Barry Hirsch: US still a shining model for others
Published: 4/29/2021 1:11:05 PM
The attack on American exceptionalism (“American exceptionalism — really?,” April 23) by Tom Weiner and Allen Davis dismisses the important role the U.S has played historically as a model for other countries.
There is no question that American self interests has led to the inappropriate meddling in the politics of other countries and we have often sided with ruthless dictators to serve those self interests. However all one has to do is look at the countries who lived under Soviet rule prior to its collapse to see the sharp differences with the U.S.