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The appendix on demoralization and oikophobia — why this argument meets resistance before it meets counter-evidence.
Appendix (optional): Why people resist “exceptionalism” arguments
Demoralization / “oikophobia” notes (selected excerpts)
- Pascal Bruckner frame: “penitent state” and victim/victimizer categories as absolute moral clarity.
- “Victims’ revolution” / critical-theory framing in humanities (as quoted in your notes).
(Kept as-is from your existing note, so you can decide what to keep or delete.)
Sources & links (copyable)
- Gallup — American Pride Slips to New Low (June 30, 2025): https://news.gallup.com/poll/692150/american-pride-slips-new-low.aspx
- AP — Coverage of Gallup pride decline (June 30, 2025): https://apnews.com/article/0411dd2f28329a6b640d404db8626d3f
- Pew — Majority of Americans say U.S. is one of the greatest (Aug 29, 2023): https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/29/majority-of-americans-say-us-is-one-of-the-greatest-countries-in-the-world/
- Pew — Most Americans think U.S. is great but fewer say it’s the greatest (Jul 2, 2014): https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/07/02/most-americans-think-the-u-s-is-great-but-fewer-say-its-the-greatest/
- Harvard IOP — Youth Poll, 50th Edition (Spring 2025): https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/50th-edition-spring-2025
- NatCen — British Social Attitudes 2023, national identity & Britishness: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2024/june/bsa-41-pride-in-britain-has-diminished-amid-falling-trust-in-government-and-politics/ ⚠️ 404 — dead
- NatCen — BSA 2023 report PDF: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/1wnfhhmq/bsa41_national_identity.pdf ⚠️ 404 — dead