| − | The concept is often interpreted to mean, "If America does it, it's right," bringing the idea of American exceptionalism into controversy and disrepute in recent years, both in American domestic and [[foreign policy]]. It has been criticized as just another form of [[jingoism]].<ref>[https://imetatronink.substack.com/p/the-ontological-incoherence-of-american?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1085164&post_id=104764611&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email The Ontological Incoherence of American Imperial Exceptionalism', William Schryver, February 23, 2023.</ref> The notion of "American exceptionalism" in the hands of [[neoconservative]]s and [[liberal]] [[globalist]]s took on sinister, [[dictatorship|dictatorial]], and supremacist overtones and is cited as a cause of [[World War III]]. | + | The concept is often interpreted to mean, "If America does it, it's right," bringing the idea of American exceptionalism into controversy and disrepute in recent years, both in American domestic and [[foreign policy]]. It has been criticized as just another form of [[jingoism]].<ref>[https://imetatronink.substack.com/p/the-ontological-incoherence-of-american The Ontological Incoherence of American Imperial Exceptionalism'], William Schryver, February 23, 2023.</ref> The notion of "American exceptionalism" in the hands of [[neoconservative]]s and [[liberal]] [[globalist]]s took on sinister, [[dictatorship|dictatorial]], and supremacist overtones and is cited as a cause of [[World War III]]. |