American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

â€œFake news existed long before Donald Trumpâ€¦. What is ironic is that fake news has indeed been the only news disseminated by the rulers of U.S. empire.â€â€”From American Exceptionalism and American Innocence

According to Robert Sirvent and Danny Haiphong, Americans have been exposed to fake news throughout our historyâ€”news that slavery is a thing of the past, that we donâ€™t live on stolen land, that wars are fought to spread freedom and democracy, that a rising tide lifts all boats, that prisons keep us safe, and that the police serve and protect.

Thus, the only â€œnewsâ€ ever reported by various channels of U.S. empire is the news of American exceptionalism and American innocence. And, as this book will hopefully show, itâ€™s all fake.

Did the U.S. really â€œsave the worldâ€ in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news?

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence examines the stories weâ€™re told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery, the genocide of indigenous people, and the more than a centuryâ€™s worth of imperialist war that the U.S. has wrought on the planet.

Sirvent and Haiphong detail just what Captain Americaâ€™s shield tells us about the pretensions of U.S. foreign policy, how Angelina Jolie and Bill Gates engage in humanitarian imperialism, and why the Broadway musical Hamilton is a monument to white supremacy.
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber unknown
ReleaseDate 2019-04-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781510742369

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	unknown
ReleaseDate	2019-04-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781510742369

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

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