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I don't think you'll get an answer that. Everyone in the US who's sophisticated knows it's a mark of said sophistication to show aloof disdain towards 'the US'

• tclancy 6y ago
  That is a ridiculous take. It is also possible people with education can see the flaws in the US myth too. I love a lot about this country but we have all manner of fractures and do a poor job trying to impose a single vision on to lots of different experiences.
  • antepodius 6y ago
    They see the flaws in the myth, and thus move to deconstruct the myth. As they go, people become less connected, have less in common, as the shattering of the dream spreads down from the academies through social leylines, leaving behind atomisation as it goes. You could describe the same process as 'late-stage capitalism'. Cynical detachment not unlike the death of god. The problem is, the flawed lie was at the base of what people had in common, and quickly-constructed replacements don't have staying memetic power.
    • 082349872349872 6y ago
      As to quickly-constructed, I'd thought my suggestions too old and too outdated ("Coat of..." being 50 years old, and "This Land" nearly 75). I'd look for older national myth songs, but I'd rather hear from someone who is committed to, not merely interested in, the future of the US. Anyone? Bueller?