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How can anyone talk of American exceptionalism when so many refuse to get vaccinated? (Original Post) Kyblue1 Aug 2021 OP
"Exceptional" may mean "unusual" or "extraordinary". Klaralven Aug 2021 #1
Two senior lady friends quaint Aug 2021 #2
"Exceptional Stupidity".... hlthe2b Aug 2021 #3
Well, it's happening in many places, so maybe this mass social pathology Hortensis Aug 2021 #4
They probably think part of our TheFarseer Aug 2021 #5
We are exceptionally gullible. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #6
 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
1. "Exceptional" may mean "unusual" or "extraordinary".
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 07:51 AM
Aug 2021

It doesn't necessarily mean unusually good or excellent.

quaint

(2,514 posts)
2. Two senior lady friends
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 09:23 AM
Aug 2021

...believe if they get sick from the vaccine, Medicare won't cover them because it's experimental. They base their belief on a ruling about a cancer treatment. They live together in self-imposed isolation. I argued my mouth dry.

They are good Biden-centrist Democrats.

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
3. "Exceptional Stupidity"....
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 09:28 AM
Aug 2021

when 40% of the population buys into this willful ignorance, the rest of us don't get a "free pass," so yes, our exceptionalism is in stupidity.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. Well, it's happening in many places, so maybe this mass social pathology
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 09:35 AM
Aug 2021

involves more people than most? Otoh, since we only have @4% of the world's population, maybe the exceptionalism is a myth in this case.

TheFarseer

(9,308 posts)
5. They probably think part of our
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 09:56 AM
Aug 2021

Exceptionalism is our ingenuity but then claim one of our finest achievements is some kind of scam. Weird.

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