"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 somet

"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.