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The ideology of American exceptionalism allows such a move, but for those on the left, it is sustained by a more material condition: the dissipation of left-wing social forces across the globe since the 1970s.

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By Stephen Wertheim
Published on Jul 5, 2022

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Stephen Wertheim

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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