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Conversation with Aaron Good, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jXvuOG33zLs
#usa #exception #exceptionalism #exceptionism #bookclub #aarongood #JeffreySachs #deepstate #un #sdsn #unsdsn

Conversation with Aaron Good, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State

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Andrew Conner Sep 9, 2024

During the #brexit debate, those who claimed "We can recreate the #britishempire " were roundly mocked for their assumption that ex colonies would come crawling back to us. It was reassuring to see this delusion was something not seriously considered by anyone in the know.

We are a country now looking forward, instead of in the past

#British #exceptionism

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/09/britain-proud-past-national-pride

A Britain proud of its present and realistic about its past is taking shape: with the angry right trailing behind

Research shows a public less nationalistic, less ideological, with its own sense of national pride – and a media and political class out of sync, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian