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Your use of the phrase "the American experiment" is pretentious, especially when you call it broken. We're a country and people with fundamental, albeit contin
by pacemkr 16y ago
Your use of the phrase "the American experiment" is pretentious, especially when you call it broken.
We're a country and people with fundamental, albeit continually debated, beliefs. We have a governance system with which people can engage directly and peacefully to affect almost any aspect of their lives. Hence, the saying "thing's are broken" is entirely empty. The magic of America is that you can shape the system; it's a matter of persistence.
Things are not perfect, but we're riding on a solid foundation and I wouldn't bet against that.
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- pacemkr 16y ago"the American experiment seems broken--eve dying" That's the exact way it was used and it is pretentious, because it dismisses our culture and country as something fleeting. The phrase "the American experiment" may be a common phrase, but it doesn't say "we are fundamentally unique compared to other democracies;" it simply says "our exact experience is unique." Same can be said, with meaning, for any country.