It’s also noteworthy how Trump takes something that’s long been a source of pride for American exceptionalists—Birthright Citizenship—and frames at as a crazy thing only we do.
This would probably be a more effective argument if Trump hadn't advocated and rolled out a policy by which people could become citizens FOR PAY.
March 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It’s also noteworthy how Trump takes something that’s long been a source of pride for American exceptionalists—Birthright Citizenship—and frames at as a crazy thing only we do.
English exceptionalists never learn.
August 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
English exceptionalists never learn.
i am not saying ‘the green party of england and wales’ every time i talk politics just to keep american exceptionalists happy.
Clearly. Also since many countries can have a Green Party, there can be divergent ideologies and ‘leaders’ of them.
It helps when people say upfront which ‘green party’ they are referring to.
I will not be shamed because I called out the green grifter in America.
It helps when people say upfront which ‘green party’ they are referring to.
I will not be shamed because I called out the green grifter in America.
October 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
i am not saying ‘the green party of england and wales’ every time i talk politics just to keep american exceptionalists happy.
Leftists saying otherwise simply don’t care about history, or accuracy - they’re just Opposite Land American Exceptionalists, who think all of history’s evils flow out of America.
The antecedents for the Holocaust are very much European. Massacres of Jews in Europe happened a lot in the 1000 years before WW2.
Hitler was a manifestation of the already very anti semitic German population.
Hitler was a manifestation of the already very anti semitic German population.
April 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Leftists saying otherwise simply don’t care about history, or accuracy - they’re just Opposite Land American Exceptionalists, who think all of history’s evils flow out of America.
Of course, that is picked up by the press in Blighty as well as the exceptionalists.
And the end result, when treaty law is discovered by the exceptionalists? That's right, they'll just blame "Brussels" for "dictating to Spain" and foiling "plucky England"
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And the end result, when treaty law is discovered by the exceptionalists? That's right, they'll just blame "Brussels" for "dictating to Spain" and foiling "plucky England"
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July 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Of course, that is picked up by the press in Blighty as well as the exceptionalists.
And the end result, when treaty law is discovered by the exceptionalists? That's right, they'll just blame "Brussels" for "dictating to Spain" and foiling "plucky England"
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And the end result, when treaty law is discovered by the exceptionalists? That's right, they'll just blame "Brussels" for "dictating to Spain" and foiling "plucky England"
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The pervasiveness of the assumption that different countries are simply incomparable is itself worthy of so much more study. We are an entire planet of exceptionalists.
December 30, 2023 at 1:43 PM
The pervasiveness of the assumption that different countries are simply incomparable is itself worthy of so much more study. We are an entire planet of exceptionalists.
This is clickbait from the Telegraph. But it does tell us something about how the UK - esp. exceptionalists and Brexiters - view the US.
It even tells us about the end of Empire.
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It even tells us about the end of Empire.
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December 28, 2024 at 8:36 AM
This is clickbait from the Telegraph. But it does tell us something about how the UK - esp. exceptionalists and Brexiters - view the US.
It even tells us about the end of Empire.
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It even tells us about the end of Empire.
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Fun fact for all the American exceptionalists out there. America is not only NOT the greatest country in the world, it's not even the greatest country in North America.
February 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Fun fact for all the American exceptionalists out there. America is not only NOT the greatest country in the world, it's not even the greatest country in North America.
An excellent and timely article. Canada doesn’t get much of a mention, but I have no doubt that this matches our thinking as well.
American exceptionalists don’t know what they’ve done.
American exceptionalists don’t know what they’ve done.
Long time no update - partially because I’ve been busy getting settled in a new job as analyst at @sceeus-ui.bsky.social, partly because many recent events are unnecessary, stupid, and uninspiring… Anyways, here’s an update on the current transatlantic dynamic from a Northern European perspective.
Ready Or Not, We Fight
Europe may not be optimally ready to defend itself without America, but what if it has to?
open.substack.com
April 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
An excellent and timely article. Canada doesn’t get much of a mention, but I have no doubt that this matches our thinking as well.
American exceptionalists don’t know what they’ve done.
American exceptionalists don’t know what they’ve done.
I agree. Pandering to Europhobes, and indeed exceptionalists, doesn't work
December 11, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I agree. Pandering to Europhobes, and indeed exceptionalists, doesn't work
Note to Anglocentric exceptionalists: FOM doesn't need to be "restored".
The only people who chose to leave FOM were Britons. European citizens retain FOM.
Maybe it's better to talk about Britons *acquiring* FOM.
The only people who chose to leave FOM were Britons. European citizens retain FOM.
Maybe it's better to talk about Britons *acquiring* FOM.
April 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Note to Anglocentric exceptionalists: FOM doesn't need to be "restored".
The only people who chose to leave FOM were Britons. European citizens retain FOM.
Maybe it's better to talk about Britons *acquiring* FOM.
The only people who chose to leave FOM were Britons. European citizens retain FOM.
Maybe it's better to talk about Britons *acquiring* FOM.
Fundamentally they’re American exceptionalists, just from the other direction.
December 19, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Fundamentally they’re American exceptionalists, just from the other direction.
This is what I mean when I say the far left are just American Exceptionalists turned inside out
Okay so this is literally a GOP talking point, he's making a full throated defense for isolationism but leftistly.
September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is what I mean when I say the far left are just American Exceptionalists turned inside out
the Seahawks becoming Super Bowl champions again: a big win for furries and a big loss for the most annoying American exceptionalists you know
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
the Seahawks becoming Super Bowl champions again: a big win for furries and a big loss for the most annoying American exceptionalists you know
The attacks on European unity from exceptionalists are chronic
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The attacks on European unity from exceptionalists are chronic
This attitude is not friendly towards Europe.
But it's also not helpful to the UK.
Exceptionalists are not your friends. Be dubious.
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But it's also not helpful to the UK.
Exceptionalists are not your friends. Be dubious.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This attitude is not friendly towards Europe.
But it's also not helpful to the UK.
Exceptionalists are not your friends. Be dubious.
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But it's also not helpful to the UK.
Exceptionalists are not your friends. Be dubious.
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I am finding more and more than most Americans are American exceptionalists, even if they don’t realize it, and even – or especially sometimes – to the negative.
September 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I am finding more and more than most Americans are American exceptionalists, even if they don’t realize it, and even – or especially sometimes – to the negative.
The thing to remember about tankies is they are the biggest American exceptionalists this side of evangelicals
March 20, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The thing to remember about tankies is they are the biggest American exceptionalists this side of evangelicals
A time has come in the history of the world when America is no longer the good guy. The new administration regards Europe, including the UK, with unconcealed contempt. Their populist/exceptionalists think like our populist/exceptionalists, without much use of intelligence.
March 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A time has come in the history of the world when America is no longer the good guy. The new administration regards Europe, including the UK, with unconcealed contempt. Their populist/exceptionalists think like our populist/exceptionalists, without much use of intelligence.
90% of posters here and at Twitter are American exceptionalists
The direction of said exceptionalism varies by political leaning
The direction of said exceptionalism varies by political leaning
May 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
90% of posters here and at Twitter are American exceptionalists
The direction of said exceptionalism varies by political leaning
The direction of said exceptionalism varies by political leaning
That means wanting it to be well governed and to get over the Europhobic mania that has afflicted it.
There should be no pleasure at laughing at our friends, at liberal England.
(That's not the case for the exceptionalists and Brexiters - mock away)
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There should be no pleasure at laughing at our friends, at liberal England.
(That's not the case for the exceptionalists and Brexiters - mock away)
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September 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
That means wanting it to be well governed and to get over the Europhobic mania that has afflicted it.
There should be no pleasure at laughing at our friends, at liberal England.
(That's not the case for the exceptionalists and Brexiters - mock away)
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There should be no pleasure at laughing at our friends, at liberal England.
(That's not the case for the exceptionalists and Brexiters - mock away)
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Scared to browse social media. Minnesota exceptionalists gonna be insufferable for a while, hopefully maybe the next 8 years or so
August 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Scared to browse social media. Minnesota exceptionalists gonna be insufferable for a while, hopefully maybe the next 8 years or so
The exceptionalists won't like you saying "middle power".
"Sixth biggest economy in the world", they'll tell you
"Sixth biggest economy in the world", they'll tell you
March 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The exceptionalists won't like you saying "middle power".
"Sixth biggest economy in the world", they'll tell you
"Sixth biggest economy in the world", they'll tell you