Barry
04-26-2011, 12:11 AM
Here's great article about America's "Exceptionalism" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism), which seems to be a hot topic these days. Sounds like conceit to me!
Beyond conceit, the charts below, which are from the excellent article (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/2011/04/18/the-real-american-exceptionalism/), puts the lie to it quite effectively!
We’re #1
Charting American Exceptionalism
https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Multiplier-of-CEO-pay4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Multiplier-of-CEO-pay4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Percent-of-income-received-by-top-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Percent-of-income-received-by-top-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Military-expenditures-41.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Military-expenditures-41.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prisoners-per-10000-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prisoners-per-10000-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Murders-per-100000-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Murders-per-100000-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Health-care-costs-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Health-care-costs-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Infant-mortality-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Infant-mortality-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Soc-spending-on-famlies-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Soc-spending-on-famlies-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/percent-of-children-living-in-povertyfixed.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/percent-of-children-living-in-povertyfixed.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Population-experiencing-homelessness-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Population-experiencing-homelessness-4.png)
Beyond conceit, the charts below, which are from the excellent article (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/2011/04/18/the-real-american-exceptionalism/), puts the lie to it quite effectively!
We’re #1
Charting American Exceptionalism
https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Multiplier-of-CEO-pay4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Multiplier-of-CEO-pay4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Percent-of-income-received-by-top-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Percent-of-income-received-by-top-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Military-expenditures-41.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Military-expenditures-41.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prisoners-per-10000-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prisoners-per-10000-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Murders-per-100000-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Murders-per-100000-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Health-care-costs-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Health-care-costs-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Infant-mortality-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Infant-mortality-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Soc-spending-on-famlies-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Soc-spending-on-famlies-4.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/percent-of-children-living-in-povertyfixed.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/percent-of-children-living-in-povertyfixed.png)https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Population-experiencing-homelessness-4.png (https://defendingthepublicgood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Population-experiencing-homelessness-4.png)