A lot of people are offended by the words “American execptionalism”. I think most of you misunderstand what they mean. American dream, American exceptionalism, and The Land of Opportunity are not brags about how wonderful America is, they are demands for use ordinary American folk to bow to.
Yes there are rich people in America. Yes included among the rich are people who came here from other nations. They live on the backs of us common folk.
Have you ever seen the weary faces of Americans and immigrants riding buses and trains home from work? Some people spend as much as 2 hours each way, going and coming from work. Their jobs do not pay well enough to buy them a car. Some people's jobs do not even pay well enough to pay for a roof over their heads, they sleep at the airport when they get off work.
You will not see many hovels in America. That is not because we are all rich. It's because the local governments would tear them down and force the occupants to sleep behind a dumpster rather than have the world see how poor many Americans are. The rich want to maintain that dream image so that you in the rest of the world will hock the rest of your lives to pay your own way to American to pursue the golden dream. Many of you end up behind the dumpster or sleeping at the airport with us native born, or as virtual slaves.
When the high and mighyt speak of American exceptionalism they are really telling us ordinary folk that we are not working hard enough or sacrificing enough to maintain the illusion they want to present to the world.
If you are offended by the notion of American exceptionalism, please be offended at those who actually speak such things. Please do not be angry at us ordinary Americans.

Americans see the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor as a vile offensive act of war. A reason to nationalize ALL industrial and social efforts.

And many of those same Americans see PRESIDENT Obama's proposed limited bombing on military targets in Syria as some sort of second coming, a glorified gift to both the Syrian people and the world.

if that is not exceptionalism. Then WTF is???

Americans see the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor as a vile offensive act of war. A reason to nationalize ALL industrial and social efforts.

And many of those same Americans see PRESIDENT Obama's proposed limited bombing on military targets in Syria as some sort of second coming, a glorified gift to both the Syrian people and the world.

if that is not exceptionalism. Then WTF is???

The Japanese people had NO idea what there country's leaders were up to. And they suffered the most fro their RULERS did.

What, do you really expect better than what they suffered because you DO know what Obama is doing and didn't do a thing to stop HIM???

Good luck, suckers.

..and racist

look at the reaction to 'ms america', to obama compared to bush who's deeds go completely unmentioned, to zimmerman who deeds go completely unmentioned, and on and on

part of the ignorance is how the corporate media and the pentacunt directly feed into and fan the flames of racism because it's the foundation of war and class warfare which they depend on, but it 'feels good' to think yourself your clan your tribe better than others and feeling (as opposed to thinking) is what it's all about. that feeling of groups of people getting what they deserve - the war mongers and banksters think exactly the same way - we are but cannon fodder and marks to them

so keep feeling rather than thinking, your overlords love you to death for it