If my country is, in fact better than your country, and if I say that my country is better than your country, and if you call that fascist, then feel free and call me a fascist.
I have been called worse than that by better people than you. Words, whatever they are, only "hurt" idiots, who are too stupid to think for themselves.
No. I said it is 'akin to and leads to'. Not is. And you prove my point. I can't think of one good reason why you would need to tell me that other than to feel good about yourself. And if your skin is that thin, then I feel sorry for you.
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I have never brought up American exceptionalism except when anti-americans are putting American down.