Children believe in essentialism. So did ancient Greeks, apparently, according to the wikipedia article. I don't.
Is "America" essentially a racist country, a white-dominated country, a city on the hill, a light unto the world, an imperial hegemon, a pillar of human rights? My answer is some of all of the above, more so at different times in history and less so at other times, in some places and at some times.
In other words, it's complicated.
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