One of the stories from the French Revolution is about what Queen Marie Antoinette said of the peasants’ inability to buy bread: . . . → Read More: Let Them Eat Cake
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 Comments are closed  Blog  civilization, economies, for, French, French revolution, gain the world, history, history repeats, Jesus, let them eat cake, Marie Antoinette, migration, New Testament, parable of the talents, parables, Planet B, poor, Queen Marie Antoinette, redistribution, refugees, revolution, rich, rich and poor, social welfare, tax breaks, warfare, wealthy The term “American Exceptionalism” has been much in the news lately, primarily because President Obama has frequently been accused of not believing in it. It is a strange expression, as is referring to the United States of America as “America,” as though the “of” wasn’t part of the deal. North America, Central America, and South America are also part of “America.” In saying so, I am probably guilty of having denigrated the concept of “American Exceptionalism.” But that’s not really the case. I agree that the United States of America is exceptional in one sense of that word. In . . . → Read More: American Exceptionalism Comments are closed Blog America, American, Americas, Central America, connections, cultural, differences, earth, Exceptionalism, get along, history, John La Valle, kill, Kung Fu, maim, neuro-linguistic programming, neurolinguistic programming, NLP, North America, Obama, Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Planet B, Richard Bandler, short-term, South America, unique, uniqueness |
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