Quote:The key difference is, when did the last guy talk about the "hope" that is "The American Dream"? His idea of "hope" apparently is a government "taking care" of someone cradle-to-grave. His failed idea, as well as the ideas of those in the video above is that "government knows what's best for you".


Take a look at the video that I posted above and point out anywhere where a democrat candidate gave an example of "The American Dream". American Exceptionalism is a "false" thing to those on the left.


I would argue that American Exceptionalism is why we are great as a nation.

I think American exceptionallism stopped being what it used to ve after multiple failed attempts at bringing "democracy" to the world. I.E. picking the winners and losers on a geopolitical scale. It's a great thing for our nation to have and to embrace on a national level. I think its arrogance of the highest order on the world stage.


In regards to Obama, the hope he brought was to change what most of us agree is a flawed political process from top to bottom. Clearly he had no intention to do so or changed his mind on it after election but that's what I agreed with.


America is great and it never stopped being great. I take offense at those running sayng its not soley because we are not leaders of the free world anymore. The world has changed in that regard and i think its not wrong to adjust with it rather than fight against that.

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