Global Finance Noticed US Exceptionalism Ended Ages Ago
The Financial Times runs an article asking if 'American exceptionalism' is over. A thoughtful query, perhaps, for those who just emerged from a decades-long coma. The rest of the world has been watching the US exceptional talent for propping up authoritarian regimes, sanctioning healthcare for millions, and funding endless wars, all while its own infrastructure crumbles. It seems 'US risk,' as the
article terms it, finally became obvious when the investments stopped yielding guaranteed global obedience. This isn't a new phenomenon – it's a re-evaluation. While the FT is noticing 'investors talking about US risk' now, perhaps they missed the memos from places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, or even from within US borders regarding the highest incarceration rates on the planet. The only
'exceptionalism' left is perhaps the exceptional ability of mainstream media to pretend these aren't interconnected issues, or to only acknowledge decline when it hits the stock market, not human lives. It's not gone; it just never was what they claimed.