American exceptionalism is the idea that America doesn't need to obey international laws and norms that other countries submit to, not that America is simply better at things.
Not exactly. it's the belief that America is exceptional in it's societal and political structure and sets the standards; the bar, that other nations aspire to. which we just did.
Exception -> Exceptional. It does not mean America is great. Why? It is a term used primarily by leftists like Noam Chomsky and he does not use it ironically. Some lower IQ leftists do use it ironically because they also confuse it with American Excellence and believe that to be a widely held myth. But all of the 140+ IQ scholars use it the way Chomsky uses it, and that is to say that America is simply exceptional, that America does not follow its own rules. America always gets excepted (not accepted btw) from prevailing standards. Jesus.
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