<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:18:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/exceptionalism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In Defense of Average Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back when I had an art gallery down in Austin, Texas, one of the things we naturally were able to see was a stream of cars passing by and sometimes parking in front of the store. With those came the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@denmarkguy/in-defense-of-average-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@denmarkguy/in-defense-of-average-days</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6iTmkPcRaGismeTxD4pphad5QriR11MApoQoML7kmDrWsLQrB3Mf1Zr9EaWhdYngKk58kuhPfFypiQomVoD7SXDu3GLDAnTaDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The idea of American Exceptionalism is flippantly dismissed by morons and bolstered by too many ignoramuses.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reality is that the USA is a truly special nation. This is coming from an anarchist. It should be cliche to say that we're a nation of immigrants. The right doesn't like to say that because they're]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@leguna/the-idea-of-american-exceptionalism-is-flippantly-dismissed-by-morons-and-bolstered-by-too-many-ignoramuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@leguna/the-idea-of-american-exceptionalism-is-flippantly-dismissed-by-morons-and-bolstered-by-too-many-ignoramuses</guid><category><![CDATA[america]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 23:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXp44VvvRtFgSEXpgvXjJV1cDk1FvTabCgHB7E2yuXQR3cbAtPxfGuVNTA7rooMQ3HM53oWXaZHZ2Ui8pXu3xihpo3zQULke96taekLMXHwMuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commentary: Excellence Derailed — When Excellence is Far From Excellent!]]></title><description><![CDATA[From time to time, the term "American Exceptionalism" crosses my path. In many cases, it pops up with my friends and family back in Denmark who are baffled by the way some people from the US]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@denmarkguy/commentary-excellence-derailed-when-excellence-is-far-from-excellent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@denmarkguy/commentary-excellence-derailed-when-excellence-is-far-from-excellent</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCqrR3PFXU2q8GtJxLuP64eLNN1EUMP4VTZuodeLdfNQxKtpZ2PH2J6tgeZxNb6jmQtGGPYdjXmGDr8RUz7D9FjKbGexFev6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you could ask just one question to a Presidential candidate...]]></title><description><![CDATA[...i.e., your litmus test, what would it be? My question: Do you believe in the concept of "American Exceptionalism"? Any candidate who answers yes is immediately outing themselves as a bullshit-er.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rajerpell/if-you-could-ask-just-one-question-to-a-presidential-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rajerpell/if-you-could-ask-just-one-question-to-a-presidential-candidate</guid><category><![CDATA[election]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rajerpell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:17:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Exceptionalism, American Innocence]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a time which sees the US accelerating its accumulation of conflict worldwide: a trade war with China; sanctions and tariffs on “friends” and “enemies” alike; international treaties torn apart;]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@zeroanthro/american-exceptionalism-american-innocence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@zeroanthro/american-exceptionalism-american-innocence</guid><category><![CDATA[empire]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeroanthro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 23:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpGgwRd9pnD1fCcpPmGTCCH7bQJJLn2RDWPCYxWyFrqhKUdTX8d1ZNDdPRPKQ4Da4GthsrMoqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The uniquely bizarre problem of “American Exceptionalism”]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2009, a book entitled The Myth of American Exceptionalism was published. The book, written by Godfrey Hodgson, focused on the problems created by a historical drift of belief in the unique and religiously]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@jpcolindesign/the-uniquely-bizarre-problem-of-american-exceptionalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@jpcolindesign/the-uniquely-bizarre-problem-of-american-exceptionalism</guid><category><![CDATA[essays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jpcolindesign]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:37:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington DC's Suicidal Prelude to Nuclear War with Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA["The insouciant Western people, concerned with things of no consequence,  sit in their stupidity while their corrrupt politicians tell them lies.  The populations of the West are so stupid that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@frank-jee/washington-dc-s-stupid-prelude-to-nuclear-war-with-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@frank-jee/washington-dc-s-stupid-prelude-to-nuclear-war-with-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[nuclear]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frank-jee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:59:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[America The Beautiful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans, throughout history, have believed that their country is blessed by God in that the American system is unique and that they are not the same as everyone else in the world. This belief is what]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@bmarubu/america-the-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@bmarubu/america-the-beautiful</guid><category><![CDATA[america]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bmarubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga7hmNKhhonpUL8K5iKQYZjA6UiUZcSZeimrKwZ4gFARfTSDeKtLJ5Af5EpLNDhH3SVCJa7zc6YxBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the US is viewed by non Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[American friends, they tell you that the rest of the world hates you because they envy your freedoms. You can keep your freedoms that include your Patriot Act, your NSA, TSA and all your other alphabet]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@georgeades/how-the-us-is-viewed-by-non-americans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@georgeades/how-the-us-is-viewed-by-non-americans</guid><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[georgeades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WILL THEY EVER GO HOME?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Trump is serious about "making America great again" then he needs to address this issue. The world does not appreciate 900 US bases all over the planet. It is time for them to go home &]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@francesleader/will-they-ever-go-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@francesleader/will-they-ever-go-home</guid><category><![CDATA[usa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[francesleader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtyQuH6smbY92HrXXiZQVWRDozG177o7397nHJQy9J81xkCYeVoy7K9KZTL9FxLYNE31ERonV8o8tRQcfDFJYnwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>