British political life conferred a leveling that America’s racial hierarchy denied.

Evidence

America was, in short, exempt from history: from mechanics and industrialization we would derive wealth, power, and productivity; from nature, peace, harmony, and self-sufficiency. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 474 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racism as ideology, not production relations, blocked US class consciousness.; Americans believed their nation was exempt from European history’s burdens — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 474; Colonial race was judged by conduct and affiliation rather than appearance

Related

• Americans believed their nation was exempt from European history’s burdens (similarity 0.85)
• Lorimer equated national and domestic economic hierarchy with racial hierarchy (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Racism as ideology, not production relations, blocked US class consciousness. #corroborates (0.85)
• Colonial race was judged by conduct and affiliation rather than appearance #qualifies (0.55)
• Americans believed their nation was exempt from European history’s burdens #complicates (0.50) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 474