And why the military, the manned space program, climate deniers, and the Tea Party must be diminished and de-developed until they are no longer symbols and the path is cleared.
From this link: Exceptionalism and space exploration: a variety of views you'll find a link to her Chapter Spaceflight, culture and ideology - citing academic study after academic study; if you browse it you understand how they fight "rugged individualism" the western, "cowboy" spirit that hangs on and must be removed. [comes from this book: "Societal Impacts of Spaceflight" (2007)]
Yes, I had generally he same idea of American exceptionalism. It is because we are the only nation where the people are sovereign and we are founded on protecting the rights of the smallest minority, the individual. This leads to a nation of doers if the gov. would just get out of the way.
thanks for the links