Apparently, prominent pollster James Zogby is a fellow card-carrying member of the Blame America First crowd. He wrote:
America is, we are told, the exceptional nation: the greatest democracy, the greatest producer of wealth, the model nation that is envied by the world, a people destined to lead the world. In the language of those on the right, America becomes an idol, infused by the Creator with blessings and qualities so self-evident, that to question this article of faith is akin to heresy.I wonder why we are so insecure that we need to engage in endless self-praise. And I can't help but wonder what the rest of the world thinks of all this in the face of policies and behaviors that make such a wildly different statement.
He actually cares what the rest of the world thinks about us!... That's a dead giveaway he feels guilty about American power and secretly despises its providential responsibility to lead the world, just like all liberals do.
Nevertheless, Zogby maintains that "America does have a good story to tell," which consists of U.S. liberals and progressives fighting and winning all the good fights: ending segregation; defending civil rights; establishing gender equality; the peace movement; consumer and environmental protections, etc.
"The American story is not one about a country that was born great. It is the story of a country that is struggling to become better," concludes Zogby. Well, that just can't be squared with our Founding Myths. If we were always great -- if indeed we were at our greatest at the time of our Founding Fathers -- then there is no getting better, only decline as we abandon their first principles. Therefore, even though I still Blame America First, I must reject Zogby's hypothesis.
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By James Zogby
August 18, 2012 | Huffington Post
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