Let me play devil’s advocate. If we are exceptional than how come we, as a nation( or majority of us), vote for imbeciles?
How did the US become a great nation? Is it only past tense?
Guess we will see.
Remember, in the beginning it was a minority that fought for our freedom from England. They paid a dear price for it too.
It was a small number of people in Texas who fought Santa Anna's army. And an even smaller number who defeated him.
Did they do this by their exceptional-ism? Or by the grace of God.
Lets never remember who is actually in control.
Because we(most of us) care more about professional “Sport” scores than future of our own kids.
“Do smart phones make dumb kids?”