Americans mistakenly believe they are different from other nations.
Evidence
Vann was sure that he would be able to see what motivated the Vietnamese officers with whom he would be working and persuade them to do what was in their best interest and in the interest of the United States. … History had not shown Americans to be fallible as other peoples were. Americans were different. History did not apply to them. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 121
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 121
- XREF: connects to: Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1087; Americans believed their nation was exempt from European history’s burdens — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 474; The Bad Injun myth lets Americans displace guilt for genocide onto victims (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Large minorities of Americans hold unfavorable views of Islam and Muslims
#exemplifies(0.30) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 754