tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126574745208311184.post2369673525446285517..comments2024-01-08T05:39:24.294-06:00Comments on The Hand That Feeds You: What American Exceptionalism?F. Grey Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04480638797493891795noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126574745208311184.post-23354559678038112462010-11-10T16:08:45.457-06:002010-11-10T16:08:45.457-06:00Exceptionalism has gotten us into imperialist pre-...Exceptionalism has gotten us into imperialist pre-emptive warmongering. Exceptionalism should be buried with all our old school militarism.<br /><br />Someone once said, where there is no vision, the people perish. We're at that point. But let's not conflate extraordinary project visions with a revival of the meme of American exceptionalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126574745208311184.post-62863917087813231912010-11-04T12:19:53.869-05:002010-11-04T12:19:53.869-05:00One thing overlooked about the "moment" ...One thing overlooked about the "moment" here is the role that European and other trade partners' central banks play in determining whether or not American banks get to freely lend money for these "extraordinary" projects. They're not allowing our banks borrowing credit (and thus, their customers), because their economic best interests are not served by allowing us to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com