Exceptions to American Exceptionalism

EXCEPTIONALISMISTIC EXCEPTIONS TO AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM GENEROUS GENIUS US students that graduate from high school: 75% Percentage the average American believes the US spends helping developing nations: 24% GNI High school graduation rate world ranking: #20 Actual percentage: 0.15% K-12 school year: 180 days South Korea: 220 days World ranking: #19 GOOD GREAT USA F Average lifetime in years of all world civilizations: 215 Years US supported Saddam Hussein's regime: 28 Muslim deaths by US military action in the past 30 years: 250,000 Years since ratification of the US Constitution: GODLY 224 Percentage of Christian Americans: 78% Percentage of Americans who say they come "very close" to following the example of Jesus: 10% Mentions of "God" or "Jesus" in the US Constitution: 0 "My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side." - Abraham Lincoln Source: ForeignPolicy.com, CBSNews.com, Gallup.com BostonGlobe.com, CommonDreams.org, Globallssues.org Copyright ©2012 Paul Rand Pierce infographic ammunition