{"product_id":"exceptional-american-exceptionalism-takes-its-toll-paperback","title":"Exceptional: American Exceptionalism Takes Its Toll - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boardman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 762-page anthology of William Boardman's recent political essays exposes the self-deception and evasion induced by American exceptionalism. The book addresses unpalatable American realities and argues that if the United States is to be trusted again as a reliable, constitutional democracy, it will have to find the collective courage to break through decades of denial and address an array of ugly truths about itself and its role on the world stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book sets the stage with the observation that American Exceptionalism permeates US culture. Most Amer­icans were taught to believe in American superiority long before they were able to think for themselves. \"America is the greatest country in the world.\" But what is the measure of \"greatness\" for a country? Do genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism and endemic poverty count?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach essay in \u003cem\u003eEXEPTIONAL\u003c\/em\u003e is a snapshot in time, when the author was reacting to the moment, whether it was an act of voter suppression, the start of an aggressive war, the police killing of another unarmed black person, or the failed humanity of so many of America's \"lead­ers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its seven sections, the book documents: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe erosion of voting rights.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe criminalization of free speech. the rise of a police state, a Supreme Court that defends the interests of the rich and powerful with less and less integrity or shame, and other signs that the United States is \"losing altitude.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe ill-treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOngoing racism and physical attacks against Black Americans.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWar crimes perpetrated by current and past administrations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolicies dealing with climate change, nuclear weapons and nuclear power that put Americans and the rest of the world at cataclysmic risk.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSome of the hundreds of impeachable offenses President Donald Trump has committed from the moment he took office on January 20, 2017. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 764\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733370433843,"sku":"9780969712787","price":50.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wbI8ITuRmh9780969712787.webp?v=1763927910","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/exceptional-american-exceptionalism-takes-its-toll-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}