{"product_id":"american-exceptionalism-and-american-innocence-a-peoples-history-of-fake-news-from-the-revolutionary-war-to-the-war-on-terror-9781510742369","title":"American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News--From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fake news existed long before Donald Trump.... What is ironic is that fake news has indeed been the only news disseminated by the rulers of U.S. empire.\"--From \u003ci\u003eAmerican Exceptionalism and American Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Robert Sirvent and Danny Haiphong, Americans have been exposed to fake news throughout our history--news that slavery is a thing of the past, that we don't live on stolen land, that wars are fought to spread freedom and democracy, that a rising tide lifts all boats, that prisons keep us safe, and that the police serve and protect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus, the only \"news\" ever reported by various channels of U.S. empire is the news of American exceptionalism and American innocence. And, as this book will hopefully show, it's all fake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDid the U.S. really \"save the world\" in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Exceptionalism and American Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e examines the stories we're told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery, the genocide of indigenous people, and the more than a century's worth of imperialist war that the U.S. has wrought on the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSirvent and Haiphong detail just what Captain America's shield tells us about the pretensions of U.S. foreign policy, how Angelina Jolie and Bill Gates engage in humanitarian imperialism, and why the Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e is a monument to white supremacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510742369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Roberto Sirvent,Danny Haiphong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51911621673141,"sku":"9781510742369","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e2dbe5e8-16d9-4d49-a33e-a6be46d59bda.jpg?v=1761056917","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-exceptionalism-and-american-innocence-a-peoples-history-of-fake-news-from-the-revolutionary-war-to-the-war-on-terror-9781510742369","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}