American "Exceptionalism"?

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Although I would never be such a bore to agrue it with a foreign national, anyone who cracks a history book can see there are elements of our history that are certainly exceptional.

This as a statement of fact.

Pete

Yep. Same applies to English and French history AFAIK. What is curious is that the same right wing that openly espouses disgust/hatred of our government concurrently says that our form of government is exceptional. Which one is it?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Yep. Same applies to English and French history AFAIK. What is curious is that the same right wing that openly espouses disgust/hatred of our government concurrently says that our form of government is exceptional. Which one is it?

This is now and that was then?

Chas

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Charles

This is now and that was then?

Chas

Just what are you saying - we were exceptional, but no longer are? If that's the case, Boss Limbaugh will have you excommunicated from the Official Church of the Wingnut.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Just what are you saying - we were exceptional, but no longer are? If that's the case, Boss Limbaugh will have you excommunicated from the Official Church of the Wingnut.

Fine by me, but they'd best not touch me tin foil hat.

That thair wuld get a feller slapped upside his noggin wit an empty juga 86XX kewlaid!!!

Chas

[mossbacked]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Yep. Same applies to English and French history AFAIK. What is curious is that the same right wing that openly espouses disgust/hatred of our government concurrently says that our form of government is exceptional. Which one is it?

Our current politicians, both parties and for quite some time, have trampled the US Constitution.

Forget party labels.

What we need to get back to is the intent of the Constitution as that is what is truly makes this country exceptional beyond any framework conceived prior.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by mossbacked

Our current politicians, both parties and for quite some time, have trampled the US Constitution.

Forget party labels.

What we need to get back to is the intent of the Constitution as that is what is truly makes this country exceptional beyond any framework conceived prior.

Fresh blood!!!

Mossy, old buddy, I kin already tell I like ya.

But ya need to pull on yer fireproof skivvies, cause it's gonna get hot!!!

Chas

[mossbacked]

Originally Posted by Charles

Fresh blood!!!

Mossy, old buddy, I kin already tell I like ya.

But ya need to pull on yer fireproof skivvies, cause it's gonna get hot!!!

Chas

Thanks Chas.

Yep, but a little heat is worth it if just 1 person realizes that if we don't play by those rules, we're going to regret that our we've become an "also ran" on the world scene.

[BlueStreak]

"Our current politicians, both parties and for quite some time, have trampled the US Constitution."

True, and they will continue to do so. Even the ones you vote for, will, at some point, find the Constitution "inconvenient". I would just about gaurantee it.

"Forget party labels."

Sounds good to me. Since most of them aren't what they claim to be anyhow.

"What we need to get back to is the intent of the Constitution as that is what is truly makes this country exceptional beyond any framework conceived prior."

Which, in your opinion is---------------?

Dave

[BlueStreak]

"Our current politicians, both parties and for quite some time, have trampled the US Constitution."

True, and they will continue to do so. Even the ones you vote for, will, at some point, find the Constitution "inconvenient". I would just about gaurantee it.

"Forget party labels."

Sounds good to me. Since most of them aren't what they claim to be anyhow.

"What we need to get back to is the intent of the Constitution as that is what is truly makes this country exceptional beyond any framework conceived prior."

Which, in your opinion is............?

Dave

[mossbacked]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

"Our current politicians, both parties and for quite some time, have trampled the US Constitution."

True, and they will continue to do so. Even the ones you vote for, will, at some point, find the Constitution "inconvenient". I would just about gaurantee it.

"Forget party labels."

Sounds good to me. Since most of them aren't what they claim to be anyhow.

"What we need to get back to is the intent of the Constitution as that is what is truly makes this country exceptional beyond any framework conceived prior."

Which, in your opinion is............?

Dave

. . . limited government, and certainly more local in nature when it has to exist.