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kpete

(72,022 posts) Thu Jul 21, 2022, 12:34 PM Jul 2022

American "exceptionalism"

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American "exceptionalism" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2022 OP

American exceptionalism means we don't have to learn anything from other countries...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #1

I've been to over 50 countries jimfields33 Jul 2022 #2

Some people brag that they never leave their county. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #3

as an educator markie Jul 2022 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,721 posts)

1. American exceptionalism means we don't have to learn anything from other countries...nt

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Thu Jul 21, 2022, 12:36 PM

Jul 2022

jimfields33

(15,979 posts)

2. I've been to over 50 countries

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Thu Jul 21, 2022, 12:37 PM

Jul 2022

and I think ours is pretty good. Yes we have warts but so does every country. Not only that but we’re the third largest populated country in the world. Extremely difficult to satisfy everyone.

Irish_Dem

(47,461 posts)

3. Some people brag that they never leave their county.

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Thu Jul 21, 2022, 12:40 PM

Jul 2022

Or travel more than 50 miles.

markie

(22,758 posts)

4. as an educator

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Thu Jul 21, 2022, 12:50 PM

Jul 2022

I have always advocated for getting kids out to see different cultures... physically best, but anyway to allow kids experience different peoples, cultures, foods, dialects, ways of living and thinking, etc....

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