"Requiem for American Exceptionalism" http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/requiem-for-american-exceptionalism/388381/ …
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
The wildcard is technological leadership. America does have a meaningful cultural edge, there.
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart America also has a Bill of Rights—which doesn't exist in a lot of developed and undeveloped countries. No small thing, that.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @danielstoddart
@danielstoddart@paulbaumgart ? "Australia is the only Western democratic country with neither a constitutional nor federal bill of rights"3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rezendi
@rezendi@danielstoddart The American one is particularly strong, though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart@danielstoddart Got a cite for that? Here's a disagreement: http://www.mintpressnews.com/new-countries-favor-canadian-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms-us-bill-of-rights-outdated/24184/ …3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @rezendi
@paulbaumgart@danielstoddart I can assure you that it's not a belief widely held in Canada, to pick the example I know best.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @rezendi
@rezendi@danielstoddart Sounds about right: "it isn't a set of laws but cultural values that guarantee freedom and no matter what the laws"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@rezendi @danielstoddart Yeah, I think you're right, Jon. It's not a big factor.
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