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

ISBN: 1510742360

Author: Sirvent, Roberto

Condition: Used

Fake news existed long before Donald Trump. What is ironic is that fake news has indeed been the only news disseminated by the rulers of U.S. empire.-From American Exceptionalism and American InnocenceAccording to Robert Sirvent and Danny Haiphong, Americans have been exposed to fake news throughout our history-news that slavery is a thing of the past, that we dont 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 news 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, its all fake.Did the U.S. really save the world 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 were 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 centurys worth of imperialist war that the U.S. has wrought on the planet.Sirvent and Haiphong detail just what Captain Americas 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.