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>Americans have an anti-nationalist, universalist ideology American isn't ethno-nationalist, but is strongly nationalist. And it certainly isn't universalist:
by mcantelon 13y ago
>Americans have an anti-nationalist, universalist ideology
American isn't ethno-nationalist, but is strongly nationalist. And it certainly isn't universalist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism
- crassus 13y agoThe American ideology sees itself as a template for how the rest of the world should be, so in that respect it is universalist. It contrasts with philosophies like Hinduism or Confuscianism, which are specific creeds for a specific people. In its quest for world domination, American liberal universalism is similar to its chief 20th century rival, international communism. Communism was also a universalist faith, one that believed it was right for everyone. We note that both creeds are recklessly imperial.