What does everyone think about American Exceptionalism?

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Yes, our republican history had led us to become somewhat egotistical about our rights and political system compared to other authoritarian monarchies around the world. But now that democracy is widespread (and some countries are even doing better than us in the political/economic arena) that feeling of national superiority is pretty unjustified. I'm just not a big fan of exceptionalism in general. That can lead to widespread nationalism (feeling your country is superior and should maintain its superiority) which naturally leads to war and imperialism.

Damn! Now that's so vivid I cringed, maybe you should be a writer or something.

Ha! And the British literally burned down the fu**ing whitehouse and left, that's just hilarious.

TEN PLANKS OF THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
Could this be happening in America? If so, how?
http://www.criminalgovernment.com/docs/planks.html

Every state needs to have some measure of control (it seems like those planks measure the amount of control), but that doesn't mean that we're turning into some kind of totalitarian dystopia. The only ones that could apply to the U.S apply only barely. I also find it odd that this article does cite the method but does not cite the correct reason for carrying out said steps in the first place, which is the abolition of money and private property (means of production) from the hands of the bourgeoisie to the proletariat. Read this and skip to page 26 for the original mention of those ten steps. In fact, I'd recommend to anybody to read at least a bit of the Manifesto seeing how influential it was on history. But anyways, I see this as simply another conspiracy theory that people should ignore to focus on the actual dangerous things going on in the world.

For all the hours of thought I have given, learning how to behave, I'm still satisfied with the Golden Rule.

My pastimes are pretty milquetoast, in all fairness. My presence is not considered off-putting, by animals, children, and vulnerable people. Yet, I am still often accused of being a criminal.

That seems completely arbitrary, to me.

Now, we're going to have to go through dozens more posts, on why it is ok to take from some people and give to others.

The Chinese 'struggle session' is also an example of Communism, and something I don't feel obliged to do.

I didn't mean to insult you or anything. And I do agree that sometimes it is justified to take from some and give to others, just as violence can sometimes be necessary in service of a greater good. The king wasn't overthrown with a kindly worded and rational letter.