those who don't know me very well - which is almost all of you, since I'm a hermit - I'm both a black-hearted cynic, and a bleeding-heart liberal, which is nice - it means my own blood doesn't stain my gothy wardrobe.)
Dontchagetityet?
I talked to God about that and he was like, ‘No.’
I would say that we should start a club, but that means, like, joining and shit.
Although real cynics are always spotting me for a fraud anyway.
Someone just called me a public figure. That idea scares the pee out of me.
Congratulations Doctor Nilly!
Someone just called me a public figure. That idea scares the pee out of me.
ahahahahaahaha! Here, come sit by me and we can gently rock back and forth in mild terror. It might be soothing.
Allyson, can I be your Drama? You know, beg you for slots in anthologies and nag you to eat and take supplements?
I'd be super-devoted...
