The Blame-America-First Crowd
By Michael Barone
'They always blame America first.' That was Jeane Kirkpatrick, describing the 'San Francisco Democrats' in 1984. But it could be said about a lot of Americans, especially highly educated Americans, today.
In their assessment of what is going on in the world, they seem to start off with a default assumption that we are in the wrong. The 'we' can take different forms:
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'They always blame America first.' That was Jeane Kirkpatrick, describing the 'San Francisco Democrats' in 1984. But it could be said about a lot of Americans, especially highly educated Americans, today.
In their assessment of what is going on in the world, they seem to start off with a default assumption that we are in the wrong. The 'we' can take different forms:
Read more.
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