Venkatesh Rao@vgrThe largest scale grand narratives are civilizational (cf the 6-7 in clash of civilizations), but the dominant scale is national, and I think there are probably a couple of dozen serious national exceptionalism narratives cf this @nils_gilman essaythe-american-interest.comEveryone Is Special - The American InterestMost countries think they’re special, and they have a master narrative to prove it. The key to making American diplomacy more effective lies in figuring out what those narratives are.8:50 PM · Jun 11, 20181 Retweet2 Likes