American Exceptionalism could be defined as 

'355 mass shootings in 335 days of 2015'.

Allegories for Our Time #32

National Guard Keeping American Exceptionalism

Safe and Secure

American Empire #56

GOP Exceptionalism

Just as a truly intelligent person never says, "Hey, look at me!

I'm intelligent!" a truly exceptional people never says, "Hey,

look at us! We're so exceptional we drink blue Gatorade

out of Windex bottles!"

"You are exceptional, Mr. Chief Justice!"

"You are, too, Mr. President!"

American Empire #40

American Exceptionalism