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Hi Shafer, Thanks for the comment and I argue that you folks are exceptional only to the extent that you give such high honour to freedom. If the rest of us would do the same then all people's would experience the blessings of that freedom. I think we are just dumber than you Americans are. And lest you feel too smug... Gen. Philip Sheridan, the military governor of Texas following the Civil War, was famous for saying,

"If I had a home in Texas and home in Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell."

I thought that was very funny.

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Some of you will remember that in Obama’s first term he raised the issue of American Exceptionalism specifically for the purpose of denying it had any foundation in history. He equated Am. Ex. with common patriotism, and, of course, excoriated patriotism as something mean and nasty, unworthy of those such as he, men and women of noble spirit.

In recent weeks I’ve had a couple of conversations about Am. Ex. and it seems to me that many Canadians have either never heard of it, or have failed to understand it, having mostly been made aware of it through Obama and his minions. The Thanksgiving column below, written by Murray Lytle, was not designed to explain American Exceptionalism, but in my opinion, it goes a long way toward showing what it is in practice.

I’ll finish with this. In this column Murray speaks at one point of being almost moved to tears. Well, as I read, I was moved to tears. I rarely feel like an exile in Canada, but it’s been a long time since I have been so moved to reflect on the glory of my American heritage.

Thank you, Murray.

Shafer Parker

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