353. Is the West exceptional?

The Western world has produced some of the most prosperous and most free civilizations on earth. What makes the West exceptional? How is America to be defined? By its failures or its triumphs? Today, there seems to be an obsession with the former and a dismissal of the latter. Is this dark vision of the freest and most prosperous nation on earth an accurate narrative or a cynical distortion? How we view America's past will very much shape America's future. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/yLuJKnDiFgo which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. PragerU podcast available at https://amzn.to/3MRvsz0     PragerU books at https://amzn.to/3APDaWN Ben Shapiro books available at https://amzn.to/47WzFuu Ben Shapiro podcast at https://amzn.to/47Uu73r   James Robbins books at https://amzn.to/3Y7G82k   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus               Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels  Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio Credits: PragerU 5-Minute Videos: Why Has the West Been So Successful? presented by Ben Shapiro & Goodbye, America presented by James Robbins. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.